Special Force to check illegal sand mining
A Special Mining Vigilance Force will be constituted in the State in the wake of rampant illegal mining, Chief Minister Vijay Bahuguna said here on Wednesday. Mr. Bahuguna said: “Seven places, including
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MoEF nod to phase out mining in protected areas within 10 yrs
Notification within a fortnight; 32 mining leases are likely to be affected by the order; MoEF asked to rethink banning sand mining in leases below 5 hectares PANJIM: In a major relief to the Goa government,
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Steps to check illegal sand-mining intensified
The police here have beefed up measures to check unauthorised mining of sand in different parts of the district. The police action followed reports of large-scale unauthorised mining of sand from rivers to defeat regulation of sand-mining activities under the Kerala Protection of River Banks and Regulation of Removal of Sand Act, 2001. The police here said that they had already intensified steps to nab those who violated the provisions in the Act.
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TN suspends sand mining in 4 districts
A special team will also survey 71 mines in these southern districts, said chief minister J Jayalalithaa. The Tamil Nadu government on Tuesday said a decision on mining across the state's coastal areas
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Order of the National Green Tribunal regarding illegal and unscientific sand mining on the river banks of Yamuna, 01/09/2014
Order of the National Green Tribunal (Principal Bench, New Delhi) in the matter of Rahul Nagar Vs. Govt. of NCT of Delhi & Ors. dated 01/09/2014 regarding illegal and unscientific sand mining on the river
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Bombay high court okay with govt policy, lifts ban on sand mining
The Bombay high court on Tuesday vacated the month-long stay on sand mining in Maharashtra after expressing its satisfaction over the government
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Sand mining: Admn mulling lifting of ban
The district (Kochi) administration is considering an early lifting of sand mining ban imposed in the district since July 1. The District Level Expert Committee on Sand Mining on whose recommendation
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Now, sand mining will be a green affair
The state government has decided to impose 2% environment charge on sand mining to protect the environment in the region where the extraction is allowed, says a state government draft policy that was approved on Wednesday.
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National Green Tribunal restrains sand mining across the country
The National Green Tribunal on Monday restrained sand mining without any licence or environmental clearance from river beds across the country on a plea alleging that such activities were going on in UP with the "wilful connivance" of its state machinery. Widening the ambit of the plea, a bench headed by NGT chairperson Justice Swatanter Kumar said its order would be applicable across the nation as the petition raises substantial environmental issues.
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Mining mafia attack deputy ranger in Rewa
BHOPAL: A week after forest officers who went to investigate illegal sand mining around Son Gharial sanctuary in Sidhi district were attacked by mining mafia, a deputy ranger was brutally assaulted in
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Order of the National Green Tribunal on the lack of EIA for many of the minor mineral mining projects in Uttar Pradesh, 25/09/2019
<p>Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of Amit Upadhaya Vs State Level Environmental Impact Assessment Authority & Others dated 25/09/2019 regarding lack of EIA for many minor mineral
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Sand mining ban: NGT reserves order on Madhya Pradesh government's plea
The National Green Tribunal today reserved its verdict on Madhya Pradesh's plea for modification of its order banning sand mining in river beds across the country to the extent that district environment
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CRZ violations along Mandovi
OLD GOA: A resident of St Estevam has accused various officials of failing to enforce CRZ rules in connection with illegal sand mining along the banks of the Mandovi River. In a complaint to Old Goa Police,
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Oil sands mining and reclamation cause massive loss of peatland and stored carbon
We quantified the wholesale transformation of the boreal landscape by open-pit oil sands mining in Alberta, Canada to evaluate its effect on carbon storage and sequestration. Contrary to claims made in
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Mafia plundering Sutlej bed in Ferozepur
The mining mafia continues to dig into the Sutlej riverbed here as the authorities concerned have failed to tighten the noose around the culprits. The Tribune team today visited the site at Ramsinghwala
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Order of the National Green Tribunal regarding illegal sand mining on Indian Air Force land in Faridabad, 06/05/2014
Order of the National Green Tribunal (Principal Bench, New Delhi) in the matter of Noida Lok Manch Vs. Union of India & Ors. dated 06/05/2014 regarding illegal sand mining on Indian Air Force land in Faridabad.
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Rs 263 crore penalty imposed on illegal sand miner in Bhind
Bhind district collector Sibi Chakkravarthy M on Thursday slapped a penalty of Rs 263 crore on a Rajasthan-based illegal miner involved with sand mining. Official sources said that the move came after
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Mining ban by tribunal unlikely to affect state
The ban on sand mining imposed by the National Green Tribunal is unlikely to have any impact in Punjab. The Punjab Government has already allowed in-stream mining of riverbeds after obtaining the green
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Satellite scan on sand mining
The Narendra Modi government plans to use a combination of satellite surveillance, high-security tamper-proof documents and decentralised decision-making to regulate mining of sand and other minor minerals
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Don't issue fresh sand mining permits: NGT to U'khand govt
The order came on a petition filed by Khush Naseeb Khan who has alleged that large scale removal of sand from river beds is being carried out without any environment clearance The National Green Tribunal (NGT) today directed the Uttarakhand government not to issue any fresh permits for carrying out sand mining in the state on a plea alleging that such activities are going on in violation of its orders.