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Kerala may approach SC on Mines Act amendment

Kerala may approach SC on Mines Act amendment

The Hindu · Jul 27, 2023

Rescuers in Indonesia try to reach 8 workers trapped in an illegal mining hole

Indonesian rescuers are trying to save eight miners who have been trapped at an illegal mining area in Indonesia’s main island of Java, The joint search and rescue team is racing against time Thursday as they suck water out from the hole using six water pump machines

The Independent UK · Jul 27, 2023

‘I want Lula to see this’: Indigenous chief continues fight for Amazon

Raoni Metuktire Kayapó has battled against deforestation all his life and is inviting Brazil’s president to see the damage to his land

The Guardian - UK · Jul 27, 2023

The best game about space mining is finally finished

Delta V: Rings of Saturn's realistic physics and focused gameplay have won it many fans.

PC Gamer · Jul 23, 2023

Alien contact could be a disaster

A public ET message could initiate cascading events, including military actions to corporate resource mining

Salon · Jul 22, 2023

Raigad landslide death toll climbs to 25, environmentalists blame mining activities for disaster

The NDRF recovered nine more dead bodies from the debris on the third day of rescue operations at landslide-affected Irshalwadi village in Maharashtra’s Raigad district. As the death toll in the tragedy rose to 25 on Saturday, environmentalists blamed mining activities for this “manmade disaster”, with at least two organisations…

Newslaundry · Jul 22, 2023

Exploring deep ocean is ‘safer than an elevator’ says James Cameron

Avatar and Titanic director says Titan sub team failed to address ‘most obvious risks’ and voices support for deep-sea mining

The Guardian - US · Jul 22, 2023

Indigenous art unites Australians in a common cause: abuse of the ocean

The country’s ‘first mining boom’ drove its oyster reefs to near extinction. But a new generation of artists has a voice their ancestors never did

The Guardian - UK · Jul 22, 2023

US pulls plug on authorization for lithium exploration next to a national wildlife refuge in Nevada

Federal land managers have pulled the plug on a Canadian mining company’s lithium exploration project near a national wildlife refuge in southern Nevada

The Independent UK · Jul 22, 2023

UN agency that governs international waters mired in grueling debate over deep sea mining

Members of a U.N. agency that governs international waters are locked in a fierce debate amid disagreement over whether to allow deep sea mining and set a new deadline for proposed regulations still stuck in draft mode

The Independent UK · Jul 22, 2023