Daily Archives: August 10, 2009

India’s richest mineral belt to be explored and mapped

Posted on August 10, 2009 by Rashid Faridi

RANCHI, India: The National Mineral Development Corporation (NMDC) has offered to do free mapping of mineral reserves of Jharkhand through exploration.  NMDC CMD Rana Som, said there is a huge area which needs to be explored to find out the … Continue reading →

Posted in map making, Natural Resources | 1 Comment

Pipeline spills crude into French nature reserve

Posted on August 10, 2009 by Rashid Faridi

In an ecological disaster, four thousand cubic meters (140,000 cu ft) of crude oil has spewed into a nature reserve on the edge of France’s Camargue national park after an underground pipe burst.The spill spread over 2 hectares (5 acres) … Continue reading →

Posted in Ecosystem, Environment | 2 Comments