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: Chief Minister Manohar Parrikar said he would refer cases of fraudulent granting of Environmental Clearances (ECs) by the Ministry of Environment and Forests to the state police crime branch for action against concerned officials and vehemently denied that there is any ‘illegal mining’ currently taking place in the state. …
About 10,000 deer are slaughtered by poachers in the Sundarbans and its adjacent reserved forests in five southern districts of Bangladesh every year, a survey has found. The study identified at least 20 local gangs, which are involved in illegal hunting of this wild animal. The Wildlife Trust of Bangladesh …
AHMEDABAD: Residents of Dedasan and Chailpur villages in Kheralu taluka have taken to the streets, protesting the indiscriminate sand mining along the Sabarmati river. The river's width has increased by almost 50 feet due to the illegal mining activity in the last few months. The residents have found that the …
Uttar Pradesh, which has about 4,000 mines of coal, silica, bauxite and granite – mostly in Bundelkhand region, has mandated e-tendering for future allotment of mining leases in the state. This step is aimed at preventing hitherto rampant illegal mining and ushering transparency in allotment of mining leases. Under the …
AHMEDABAD: For the first time the Gandhinagar district police constituted a special wild life crime cell to tackle crimes related to poaching of protected animals and even cruelty to animals. This is the first such attempt in the state. The state capital has large swathes of forest area in the …
PANJIM: The Goa Pradesh Congress Committee (GPCC) has demanded a collective assessment into the mining scam while it has also accused Manohar Parrikar-government of being ‘double corrupt’ than the Congress was alleged of during its regime. “Congress believes that there has to be a collective assessment of the entire thing …
Will two ministers be able to check it? ask public With the delay in introducing new sand mining policy in the district, the illegal sand filtering business on the banks of river, lake, streams are thriving day-by-day. This surely does not require any proof because everyone is well aware of …
JAIPUR: After lodging 18 FIRs against illegal marble mining in Makrana, the CBI is now preparing to investigate the role of government officials in the matter. CBI officials claimed several officials of Railway Protection Force (RPF), police and mining departments are under the scanner. Though names of these officials have …
Ministry in process of amending rules. Guilty party to lose licence, debarred from obtaining any further licence PANJIM: As a major fallout of Shah Commission’s interim report, Union Mines ministry is working on amending the Mineral Concession Rules which will make mine owner lose his licence and would be debarred …
Conspicuous consumption from a growing middle class in Vietnam is driving the catastrophic poaching of rhino horns in South Africa, conservationists warned on Monday. While the country's appetite for rhino horn was in recent years largely driven by the mistaken belief it was a cure for cancer, lately it has …
Collection, compilation of information on mining still on from 7 crucial mineral producing states The government has extended the tenure of Justice M B Shah Commission, which was set up to probe into the cases of illegal mining, by one year till July 16, 2013. "The extension has been sought …
Lucknow Maya govt abandoned attempt after pilot project Apprehensive that the now-infamous first-come, first-served policy for allocation of natural resources comes with risks, states are now wiser and embracing the safer option of auctions for these allocations. The newly-elected Akhilesh Yadav government in Uttar Pradesh has introduced an e-tendering system …
PANJIM: Curtorim legislator Reginaldo Lourenco demanded a white paper on the issue of illegal mining in the state and from the functioning of the mining department. Speaking during his discussion on the budget, Reginaldo chided the chief minister for saying that there was no illegal mining in the state. “Illegal …
Chandigarh: With the UPA government making a Presidential reference on the auction of natural resources, the new mining policy in the state might have to be modified, before it is implemented. According to the new policy, all new stone crushers in the state will be given a licence to operate …
In order to halt the Goa Government’s move to allow handling of mining rejects, the Union Ministry of Environment and Forest (MoEF) has said that the environmental clearance (EC) is mandatory before allowing these dumps to be exported. The MoEF Secretary, Dr Tishya Chatterjee, has written to the Goa Chief …
Vinod Khobragade, the village official ( talathi ) of Baranj village in Chandrapur district of Maharashtra who imposed a fine of Rs. 32 crore on the Karnataka Emta Coal Mines Limited (KECML) for alleged illegal mining, was suspended on Monday. He had also accused the top district officials, including the …
Minister PANAJI Goa on Monday told the assembly that there was no illegal mining in forest areas of the state and 26 mining leases were operating that were sanctioned after environmental clearance. State forest and environment minister Alina Saldanha told the assembly that “there is no illegal mining being carried …
The Goa government on Monday admitted to "illegal extraction of ore" in the state but maintained that there is no illegal mining. "Mines operating in Goa are working legally but there are irregularities on those leases. The mining leases are legal but at times the extraction of ore is done …
People carrying out illegal sand mining in Maharashtra will be booked under the stringent provisions of the Maharashtra Control of Organised Crime Act (MCOCA), said Mr Prakash Solanke, Minister of State for Revenue. Usually the stringent act is pressed against hardened criminals and terrorists. During the question hour in the …
A talathi (village official) of a village in Chandrapur district has accused top district administrative officers, including the District Collector, of alleged involvement in an illegal mining scam worth Rs. 587 crore. Vinod Khobragade, the talathi of Baranj village has complained to the State Revenue Minister, accusing the District Collector …
