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 …
BELLARY: Santa Sheela Nair, Secretary, Union Ministry of Mines, has sought the intervention of S.V. Ranganath, Chief Secretary, government of Karnataka, and Vijai Sharma, Secretary, Ministry of Environment and Forests, New Delhi, to permit officials of the Indian Bureau of Mines (IBM) to enter the mines within the forest areas. …
Taking strong exception to the alleged prevention of Central Government officials from inspecting illegal mines in Hospet in Bellary district, the Centre has directed Karnataka to allow them free access to all mines. The Central team was prevented from inspecting mines in Hospet in Bellary district. File photoDirecting Chief Secretary …
BHUBANESWAR: Members of the panel constituted by the Orissa Pradesh Congress Committee (OPCC) on industrialisation and multi-crore mining scam would visit Mayurbhanj and Keonjhar districts to make an on-the-spot assessment of illegal mining activities. A decision to this effect was taken at the first meeting of the committee chaired by …
BHUBANESWAR: Activists of Orissa Jana Sammilani (OJS) here on Tuesday staged demonstration in front of the regional office of the Indian Bureau of Mines (IBM) in protest against the latter
HOSPET (BELLARY DISTRICT): For the second consecutive day on Tuesday, officials belonging to the Indian Bureau of Mines (IBM) were prevented by the Forest Department from entering the mining area in Vyasanakere in Hospet taluk for undertaking a survey following the directions of the Karnataka High Court in connection with …
Strict legal action will be taken against those who are violating the law and are engaged in illegal sand mining, Tahsildar Dr Sudha has said. She was addressing the media persons here on Tuesday. The officer said that it has come to the notice of the administration that sand is …
New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Monday sought reply from the Centre, and others on a petition seeking implementations of the directions given by a state Lokayukta which pointed out large-scale illegal mining activities in the forest areas of Karnataka and Andhra Pradesh. A special forest Bench headed by Chief …
Govt Seeks Continuation Of Stay On Mining At Obalapuram Mines Our Political Bureau NEW DELHI BELLARY brothers, whose mining empire flourished when Andhra Pradesh was under the late YS Rajasekhara Reddy
S.S. NEGI Jan. 4: Taking a serious view of a decision of the former Congress-led Dharam Singh government in Karnataka permitting mining by private companies on huge tracts of reserved and non-reserved forests where it was to be done exclusively by the public sector undertakings (PSUs), the Supreme Court on …
Ananth Krishnan In the Year of the Tiger, efforts to save the endangered big cat have been given a much-needed boost. China, from where much of the demand for tiger parts is sourced, has announced new measures to clamp down on illegal trade in tiger parts, calling for improved anti-poaching …
This report builds on the initiatives of the Asia Forest Partnership and East Asia and Pacific FLEG to promote cooperation among Customs, Forestry and other authorities to reduce the trade of illegal wood products. The goal of this review is to assist Customs and timber trade regulating agencies in their …
This paper returns to the particular issue of regulatory frameworks: the rules and systems put in place to encourage best practice and compliance with the official rules. It argues that in many countries the regulatory framework needs to be rethought, and rethought on the basis of today
With pressure mounting from the highest levels, new moves to curb poaching and illegal trade in wildlife are being planned by the State Forest Department, which would involve enhanced support from several government agencies including the Army and paramilitary forces. The objective is to make wildlife crime more identifiable, and …
Indronil Roy Chowdhury Kolkata: Coal India Ltd (CIL) has dropped Indonesia-based Jaguar Energy & Power Ltd from the list of companies, it intended to forge partnerships with to secure foreign coal blocks due to its alleged connection with Madhu Koda, the former Jharkhand chief minister charged with the Rs 4,000-crore …
THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: Forest Minister Binoy Viswam has said that the LDF Government had succeeded in checking sandalwood theft from Marayur forest range. At present there are 58,418 sandal trees in this forest range and steps have been taken to monitor the situation on a day-to-day basis, he said while speaking to …
CHENNAI: The Tamil Nadu Vivasayigal Sangam has filed a petition in the Madras High Court seeking to declare the lease granted to four persons to do quarrying in the temple town of Thiruneermalai, near here, as illegal. In his petition, K.Balakrishnan, the association general secretary, sought a consequent direction to …
