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 …
Almost two rhinos are being killed every day in South Africa to meet surging Asian demand for the animal's horn which has become more valuable than gold, platinum and cocaine. Investigators in a remote corner of South Africa's Kruger National Park examined one of the latest victims of this crime …
PANJIM: In a major exercise, Mines and Geology department will now classify all the 90 mining leases based on their legal status by appointing two teams which will visit all the mines. Director of Mines and Geology Prasanna Acharya said that all the mining leases would be coded in three …
MUMBAI: The Maharashtra government has instructed district officials to make 10 surprise checks and an equal number of regular visits to mining sites in their jurisdiction. "Government officials visited over 58 mining sites in March and 67 FIRs have been filed between 2011and 2012 for violations and illegal mining, " …
Cracking down on illegal mining, the Department of Mines and Geology of Goa on Tuesday took a series of decisions, including the suspension of around 460 licences pending verification, and gave 15 days to all traders to submit documents. The government planned to come out with a comprehensive policy by …
Transportation of illegal minerals in Haryana also stopped The Supreme Court on Monday stopped illegal mining in the villages of Kota, Gangani, Sarai, Mohammadpur and Kharag Jalalpur in Mewat district of Haryana, taking note of the report submitted by the Central Empowered Committee about large-scale illegal mining taking place in …
The Punjab Government today swung into action following The Tribune expose on rampant illegal mining in the Sutlej riverbed in Ropar and arrested 20 persons after registering as many as 30 FIRs. The accused were arrested on charges of theft (of minor minerals through illegal quarrying) and under various sections …
With the AP High Court’s ban on sand quarrying coming into force across the state on Sunday, the real estate sector has sent an SOS to the government, asking it intervene and tackle the “crisis”. According to buil-ders, the construction costs will go up by about 15 per cent in …
New Delhi: Ravage of ecosensitive Aravali hills for stones and construction material continues, despite the Supreme Court’s omnibus ban on mining and non-forest activity, the central empowered committee said in its report to the apex court on Monday. The CEC, which conducted an inspection on the apex court’s March 12 …
New Delhi: The bang with which the Karnataka mining scam came to the fore, dethroning B S Yeddyurrapa as CM in its wake, could soon end in a whimper, if the Supreme Court’s Centrally Empowered Committee’s (CEC) recommendations are accepted. The Karnataka Lokayukta had in its report noted that the …
If the seizure of illegal wood in the last two months is any indication, then deforestation has become rampant in Kanchhanpur district. Speaking at a press meet organised by the district forest office, District Forest Officer Lal Narayan Singh today informed that the office had impounded 1,205 cubic feet illegal …
The Bihar Government has ordered an enquiry into the alleged illegal mining in Nawada district, the Chief Minister, Mr Nitish Kumar, said today. The inquiry was ordered after a ruling JD(U) MLA, Mr Pradeep Kumar, alleged that volumes of mica worth crores of rupees were illegally brought out from the …
Wilting under pressure from the Centre and after constant raps by the Supreme Court, the state government has now put a step forward in stopping illegal mining. A special 1000-member team, to be christened Mining Protection Force, will be set up to curb illegal mining in the state. The state …
Illegal logging is becoming an increasing threat to the forest areas bordering Jhapa and Ilam districts. Authorities in Jhapa have reported that large scale deforestation is taking place in the forests covering these two districts, based on the amount of timber seized in the recent time and the frequency of …
The issue of illegal mining remained a hot topic of discussion at the workshop organised in the city centre office on World Forestry Day. The officials of the district administration and police administration said to eliminate the mining mafia by working with forest department untidily. The workshop was organised under …
Even as a cornered Government went red in the face denying media reports that alleged quoting a draft CAG audit that undue benefits worth Rs 10.7 lakh crore were given to various public as well as private power companies while allocating coal blocks, the Coal Ministry, almost as a knee-jerk …
JAIPUR/ALWAR: In one of the biggest crackdowns on illegal mining in state's Mewat region in the recent past, police on Thursday arrested over 100 people from unlawful gravel mines in Pahari police station area in Bharatpur district and seized equipment worth crores of rupees. Besides, few persons were also detained. …
The Karnataka High Court’s verdict quashing an illegal mining case against former Karnataka chief minister B S Yeddyurappa was challenged in the Supreme Court on Wednesday. Srijan Basha, on whose complaint the Karnataka Lokayukta had registered an FIR against Yeddyurappa, challenged the verdict on the grounds that he was not …
Making it clear that it cannot allow the devastation of the state for the sake of benefiting a few individuals, the High Court on Wednesday imposed a ban on sand mining in AP with effect from April 1. A Division Bench comprising Chief Justice Madan B. Lokur and Justice Noushad …
Goa Governor K. Sankaranarayanan on Tuesday said his government would crack down on the illegal mining as also the mafias involved in such illegal operations in the State, and expressed his government's wish to reduce dependency of the Goan economy on mining. Delivering the Governor's customary address before the newly-elected …
To ensure that no illegal mining takes place in Panchkula, the parking/plying of JCB machines, trolleys and dumpers has been prohibited in a radius of 200 metres of riverbed areas in Panchkula. Also, parking of JCB machines/dumpers on road has been banned from 7 am to 7 pm. The Panchkula …
