Naba Bhattacharjee, Chairman of the State Expert Appraisal Committee on Environment (SEAC) and representative of the Ministry of Environment, Forest, and Climate Change announced that three mining projects have submitted their Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) and Environmental Management Plans (EMP) for appraisal next week.
The Youth’s Forum for Protection of Human Rights (YFPHR) on Monday appealed to the people of north eastern region to join hands to fight against any form of mining and land grabbing in the name of development which violates the rights of the indigenous people and its self-determination on the 4th death anniversary of Late Spility Lyngdoh Langrin who stood till her last breath to fight against the Uranium mining in West Khasi Hills of Meghalaya.
Two coal miners, believed to be from Meghalaya, have died in Assam's Tinsukia district due to suspected gas poisoning. This incident comes nearly a month after a rat-hole mining tragedy in the same area claimed three lives, including two from Meghalaya.
Shillong, June 1: The Meghalaya High Court on Thursday pulled up the state government for allowing export of coal through land customs stations within...
