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 …
More rhinos have been killed in South Africa in the past 10 months than were killed in all of 2010, new poaching numbers reveal. Statistics from South Africa National Parks show that 341 animals have been lost to poaching so far in 2011, compared to a record total of 333 …
The CBI on Wednesday issued notice to YSR Congress chief and Kadapa MP Y S Jaganmohan Reddy, directing him to appear before it for questioning in the illegal iron ore mining case. Sources said the CBI, probing alleged nexus between Jagan and jailed Obulapuram Mining Company owner Gali Janardhana Reddy, …
Interpol on Wednesday launched a new campaign to coordinate the global fight against tiger poaching, warning that failure to protect the endangered cats would have economic and social repercussions. The international police organisation said it was imperative that the 13 nations where tigers can still be found work together to …
The Wildlife Conservation Department (WCD) has sought legal assistance against illegal forest clearing in Yoda Wewa Sanctuary, WCD Director General H D Ratnayake told the Daily News yesterday. He said that the Department filed a case in the Mannar Magistrate's court against the clearing of about 75 acres of forest …
Chief Secretary S V Ranganath is learnt to have submitted a proposal to Chief Minister D V Sadananda Gowda on setting up a Special Investigation Team (SIT) to conduct a detailed probe into the findings of Karnataka Lokayukta report on illegal mining. A high-level committee headed by Additional Chief Secretary …
Hasbro, the second largest American toy company, today announced a new packaging policy that excludes the use of fiber produced via destruction of rainforests, reports Greenpeace. The policy requires suppliers of forest products to "demonstrate compliance with all applicable international and national legal requirements for forest management, harvest, manufacturing and …
PANJIM: Shah Commission is expected to arrive back in Goa this week to begin their third and crucial phase of investigations into illegal mining. The commission headed by Justice M B Shah, which had begun its probe into illegal mining scenario in Goa in mid-September has already completed two phases …
Bangalore The Karnataka government on Friday said that it has initiated action against 182 government officials who had been named in the Lokayukta report on illegal mining. The state cabinet which met on Friday approved the recommendations of a panel formed to study the findings of the Lokayukta inquiry. The …
The Cabinet on Friday accepted the report of a high-level committee headed by Additional Chief Secretary K Jairaj that has recommended disciplinary action against 447 officials including three IAS officers and four from the IFS cadre for allegedly abetting illegal mining in the State. The IAS officers against whom disciplinary …
The BJP government in the state on Friday accepted a part of the July 27 report of the Karnataka Lokayukta on illegal mining by approving action against 442 government officials identified in the report, including seven IAS and Indian Forest Service officers. The Cabinet under Chief Minister D V Sadananda …
The Karnataka Cabinet on Friday accepted the recommendations of the high-power committee set up by the State Government to study the Lokayukta report on illegal mining especially the role of the Government officials. Briefing reporters after the Cabinet meet, the Higher Education Minister, Dr V.S. Acharya, and the Law Minister, …
Bhubaneswar: In a fresh effort to curb illegal mining activities in the state, the Odisha government and officials of different ports on Tuesday resolved to share information regarding mineral exports on regular basis. Authorities of Haldia and Vishakhapatnam ports today agreed to share information on export of minerals through their …
PANJIM: The Shah Commission has observed gross violations outside lease areas in their initial investigation into illegal mining in Goa. The commission, which has inspected 90 operational mines along with 35-odd non operational ones, has identified large scale violations outside lease areas in the form of both extraction of ore …
ROURKELA: With the Supreme Court asking the CBI to go after owners of the companies involved in illegal mining in Karnataka and Andhra Pradesh, illegal mine owners in Koida sector are a panicked lot. After police crackdown from mid-June, there has been a drastic decline in illegal mining. As many …
Political parties requested Vedanta Resources-owned mining firm Sesa Goa for donations as part of “common practice”, the multinational group said on Friday as the spectre of the massive illegal mining scandal loomed large in the state. In a newspaper advertisement in local newspapers here, Sesa Goa admitted to political donations …
The Supreme Court on Friday asked the CBI to go after owners of the companies involved in illegal mining in Karnataka and Andhra Pradesh, and said it did not want any “clerks” listed as accused. “Are you proceeding against those who are in charge of the companies? We do not …
A Karnataka Cabinet decision to send back the report on illegal mining and seeking a clarification from the Lokayukta submitted by Justice Santosh Hegde, who was then the Lokayukata, seeking clarifications, has raised a fresh political storm. The Cabinet meeting chaired by Chief Minister DV Sadananda Gowda decided to send …
The Karnataka government seems to be preparing the ground to reject the Lokayukta report on illegal mining. It has given a clear indication of this by questioning the authority of the Lokayukta and saying the anticorruption watchdog had not cared for “the principle of natural justice” while preparing the report. …
The exposure of illegal mining scams in Karnataka and Goa and Karnataka’s ban on transportation of iron ore has had a huge impact on the railways. The South Western Railway (SWR) is one of the major losers, having suffered huge losses which could run into several crores of rupees. It …
The Goa Government has asked all the mining firms to compulsorily install Radio Frequency Identifications (RFIDs) on all the trucks ferrying ore and weighing bridges to tally the production and exports. The State Mines and Geology Department in its order has said that those companies which fail to install RFIDs …
