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 …
ASANSOL, 30 APRIL: Barely 24 hours of the Task Force meeting to curb illegal mining, coal smugglers went on a looting spree at two open cast mines (OCM) in Raniganj Coalfields under the Eastern Coalfields Limited last night. Both the OCMs fall in the Kunustoria area of ECL. The area …
Due to rampant illicit sand mining in Ma Oya the lands on either side of it have been eroded and washed into the stream and the sea at Kochchikade.Hence thousands of people who make a livelihood from the Oya are in dire straits.The number of acres that have been subjected …
Ambala police have arrested eight people and confiscated their vehicles under a special drive against illegal mining in the rivers flowing in Ambala. It is alleged that those arrested hail from Saharanpur (UP) and had come to Ghaggar river with trucks and tractors and started filling their vehicles with sand …
The illegal mining scam has not deterred mining companies from making a beeline for Karnataka. Over 19,000 applications seeking permission to excavate ore in the State are pending with the government. Data compiled by the Union Ministry of Mines shows that of the 42,535 pending applications seeking permission for mining …
Ranchi, April 24: Reclaimed from Maoists, the natural reserves of Saranda are up against unscrupulous adversaries. At least four mining firms have been extracting iron ore and manganese against their sanctioned capacities in this West Singhbhum region since 2008 right under the nose of the mines department and Jharkhand State …
NEW DELHI: With poachers posing a massive threat to tigers in India, the National Tiger Conservation Authority (NTCA) has launched a pilot project in Uttarakhand's Corbett National Park for round-the-clock surveillance of the park using high definition cameras. The project E-eye (electronic eye) is a software-based system where 10 high …
“Illegal mining has become a huge problem in Madhya Pradesh as the stakes are too high and those involved get huge monetary returns by indulging in this activity.” This was pointed out by state chief secretary Avani Vaish during an informal interaction with a group of media-persons at the State …
JSW Steel on Monday clarified that the Central Empowered Committee (CEC) reports against the company are yet to be considered by the Supreme Court. Reportedly, the Supreme Court appointed-CEC had submitted its report dated April 20, recommending extension of scope of CBI investigation against JSW Group. “JSW Steel (with no …
Sets stiff terms allows auction of iron ore already lying in stockyards The Supreme Court on Friday partially lifted the ban on mining in three districts of Karnataka. It was lifted for a certain category of mines, with strict conditions. The court also allowed the auction of iron ore already …
Water experts warn that India’s major rivers, including Ganga, Yamuna, Narmada, Krishna, Godavari and Chambal, could soon dry up due to blatant sand and gravel mining being spearheaded by the mining mafia. So blatant are their activities that the water experts warn entire river systems are being destroyed by their …
New Delhi: While former Karnataka chief minister B S Yeddyurappa may have come under the scanner of Supreme Court’s Central Empowered Committee (CEC) in two specific cases of making financial gain from miners, the entire case of illegal mining in the state and the wealth stolen could end with a …
Proposes allowing one category of 45 lessees for now, with strict riders including approved R&R; plan in line with earlier guidelines; more stringency for others The Central Empowered Committee (CEC) appointed by the Supreme Court to probe illegal mining in Karnataka has recommended restarting of operations in one of the …
With barely eight million tonnes (mt) of iron ore left for auction in Karnataka, sufficient to fire the steel mills’ furnaces for two months, iron and steel companies in and around the state, including JSW Steel and Kalyani Steel, are in dire need of the key raw material. In the …
In the backdrop of recent murder of an IPS officer, allegedly by a mining mafia member in Madhya Pradesh, a woman revenue officer escaped from meeting a similar fate by a whisker when she tried to put a leash on illegal excavation of stones at Kusumania village in the district, …
The CBI, investigating illegal mining by the Associated Mining Company (AMC), owned by former minister G Janardhana Reddy, began its 3-D laser survey of the mining areas, on Thursday. The CBI officials, who began their work on April 14, completed the total station survey by Thursday morning and began the …
When the State politics is hot with claims and counter claims from the main Opposition Congress and the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) over illegal mining, the Madhya Pradesh Forest Department that has the greater responsibility to curb the criminal activity in the forest, is ill equipped to fight the …
Shows cold response to recommendations on curbing illegal mining of iron, manganese THE UNION Ministry of Mines has responded coldly to the recommendations of the M B Shah Commission on curbing illegal mining of iron and manganese ores. In its response, filed in December last year, the ministry also seemed …
The Central Empowered Committee (CEC), appointed by the Supreme Court to inquire into illegal mining and related cases in Karnataka, is likely to give its final report to the apex court tomorrow. The report would cover three cases relating to JSW Steel, Adani Enterprises and former chief minister B S …
Bhopal: A woman tehsildar had a narrow escape from being mowed down by an earth extractor machine in Madhya Pradesh’s Dewas district on Tuesday when she tried to stop illegal mining. The incident comes barely a month after an IPS Officer Narendra Kumar was crushed to death by the mining …
The Supreme Court-appointed Central Empowered Committee (CEC), which is inquiring into cases pertaining to illegal mining in the State, will submit its report in two important cases on April 19. The CEC, which recommended investigation “in public interest” of a case involving two real estates firms owned by the former …
