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 …
New Delhi: A bill that seeks to increase the paid up capital of Life Insurance Corporation of India (LIC) and make the insurer conform to the same regulatory requirements as other life insurers was passed in Lok Sabha on Monday, with opposition Left and UPA ally Trinamool Congress both opposing …
Benefit-sharing with project-affected communities may soon become a reality in the Indian mining industry. A new Mines Bill that provides for profit and royalty sharing by mining companies with project-affected people was introduced in the Lok Sabha on Monday. The mining industry, which has been opposing such a provision, may …
The Centre-appointed Shah Commission is appeared quite unhappy with the state of affairs in the mineral-rich Keonjhar district. The eight-member commission, which visited various mines in the district over the last three days, on Sunday said at majority of the places mines owners and operators have polluted the air and …
Bangalore: An FIR was registered against external affairs minister S M Krishna and two other former Karnataka chief ministers by the Lokayukta Police on Thursday on a private complaint alleging that they facilitated illegal mining during their tenure. Apart from Krishna, his senior Congress colleague N Dharam Singh and JDS …
Embrrassed by NDA convener Sharad Yadav’s observation that Madhya Pradesh was witnessing ‘Bellary-like’ scams, the BJP government on Thursday announced a campaign against illegal mining. Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan said the month-long campaign would begin on December 15 and that he would personally review its progress after January 15. …
Keonjhar: The Centre appointed Shah Commission led by former Supreme Court judge Justice M B Shah on Thursday formally began investigation into illegal mining in Odisha. The Commission held a discussion with the district authorities of Keonjhar and Sundargarh besides authorities of the railways, Indian Bureau of Mines (IBM) and …
Deforestation in Brazil's Amazon region fell to its lowest in 23 years in the year through July, the government said Monday, attributing the drop to its tougher stance against illegal logging. Destruction of the Brazilian portion of the world's largest rain forest dropped 11 percent to 6,238 square km (2,400 …
The state steel and mines department continued to be on the edge a day before the Centre-appointed Justice M B Shah Commission probing the illegal mining activities in different parts of the country lands here to inquire into Orissa mining scam. Ahead of the commission’s visit to Bhubaneswar today, the …
The number of rhinos poached in South Africa has risen sharply this year with more than 400 killed, the South African National Parks said on Tuesday. The parks body said 405 rhinos had been killed for their horns so far in 2011 -- 229 in the giant Kruger National Park …
Deforestation in Brazil's Amazon region fell to its lowest in 23 years in the year through July, the government said Monday, attributing the drop to its tougher stance against illegal logging. Destruction of the Brazilian portion of the world's largest rain forest dropped 11 percent to 6,238 square km (2,400 …
Putting the BJP government in the dock for illegal mining in MP, Janata Dal ( United) president and NDA convener Sharad Yadav said illegal mining in Jabalpur district is not less than that of Bellary in Karnataka. Talking to media persons on Sunday, Yadav said, those who operated the illegal …
External Affairs Minister S M Krishna has refuted charges that he had sanctioned mining leases as chief minister of Karnataka and pointed to the inquiry on mining by the then Lokayukta Justice Santosh Hegde, which had not indicted him anywhere, to underline his non-involvement. In a statement issued on Sunday, …
CBI investigators are yet to pinpoint the source from where iron ore was mined illegally in Karnataka in the Obulapuram Mining Company case. In the chargesheet, the CBI has apparently mentioned that the iron ore was transported from various mines in Karnataka but the exact locations were not revealed. Legal …
RAMPURHAT, 4 DEC: The Birbhum Adivasi Gaonta (BAG) leaders have threatened to close down all crushing units in the Rampurhat area if the administration does not take steps against the illegal practice by Monday. A meeting was convened in Rampurhat’s Tumbuni village this afternoon by BAG members. They also organised …
Samaj Parivarthana Samudaya president S R Hiremath has said the National Committee for Protection of Natural Resources (NCPNR), which has been spearheading the movement against illegal mining in the State, has acquired some crucial documents that will expose more illegal land transactions by Reddy brothers and their associates. Addressing a …
The reported crash of wildlife populations in the Maasai Mara reserve in Kenya is the most well-publicised example of a crisis that’s unfolding throughout East Africa. The region's 'Big Five' species and other wildlife are currently facing their most serious crisis in modern times. Significant populations of elephants, lions, rhinoceros …
Brazil's Vale, the world's largest iron ore miner, said on Thursday it had suspended its business with an Amazon-based pig-iron producer accused by the government of illegal deforestation. Brazil's environment agency said in a report that pig-iron maker Sidepar was using charcoal made from illegally cleared trees in Para state …
A private complaint has been filed in the Special Lokayukta Court against three former chief ministers and 11 senior officials, accusing them of causing a heavy loss to the exchequer by facilitating illegal mining. The Special Lokayukta Court will pass orders on the plaint on Friday. The complainant Abraham T …
In an effort to wipe out illegal mining in the country, the Central government has introduced sweeping changes in the provisions of the Mining Bill. It has incorporated stringent penal provisions and has mandated mineral-rich states to secure consent of gram sabhas before granting mining concessions to any lessee. Taking …
Taking strong objection to Advocate General Subodh Kantak’s opinion that the handling of dumps may not require environmental clearance, Central Mines Ministry has asked Goa government that there is urgent need to regulate movement of dumps. The ministry says that as per records, in the last four years, approximately 10.89 …
