Another email and a text message on Sunday did not elicit response either. Mining along the Konkan coast is under the scanner of the Union environment ministry following reports of illegalities.

The Konkan region located between the Arabian sea ... with various developmental projects set to come up. Mining for laterite stones is another threat. The fact that the sada is also classified ...

Sundarlal Bahuguna, the veteran Gandhian environmentalist and Padma Vibhushan award winner, said "Mining is like committing rape on the sacred mother earth." Sundarlal Bahuguna, the veteran ...

Sand miners are digging deep into the embankment of the Konkan Railway bridge across the Udyavara river, 6km from the city, putting it in danger. UDUPI: Sand miners are digging deep into the ...

for mining, construction of roads, and rubber plantations for over 10 years. Dodamarg-Sawantwadi wildlife corridor in south Konkan.(HT Photo) Through successive orders over the past decade ...