Leader of the Opposition in the Assam Assembly and Nazira Congress MLA Debabrata Saikia has requested state forest minister Parimal Suklabaidya to come down heavily on illegal sand mining on the Dikho...
Talks to end a 10-year impasse over a proposed coal mining project in Birbhum’s Loba failed on Friday after most of the land-losing families boycotted a meeting with Damodar Valley Corporation (DVC)...
The Birbhum administration has dug a 1km-long trench to stop illegal sand lifting from the Brahmani river after it failed to halt the practice within 2km of a barrage at Baidhora village in Nalhati.Ir...
At least 13 labourers trapped in an illegal coal mine in Meghalaya's East Jaintia hills district and feared dead, police said Thursday.The incident was reported to district authorities on Thursday mor...
Factory output contracted by 4.3 per cent in September, the weakest showing in seven years, amplifying concerns about the Indian economy which slowed to 5 per cent in the first quarter ended June 30 a...
Leader of Opposition in Meghalaya Assembly Mukul Sangma said a “cartel” was operating within and outside the state to facilitate illegal coal mining and transportation.Speaking to reporters here o...
Stocks might be bullish but industrial growth, especially in Jharkhand, has been bearish for a while.India’s industrial output growth slipped to 1.7 per cent in January this year, down from 7.5 per ...
The second public hearing in Meghalaya’s East Jaiñtia Hills to garner views on the proposed limestone and shale mining project of a cement company could not be held on Thursday following stiff oppo...
The chief executive of the Adani group’s mining arm in Australia has suggested his company could seek a sizeable compensation in case the government there cancels its lease on a $16.5-billion coal m...
The Supreme Court on Wednesday directed the Meghalaya government to deposit the Rs 100 crore fine, imposed on it by the National Green Tribunal, with the Central Pollution Control Board for failing to...