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 …
Members of the Gola Sangharsh Samiti, staged a protest against alleged 'illegal mining and stocking of riverbed materials' by various stone-crusher companies alleging that the stone crushers owners in connivance with the mining department have caused losses worth crores to the State exchequer and demanded inspection of these companies. Thus …
The Central Empowered Committee of the Supreme Court has directed the controversial Obulapuram Mining Corporation (OMC) owned by Tourism Minister G Janardhana Reddy to produce a written submission stating its position on illegal mining in the Bellary forest area. At a meeting in Anantapur on Thursday, CEC Member Secretary M …
Anantapur, Dec. 22: The Central Empowered Committee (CEC), constituted by the Supreme Court to look into iron ore mining irregularities at controversial Obulapuram village, visited and examined the boundaries along the AP-Karnataka border on Wednesday. Committee member secretary Mr M.K. Jeewaraki, members A.D.N. Rao and Mahendra Vyas visited Y. Mahabaleswarappa …
Bangalore: Governor H R Bhardwaj on Friday told Chief Minister B S Yeddyurappa to immediately reply to his two letters seeking details on land deals and illegal mining. The governor also asked Yeddyurappa not to ignore corruption charges against the chief minister and his ministerial colleagues. Bhardwaj, through his two …
CONTINUING ITS drive against illegal mining, the Centre is convening a meeting of state governments next week to review the action taken to check the problem.
Rajendra Sharma | TNN Alwar: Having received flak on several occasions for its failure in containing illegal mining in Aravalli ranges, the Rajasthan government seems to have woken up at last. On Thursday, in a joint operation with mines department, the Alwar district administration seized 27 trucks and arrested 17 …
Despite Delhi Government spending lakhs of rupees to develop rural areas, several green trees are being cut down daily for illegal trade. Concerned over the rising illegal tree-cutting incidents, people living in the areas and social welfare organisation have written to the Delhi CM to take action against those including …
VILLUPURAM: The Department of Geology and Mining has come out with a new procedure to check the misuse of permits issued for prospecting for mineral resources. The department has now adopted the practice of affixing hologram to certify the authenticity of permits for tapping mineral resources, according to Collector R. …
Rachna Singh | TNN Jaipur: Recognizing that mining is a necessary evil and to propel economic growth extraction of minerals is a requisite, the Ministry of Mines has a clear set of guidelines that the state government is expected to follow. With the state government forming a special committee to …
ALUVA: A police team led by Circle Inspector K B Prafulla Chandran, destroyed six country-boats used for illegally transporting river sand from the Periyar at Uliyannoor and Kunjunnikkara area, near here, on Monday. The boats had been seized when police raided the area last week. The workers, who were engaged …
Bhubaneswar: The state BJP unit on Sunday alleged that the missing of an important file from mines department was a nothing but a cover up the illegalities committed by officials and others in the multi-crore mining scam. The missing story of the file containing valuable information relating to the scam …
Yet another case of illegal iron-ore mining in a wildlife sanctuary has come under the scanner in Goa. The government is investigating ongoing mining operations near the Netravali Wildlife Sanctuary
Thiruvananthapuram: Home Minister Kodiyeri Balakrishnan said on Wednesday that the police seemed to be a mute witness to rampant illegal river sand mining in the State. Inaugurating an annual conference of vigilance officers of government departments and public sector undertakings here, Mr. Balakrishnan said that unauthorised miners had even dug …
MoEF Report Shows Apathy Over Environmental Safeguards Rachna Singh | TNN Jaipur: While it is evident that rampant unregulated and illegal mining is going on in Rajasthan, what is also alarming is that the state has done little to reduce the damage caused to ecology and people working in the …
NIZAMABAD, Dec. 7: The zilla parishad (ZP) general body again discussed the illegal quarrying of sand and preventive measures in Nizamabad district on Tuesday. It may be noted that the ZP general body, which consists of MPs, MLAs, MLCs, ZPTCs and MPP presidents, earlier passed resolutions on the sand issue …
The final report on the ongoing inquiry into illegal mining in the State will be submitted to the Government before March 31 next year, Lokayukta Justice Santosh Hegde said here on Sunday. Justice Hegde, who was on his way to attend a programme in Kittur, told reporters that the Lokayukta …
The government must ensure that laws and regulation foster an environment that discourages bounty hunters and encourages long-term investors in mining, says Rajiv Kumar THERE is clearly a direct trade-off between exploitation of natural resources and conservation of environment and human habitat. In the past, due to lower environment consciousness, …
The Supreme Court on Friday issued notice to the Karnataka government on a petition filed by MSPL Ltd challenging the blanket ban imposed on transport and export of iron ore in the state. The move is seen as hurting exports as India is the world
Caurem villagers under the banner of Caurem Adivasi Bachao Samiti on Thursday sought the intervention of the Chief Minister and the Indian Bureau of Mines to stop the mining operation at the Devapan Mine immediately. The villagers called on the Chief Minister, Digambar Kamat at his Malbhat residence here this …
