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 …
After battling corruption in the government for nearly four years, Justice N Santhosh Hegde today resigned as Karnataka Lok Ayukta in frustration over the BJP government
After more than two years of negotiations, the European Council and European Parliament have signed a provisional agreement that, if approved, would ban illegal timber from entering the EU.
We have a regulator - the Indian Bureau of Mines, which is modernising its strategies to deal with illegal mining.. Vishwanath Kulkarni The mining sector has been in the news for issues such as illegal mining and the growing demand for ban on iron exports among others. The Mines Ministry …
GUWAHATI, June 20: Customs officials on Sunday seized a huge consignment of tiger bones and other animal parts estimated at a whopping Rs.10.66 million and destined for use in traditional medicines in China, an official said. A customs official said the seizure was made from the Gopinath Bordoloi International Airport …
Tura: 11 organisations under the GHAMF at a meeting held in Tura on Saturday resolved to take the fight against illegal mining to a new level. The meeting stressed on the importance of conservation and management of natural resources in a sustainable manner as compared to the savage method of …
To accept most of CEC's recommendations. The Orissa government will file its response to the interim report of the Central Empowered Committee (CEC) of the Supreme Court in connection with a case relating to illegal mining operations in the state by the end of this month. It may be noted …
Modi, Who Squealed On The Reddy Bros, Barred From Exporting Ore Dhananjay Mahapatra | TNN New Delhi: In an interesting twist, the businessman who blew whistle on politically powerful mining magnates in Reddy brothers for allegedly encroaching into Bellary reserve forest and illegally mining iron ore now himself stands accused …
Sanjay Jog / Mumbai June 17, 2010, 0:42 IST The central and state governments have agreed on tightening measures to curb illegal mining in the country. It has been decided that satellite imagery sourced from state remote-sensing organisations would be used for this purpose. Andhra Pradesh, Chhattisgarh, Gujarat, Goa, Haryana, …
Hyderabad, June 14: The mining baron, Mr Gali Janardhan Reddy, got a breather from the AP High Court which on Monday stayed all further proceedings on a probe ordered by the Centre into the alleged illegal mining operations of Obulapuram Mining Corporation (OMC). Justice C.V. Nagarjuna Reddy allowed a miscellaneous …
Some Running For More Than 20 Years Nitin Sethi | TNN New Delhi: Is it possible to operate hundreds of illegal mines in India for years on end without being detected or prosecuted? And can their illegal operations be legitimized in one stroke and turned into
With a view to prevent illegal mining and loot of precious mineral resources as well as to usher in greater efficiency in the mining operations, the state government has decided to prepare maps of all the mining areas on the lines of revenue maps. The maps so prepared would be …
New Delhi, 9 JUNE: The law ministry has favoured more power to the Centre in dealing with illegal mining, an area hitherto falling under the states domain. The ministry made these suggestion on the draft mining legislation sent to it by the mines ministry for vetting.
Priyadarshi Siddhanta Stung by the reality that illegally mined minerals, particularly iron ore, were finding their way to ports and other places through its rakes, the Railway Ministry has chalked out a comprehensive action plan to stop the practice. The state-run monolith has decided to soon implement an entry-exit system …
Nearly five lakh tonnes of iron ore seized in Karnataka as part of an investigation into illegal mining from the iron ore rich district of Bellary has gone missing. The iron ore worth nearly Rs 200 crore was seized at the Bellekeri Port near Karwar in Karnataka. Officials of the …
Two women have been arrested in Meghalaya on suspicion of uranium smuggling, police said on Tuesday. The duo -- Jobila Marak and Evalila Sangma -- were arrested in Jengjal area in West Garo Hills district on Monday, police said. They were arrested by Meghalaya Police on the basis of information …
New Delhi, June 6: With the Karnataka government rejecting suggestions for a CBI probe, the Union mines ministry is looking at other means to crack down on the mining mafia in the state. In the face of the Karnataka government's resistance to a CBI probe, the matter was referred to …
With the Karnataka government rejecting suggestions for a CBI probe, the Union Mines Ministry is pursuing other moves to crack down on the mining mafia in the state. In the face of the Karnataka government's resistance to a CBI probe, the matter was referred to the Cabinet and the issue …
The story of coal in northeast India is an incomplete one. For 130 years, two governments, British India and Independent India, have managed the coalfield of Tinsukia district in upper Assam. Coal India Limited took over these coalfields after they were nationalized in 1973. Other than the Margherita coalfields in …
The government will soon introduce rules to regulate informal e-waste recycling sector, but the formal sector itself is flouting regulations. Read this DTE investigative report on the thriving "illegal trade of e-waste" and dangerous working conditions.To know more click on the following URL: http://www.downtoearth.org.in/cover.asp?foldername=20100531&filename=news&sid=37&sec_id=9See AlsoLegislation: E-waste Rules, 2010.www.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/node/304182Report: An assessment …
