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 …
District administration has given conditional permission for carrying out mining in Bhogpur and Bishanpur areas of Haridwar. Mining in these places was banned after Swami Nigamanand’s death last year and Swami Shivanand’s subsequent fast in Matra Sadan. Following a nod by the State Government, the district administration on Saturday gave …
Samaja Parivarthana Samudaya (SPS), the NGO which brought the large-scale illegal mining in Andhra Pradesh and Karnataka out into the open, has approached the Supreme Court seeking directions for scrapping of all mining leases in Bellary, Chitradurga and Tumkur districts. SPS also sought a CBI probe into the criminal conspiracy …
The Madras High Court has directed the Tamil Nadu government to take immediate steps to stop mining operations by encroachers on government lands. “If the State or the authorities concerned do not take any steps to stop such illegal mining, then the court shall have no option but to presume …
NEW DELHI: The Justice M B Shah Commission looking into illegal mining in Goa submitted its report to the central government on Thursday. The report is believed to have placed substantial blame on the state government for its failure to prevent illegal mining and rampant export of iron ore abroad. …
The Speaker of the Madhya Pradesh Assembly on Wednesday directed the State Government to take action against a mining inspector for his alleged negligence following the Opposition Congress’ allegations that the BJP-led Government was protecting illegal miners. The matter of illegal mining at Susandra inter-State barrier in Betul district had …
Committee submits to apex court reclamation and rehabilitation plans The Supreme Court-appointed Central Empowered Committee (CEC) on Wednesday recommended a 10-year prohibition in mining operations in Bellary, Chitradurga and Tumkur districts, areas under the illegal extraction of natural resources in Karnataka. In its supplementary report before the apex court, the …
The postponement of the Supreme Court verdict on illegal mining in Karnataka has put steel producers in a quandary. Most of the steel companies in the State have already cut production because only low-grade iron ore is available from the e-auctions of the Metal Scrap Trading Company. The Supreme Court …
Under fire over the killing of a young IPS officer allegedly by the mining mafia, Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan on Tuesday announced that his government will recommend CBI probe, a demand made by the victim’s family. The issue rocked the Assembly, which was adjourned for the day …
New Delhi: Almost a year after he tapped into public discontent, activist Anna Hazare will return to Jantar Mantar on Sunday to press for a strong whistleblowers’ Act. Hazare will sit on a daylong protest fast spurred by the outcry over the killing of IPS officer Narender Kumar by mining …
Bhubaneswar: Orissa’s Keonjhar district, long considered endemically poor, has undergone a transformation: it has turned daily wage labourers into crorepatis. Guali, a village that falls on a cart track, today has the latest SUVs whizzing around. A leading private bank operates a profitable branch for wannabe millionaires. Guali is home …
PANJIM: While all eyes are now on Chief Minister Manohar Parrikar to see what action he initiates to stop illegal mining, he has said that mining cannot go beyond sustainable capacity of the State. Currently ore extraction is pegged at 55 million metric tons. This figure had come down to …
Bhopal: Slain DSP Narendra Kumar Singh’s wife Madhurani Teotia has said her husband got no help from his department while taking on the illegal mining mafia in Morena district. “Narendra told me several times that there was lot of pressure in his work environment and he was fighting a one-man …
Serious irregularities on the part of Government officials have caused revenue loss of several crores due to “illegal mining” in Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister, Mr Shivraj Singh Chouhan's, constituency and areas around it, a report prepared by the local authorities says. The report mentions illegal mining into forest reserves, violation …
Cracking the whip on mining mafia, the police on Sunday arrested a person for firing at cops probing illegal sand mining, even as a Morena BJP leader was held for allegedly assaulting officers and forcibly taking away two tractor-trolleys engaged in stone quarrying. The arrests were made three days after …
In a clear message to the Centre, the State government, toeing the line of the BJP central leadership, has decided to keep the CBI out of the State’s boundary as far as the investigations into illegal mining is concerned. Speaking to Deccan Herald, Chief Minister D V Sadananda Gowda said: …
PANJIM: Trouble seems to be far from over for state Congress Party, as Justice M B Shah Commission is preparing to submit its crucial report on illegal mining in Goa. The commission in September 2011 had begun its investigation into illegal mining which lasted for over a month. It had …
The Madhya Pradesh government has said that the culprits responsible for the IPS officer Narendra Kumar's death would not be spared. With the brutal killing of young IPS officer Narendra Kumar evoking strong reactions across the country, the Madhya Pradesh government has said that the culprits responsible for the officer's …
Team Anna on Friday demanded enactment of a stringent law to protect whistleblowers and asked the government to ensure adequate security for those fighting against corruption after a 30-year-old IPS officer was brutally killed allegedly by a mining mafia in Madhya Pradesh. “Strong whistleblower protection law is needed, not the …
Court takes serious view of environment degradation due to illegal mining New Delhi: Taking a serious view of environment degradation due to illegal mining, the Supreme Court has made it clear to Haryana, Uttar Pradesh and Rajasthan that no mining activity should be permitted or auctioned including renewal of leases …
With the State’s revenue taking a beating due to the blanket ban on iron ore mining, the Finance Department (FD) has decided to make good the shortage by enhancing the rates of other non-tax revenue sources, including user charges on various services being provided by the State government. In a …
