Severe landsusidence has endangered more than 200 homes in villages in Bageshwar district of Kumaon in Uttarakhand. There are widespread cracks seen in roads, fields and houses. Heavy rains, along with extensive mining in the area, have worsened the situation, reportedTOI. The Uttarakhand Disaster Management Authority (UDMA) has identified 11 villages across the district as … Read more
Environmental activists calling for an international moratorium on deep-sea mining. Sopa Images | Lightrocket | Getty Images Brazilian marine scientist Leticia Carvalho will be the first-ever woman, oceanographer and person of Latin American heritage to lead the International Seabed Authority — and she says it “feels fantastic.” “I am very proud,” Carvalho told CNBC via … Read more
“I will never go to Serbia again as long as the dictator is in power,” Severina said on Monday. “I asked the law enforcement authorities why they did not arrest German Chancellor Olaf Scholz recently when he came to visit them, since Germany voted in the United Nations for the resolution on Srebrenica,” the singer … Read more
Demonstrators have organized nearly 50 protests since June in an effort to persuade the Serbian government to halt the project and to ban geological exploitation. Saturday’s protest ended with the blockage of two train stations, and Serbian authorities said it breached the law. Government officials labeled the actions politically motivated and said they were an … Read more
JAKARTA: Indonesia’s controversial decision to let religious community organisations manage mining concessions has led to rifts within the country’s two largest Islamic organisations even as their leaders have signalled support for the policy. The central leadership board of the country’s second-largest Islamic group, Muhammadiyah, announced on Sunday (Jul 28) its approval of the government’s policy … Read more
Yellen says $3T of fresh capital is needed annually to fight climate change – POLITICO Skip to main content Read original article here Denial of responsibility! Pioneer Newz is an automatic aggregator of the all world’s media. In each content, the hyperlink to the primary source is specified. All trademarks belong to their rightful owners, … Read more
“The Draft Law on Environmental Impact Assessment, though submitted to the Serbian parliament in October 2023, remains unadopted and contains critical gaps, such as not preventing the issuance of construction permits before the completion of the EIA,” Berishaj explained. Opposition to the project, including roadblocks across the country and thousands of protesters, was so strong … Read more
Exklusiv berichtet der Europa-Experte von POLITICO, Hans von der Burchard, von der am Freitag geplanten Serbien-Reise des Kanzlers. Zusammen mit Vertretern der EU-Kommission soll es dort um einen Deal über Lithium-Lieferungen auch für deutsche E-Auto-Produktionen gehen. Doch das Projekt steht massiv in der Kritik, weil an der rechtsstaatlichen und ökologischen Nachhaltigkeit gezweifelt wird. Wie sich … Read more
The federal government has increased the rates and charges for all activities in the mining sector. The Minister of Solid Minerals Development, Dele Alake, who disclosed this while briefing journalists on the new charges on Thursday in Abuja, expressed concerns over non-remittance by some operators. Mr Alake said that mining operators in the industry were … Read more
Demand for copper is surging. The red metal, considered a barometer for economic health, is a vital component for the construction and defense industries as well as a key component in electric cars, wind turbines and the power grid. But mining companies are having a hard time keeping up. Existing mines and projects under construction … Read more
