Nine labourers were trapped on Monday inside the Assam Coal Quarry in the 3 Kilo area of Umrangso after a sudden water surge flooded the site ... were inside the mine, although authorities ...

Compared to many of the world’s river systems, the Orinoco is relatively intact. But this may not last for long as the river and its surrounding areas are threatened by pollution and mining activities ...

BENGALURU : The state forest department has spiked ... then there will be a flood of proposals to open protected ar eas to mining. The govt must quickly nip such requests.” ...