In 2019, the illegal wildlife trade reached staggering levels. Pangolin scales and ivory were being trafficked in massive quantities from Africa to Asia, exposing a network of crime syndicates operating at an industrial scale. The sheer volume of these shipments marked a disturbing milestone, one that revealed the global reach …
PANJIM: Tightening the screws on illegal mining operations, Union Ministry for Environment and Forest (MoEF) has ordered an inspection to ascertain whether dumps mining is taking place in Goa without obtaining environment clearances (ECs), in the wake of complaints that dump handling activity is being carried out without obtaining ECs. …
Madurai district police have registered over 20 cases and arrested 45 persons so far The Tamil Nadu Government has posted John Louis as Special Officer, in the rank of District Revenue Officer, to oversee the survey and assessment of granite quarries, now under way, in Madurai district. District Collector Anshul …
Central Empowered Committee report (supplementary) dated 5th September, 2012 of the CEC regarding alleged illegal export of iron ore from Belekeri port and associated issues.
Operations may commence, but conditions apply The Supreme Court on Monday directed resumption of mining operations by 18 mining companies in Karnataka on the basis of the recommendations of the Central Empowered Committee. A three-judge Bench of Justices Aftab Alam, K.S. Radhakrishnan and Swatanter Kumar passed this order on the …
Unauthorised bottled water business is thriving in the twin cities of Islamabad and Rawalpindi, as the authorities concerned have failed to implement the relevant laws to curb the production of bottled water by the unregistered companies. Expressing concern over mushroom growth of illegal water (mineral) plants, sources said that most …
Two of the world's last uncontacted tribes are under threat from oil exploration deep into the heart of the Amazon forest in Ecuador, according to conservationists, who say this may indirectly add to the pressure on wildlife. The Tagaeri and the Taromenane – who have fought off illegal loggers and …
In 30 years of fighting poachers, Paul Onyango had never seen anything like this. Twenty-two dead elephants, including several very young ones, clumped together on the open savanna, many killed by a single bullet to the top of the head. There were no tracks leading away, no sign that the …
The Karnataka government has initiated several measures to curb illegal movement and the possibility of pilferage of iron ore in the state. The move comes after the direction of the Supreme Court and the Central Empowered Committee (CEC) in the recent past. In an affidavit submitted to the Apex Court …
States will benefit from ‘social licence’ mechanism, districts through the District Mineral Foundation in mining sector, said Vishwapati Trivedi, Secretary, Union Ministry of Mines. Addressing the Federation of Indian Mineral Industries (FIMI) meet on mining exploration convention and trade show in Bangalore, Trivedi said, “I like to clarify that ‘social …
For the steel ministry starved of iron ore supply, there is good news as the Supreme Court is expected to state on Monday as to how many mining leases in Karnataka, presently closed under Court orders, were fit to be reopened. The steel industry had pressed the panic button as …
Social activists have urged the State government to order a detailed investigation into the “vanishing hills and hillocks and pristine waterbodies” of Salem district, which fall prey to mindless and illegal mining for commercial purposes. Saying that the loss to the State exchequer would run to Rs.1000 crore, members of …
It also objects to the classification of mines under Category A Questions are being raised over the recommendation of the Supreme Court-appointed Central Empowered Committee (CEC) allowing mining by 16 companies among which are those embroiled in alleged irregularities. The Samaj Parivartan Samudaya (SPS), petitioners in the illegal mining case …
The Forest department, which has prepared draft charge sheets against nine of its officials for allowing alleged illegal quarrying in Kanakapura taluk as pointed out in the U V Singh report, has forwarded them to the State government to take suitable action. Six years ago senior forest officer U V …
The Central Government has not sought assistance from the World Bank to check poaching in and around national parks and sanctuaries in the country. However, a project entitled “Strengthening Regional Cooperation for Wildlife Protection in Asia” with the following components has been proposed for credit of US$ 30 Million from …
District Collector Anshul Mishra has submitted an interim report on the inspection of 175 quarries by 18 teams to the State government, officials said. The volume, in terms of granite quarrying and monetary angle, which was allegedly carried out in an illegal way by many granite operators for the last …
T. Ramachandran, Thally MLA, and his brother T. Varadarajan were produced before the Hosur Judicial Magistrate II, K. Suresh Kumar on Saturday night at around 10.05 p.m. in connection with the illegal mining of granite in quarries at Uthanapalli near Hosur. Heavy loss On behalf of the police, R. Ramesh, …
Seeking a probe into illegalities in mining and export, the Supreme Court Thursday censured the Karnataka government for failure to check illegal export of iron ore from Belekeri port. A bench led by Justice Aftab Alam also indicated that it may direct a CBI probe into the illegal export of …
Forest minister trashes report given by IAS officer Sanaulla Forest Minister C P Yogeeshwara on Thursday insisted that illegal quarrying was indeed taking place in Kanakapura taluk, disagreeing with the contents of the Mohammed Sanaulla report on illegal quarrying. His statement comes a day after Congress MLA D K Shivakumar …
Samaj Parivarthan Samudaya (SPS), the main petitioner in the public interest petition on illegal mining in Karnataka, has appealed to the Supreme Court for scrapping of all mining leases in Category ‘A’, which fall in the forest areas in the three districts of Bellary, Chitradurga and Tumkur. In a submission …
A Committee set up by the state government to probe into illegal quarrying of granite, has concluded that no quarrying was going on in the forest area of Kanakapura Taluk. The team led by Principal Secretary to government, Department of Personnel and Administrative Reforms (DPAR) Mohamed Sanaulla in its report …
