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    Mining News

    Aravalli panel hears tribal concerns over mining, forest rights

    Last month, the court had rejected the panel’s request for a six-month extension until February 28, 2027, directing it to complete its work and submit its report by November 30. (HT Archive)
    Cities
    Published 7 days ago

    This pilot flew barrels of water to a dead island. Now it's teeming with life

    Lady Elliot Island's recovery, initiated by pilot Don Adams in 1969, transformed a barren landscape into a thriving ecosystem.
    World News
    Updated 24 days ago

    ‘Mining plan to threaten site’: Activists call for Ramappa Temple's protection

    The temple was built around 1213 AD under the Kakatiya dynasty’s reign by Recherla Rudra, a general of Ganapati Deva. (HT PHOTO)
    India News
    Updated 30 days ago

    Govt allows use and sale of mining debris, rejects; tweaks green clearance rules

    the ministry flagged environmental risks from handling legacy waste. Re-handling old overburden or rejects could result in fugitive dust emissions and wastewater generation.
    India News
    Updated 31 days ago

    No country owns the Moon, despite what Trump says. Mining it is another matter

    The Moon’s Orientale basin and its radiating crater chains, captured by NASA's Artemis II crew during a lunar flyby on April 6, 2026.
    Ht Explainers
    Updated 31 days ago

    Why rat-hole mining is being used to reach workers trapped in Nepal tunnel

    A devastating flood, triggered by an ice-rock avalanche near the Nepal-Tibet border on August 26, ravaged towns and villages in northern and central Nepal, killing around 1,400 people. More than 5,000 remain missing.
    Ht Explainers
    Published 36 days ago

    Amalgamate Karnataka mining blocks for auction: SC

    The Supreme Court order marks an important change in the court-monitored regime governing mining in Karnataka.
    India News
    Updated 37 days ago

    ‘Waiting for me to retire': CJI denies deadline extension to Aravalli panel

    The bench asked the Aravallis committee to "work day and night" but denied a deadline extension.
    India News
    Updated 44 days ago

    Separate dept to handle mining operations: Himachal CM

    Sukhu said Himachal had significant potential to generate revenue from the sector and move towards self-reliance. (ANI Video Grab)
    Cities
    Published 48 days ago

    States don’t lose from new changes to the mining law

    India holds over 1,500 mineral blocks identified for auction and development, yet only a fraction are currently operational, indicating a large untapped potential for production expansion and value creation.
    Opinion
    Published 55 days ago

    Lok Sabha passes bill restricting states’ power to tax minerals amid protests

    The bill was passed amid opposition protests.
    India News
    Published 70 days ago

    Aravalli feedback drive ‘inadequate, hurried’: Activists

    HT Archive
    Cities
    Updated 70 days ago

    At least 14 artisanal miners killed in collapse at illicit mine in South Africa

    The cave-in happened while the miners were operating illicitly near the city of Rustenburg, a hub for platinum mining in South Africa about 130 kilometers (80 miles) northwest of Johannesburg.
    World News
    Updated 71 days ago

    Bill to bar state taxes on minerals tabled in Parliament, Oppn calls for review

    Union Minister G Kishan Reddy speaks in Lok Sabha during the Monsoon session of Parliament, in New Delhi.
    India News
    Updated 69 days ago

    US invests in mining: Trump announces $3 billion to reduce dependence on China

    Trump said the projects would “create thousands of jobs and promote our economic stability and security,”
    World News
    Updated 72 days ago

    Nearly 400k trees on block after coal projects get nod

    India News
    India News
    Published 96 days ago

    Nearly 400k trees on block after coal projects get nod

    A representational image of a forest. Three coal mining projects received Stage-I forest clearance involving large-scale forest diversion and tree felling.
    India News
    Published 96 days ago

    Women are changing the face of mining industry

    Women leadership
    Ht Insight
    Published 119 days ago

    Goa 'illegal' iron ore mining case: ED attaches assets worth over ₹1,000 crore

    The money laundering investigation stems from a FIR of the Goa Police CID.
    India News
    Updated 123 days ago

    Monsoon session: House panel to submit report on mining, industrial corridors

    The committee will approach the environment, forests, and climate change ministry for comments on forest clearance. (PTI)
    India News
    Published 178 days ago

    Crypto-miners are quietly colonising computers

    An unsuspecting organisation’s power can be hijacked by stacking computers in a crawlspace or storage room, for example.
    World News
    Updated 181 days ago

    BJP MLAs protest, allege ‘inaction’ against ‘forest mafia’

    Jai Ram Thakur among BJP legislators during a protest at the Vidhan Sabha in Shimla. (HT)
    Cities
    Published 216 days ago

    At least 37 die from gas inhalation at Nigeria mining site

    Villagers, unaware of the toxic nature of the emissions, reportedly entered the tunnel to extract minerals and inhaled the gas.
    World News
    Published 245 days ago

    The hills will stay alive, for now

    The two-billion-year-old Aravallis, the country’s oldest fold-mountain range, act as a natural boundary to the Thar desert and protect Delhi and its neighbourhood from desertification, serve as a natural water recharge facility, and provide biodiversity-rich green cover in an otherwise arid region. (ANI)
    Editorials
    Updated 296 days ago

    Centre tells states, UTs to hold just one forest survey before mining

    A joint check, experts argued, will not meet these standards, impinge on each department’s autonomy and will water down a crucial process baked into law to safeguard forests and green spaces. (HT Photo)
    India News
    Updated 297 days ago

    Aravalli mining curbs may not apply to atomic, critical minerals

    A view of Aravallis range (Parveen Kumar/HT)
    India News
    Published 302 days ago

    Do not mess with the Aravallis

    Short-term financial consideration can’t be allowed to override long-term ecological and societal considerations, which includes management of air pollution and groundwater conservation in the NCR. (HT Archive)
    Editorials
    Updated 302 days ago

    New Aravalli definition only for mining, not real estate: Centre

    The definition also defines the Aravalli range as two or more hills within 500 metres of each other. (HT Archive)
    India News
    Published 303 days ago

    ‘Lifeline', 'Natural shield for NCR': Oppn ramps up criticism on Aravalli order

    The new of definition of Aravalli hill was cleared following recommendations of a committee under the Union Ministry of Environment, Forests and Climate Change.
    India News
    Updated 304 days ago

    Supreme Court tells Jharkhand to notify Saranda sanctuary

    A bench of Chief Justice of India (CJI) Bhushan R Gavai and Justice K Vinod Chandran said the notification must be issued within three months. (ANI)
    India News
    Published 342 days ago
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