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 …
In an investigation, Rs 20 crore mining scam has come to light in Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan’s constituency Budhni district. In Aawaa Badgaon of Nasrullahganj tehsil, illegal sand mining was carried out by Shiva Corporation. State Congress media chairman Manak Agrawal said this scam clears the extent of illegal …
Iron ore Says Shah commission recommendation faulty; however, accepts other suggestions. The Union ministry of mines has rejected the M B Shah commission’s recommendations for a ban on iron ore and manganese ore export and has referred the matter to the department of commerce. “While demand for iron ore is …
The Orissa government is moving fast to complete the survey and demarcate all iron and manganese ore mines through Differential Global Positioning System, thus preventing future encroachments. The move comes following a request by the Justice M B Shah Commission of Enquiry to the state government to complete the survey …
AGARTALA: North Tripura district administration has launched investigation into the report of illegal trade of land in 18 tea estates in the state that accounted for loss of government revenue of Rs 400 crore, officials said here on Monday. According to the report, the initial investigation revealed that about 12,880 …
Bhubaneswar: Facing flak for the multi- crore mining scam in Odisha, the ruling Biju Janata Dal on Monday tried to shift the blame on the UPA government at the Centre accusing it of being soft towards mine owners. Finding it tough to face the electorate in the ensuing panchayat polls …
The Andhra Pradesh Government plans to further streamline the sand mining process in the State to ensure there is no pilferage. The Mines and Geology Department may consider a crackdown on those violating State regulations and taking to illegal mining of sand, particularly from areas where there are curbs barring …
Despite Sri Lanka being a biodiversity hotspot along with the Western Ghats in India, natural resources in the country were often misused by a few to gain a quick buck, causing a loss of millions of rupees to the government. Environment Minister Anura Priyadharshana Yapa says felling is taking place …
Random extraction of trees and other forest resources from the Sundarbans is causing depletion to the world's largest mangrove forest. The unscrupulous act threatens human habitations in the nearby areas as the forest acts as a shield to protect the country's south-western region from the onslaught of natural disasters, in …
Commerce and Industry Minister Anand Sharma said that illegal mining and circumvention of the EXIM policy were matters of grave concern and has sought the Union Cabinet’s approval for tightening regulation for iron ore exports. As “an interim measure”, the commerce and industry ministry has demanded canalising ore exports of …
The Haridwar administration has collected more than Rs32 lakh in the last three months in fines from those involved in illegal mining in the district. Officials said they charged Rs25,000 as penalty from each of the offenders. According to figures, the district administration has, in the past three months, fined …
The Kathmandu Valley Water Supply Mana-gement Board (KVWSMB) has swung into action to control the illegal extraction of ground water in the Valley. A committee formed by the Board on Wednesday monitored six places where underground water was extracted above 100 metres from the ground level without holding a licence …
The mines ministry has ticked off Odisha for its failure to check mining irregularities, saying it should share the blame for illegal mining. The ministry's surprise missive, which comes a day after an central probe panel wrapped up its tour of the state as part a countrywide exercise to investigate …
Days after the Justice M B Shah Commission concluded its inquiry into alleged irregularities in mining in Orissa, the Mines Ministry, in what is seen as a rap, reminded the state of its obligation and power to check illegal mining. “While the ministry appreciates that the state government has finally …
A gas explosion at a mine in central China has killed nine workers. The accident happened Saturday afternoon at a mine in Hunan province's Sandu township. A Hunan work safety official says all nine workers underground at the time were confirmed dead. The official, surnamed Zhang, says the cause of …
A Central Empowered Committee team, which came to take stock of rampant illegal mining in the Aravallis on the basis of a Supreme Court directive, was prevented from visiting the places by mining mafia who put large boulders on the road. The team reached Alwar to check illegal mining in …
Opposition parties in mineral-rich Odisha have demanded a CBI investigation into illegal mining in the state saying the Naveen Patnaikled government has turned a blind eye to irregularities in the sector. President of the Bharatiya Janata Party’s state unit, Jual Oram, and Congress leader Niranjan Patnaik raised the demand at …
An article commissioned by the Government to commemorate the Golden Jubilee of Goa’s liberation from the Portuguese, has hit out at the Government itself for its inaction on illegal and other forms of corruption in the State. The article comes as a slap on the face of the Government, which …
The Centre-appointed Shah Commission, led by former Supreme Court judge Justice M B Shah today said that the mining scam in Orissa could not have happened without the connivance of bureaucrats even as Opposition parties and activists raised the demand for a CBI probe. Ending his four-day tour to the …
BHUBANESWAR: The Opposition Congress on Monday made a strong plea for a CBI probe into the mining scam which runs beyond the borders. “In view of the massive magnitude of illegality going beyond the State borders, involving many states and central government departments, and political patronage at the highest level, …
