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Two red stone mines closed in Belagavi
4+ hour, 51+ min ago (71+ words) Belagavi officials cancel two red stone mining leases after confirming high alumina content, classifying them as major minerals. Published - April 12, 2026 08: 47 pm IST - Belagavi Officers of the Department of Mines and Geology have cancelled two lease agreements for red stone (laterite)…...
Piyush Goyal hints at tapping of rare earth minerals for employment
5+ hour, 3+ min ago (100+ words) Updated - April 12, 2026 08: 35 pm IST - THANJAVUR Union Minister of Commerce and Industry Piyush Goyal hinted that rare earth minerals in Tamil Nadu will be tapped to create employment and industrial opportunities. Addressing the media here on Sunday on the sidelines of…...
55 workers, including 20 women, arrested for Manesar violence over wage hike
2+ day, 24+ min ago (90+ words) Fifty-five workers, including 20 women, arrested amid violent Manesar clashes over wage demands, facing multiple serious charges. Published - April 11, 2026 01: 14 am IST - GURUGRAM: Fifty-five workers, including 20 women, were arrested by the Gurugram Police on Friday in connection with the clashes between the…...
BEML introduces 35-ton Electric Dump Truck for heavy-duty mining
2+ day, 6+ hour ago (100+ words) The Hindu BEML introduces 35-ton Electric Dump Truck for heavy-duty mining Updated - April 10, 2026 07: 33 pm IST - MYSURU BEML Limited, a Ministry of Defence PSU company, on Friday achieved a significant milestone with the unveiling of India's first indigenous 35-ton Electric Dump…...
4, 107 crore for mining-affected areas in Vijayanagara district
4+ day, 6+ hour ago (108+ words) Karnataka allocates "4, 107 crore for environmental restoration in Vijayanagara's mining-affected areas, enhancing local infrastructure and quality of life. Published - April 08, 2026 07: 23 pm IST - KALABURAGI The Karnataka Mining Environment Restoration Corporation (KEMRC) has earmarked "4, 107 crore for the development of mining-affected areas in Vijayanagara…...
Several villagers, police personnel injured in clash in Odisha amid protests against mining of bauxite
4+ day, 23+ hour ago (646+ words) Published - April 08, 2026 01: 42 am IST - BHUBANESWAR Several villagers and police personnel were injured on Tuesday in a clash in Odisha's Rayagada district, where residents have been protesting against the construction of a road to a bauxite mine, officials said. Tension has…...
Arrest the grief: on illegal sand mining in central India
6+ day, 1+ hour ago (331+ words) The Hindu The National Chambal Gharial Sanctuary in central India protects a lotic ecosystem across an area straddling three States Its existence is crucial for the critically endangered gharial, the red-crowned roofed turtle and the endangered Ganges river dolphin All…...
BRS seeks clarity on sand mining revenue
1+ week, 2+ day ago (204+ words) The Congress Government in the State is misleading people by releasing false statistics on the revenue from sand mining, official spokesperson of the Bharat Rashtra Samithi (BRS) M. Krishank has alleged. The yearly revenue from sand mining in 2013-14 was only "39 crore,…...
CM orders CID probe into mining irregularities till date from June 2014
2+ week, 1+ day ago (318+ words) Updated - March 28, 2026 07: 22 pm IST - HYDERABAD Chief Minister A. Revanth Reddy on Saturday announced in the Assembly institution of a CB-CID inquiry into all mining-related irregularities from June 2, 2014 to till date - March 28, 2026. The inquiry was ordered following a demand from Deputy Floor…...
Parliamentary panel asks government to expedite monetisation tailings dumps at Bharat Gold Mines
3+ week, 5+ day ago (288+ words) Updated - March 17, 2026 03: 37 pm IST - New Delhi A Parliamentary committee has urged the Mines Ministry to expedite the monetisation of around 33 million tonnes of gold-rich tailings dumps at Bharat Gold Mines Ltd (BGML) in Kolar Gold Fields, Karnataka. Gold mine tailings…...