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 than 250 crushers around tourist spot Jaflong, some 55km north of Sylhet city, are crushing stones illegally occupying land belonging to Roads and Highways Department (RHD) and Bangladesh Forest Department. Visiting the area earlier this month, this correspondent found many unauthorised crushers occupying land along the Sylhet-Tamabil highway. Most …
Illegal harvest for commercial trade has recently surged to become a major threat to some of the world’s most endangered and charismatic species. Unfortunately, the cryptic nature of illegal killing makes estimation of rates and impacts difficult. Applying a model based on field census of carcasses, to our knowledge we …
DEHRADUN: Uttarakhand government's special mining vigilance force (SMVF), constituted last December, has come down hard on illegal mining in the state's ecologically sensitive zones. In the last eight months, the force has slapped fines to the tune of Rs 27 crore on illegal miners, seized 20 pokland machines, 46 earth-diggers, …
The plea alleged illegal sand mining in Haridwar The National Green Tribunal has imposed a cost of Rs 50,000 on the National Green Tribunal Bar Association (NGTBA) for withdrawing its plea alleging illegal sand mining in Haridwar and rebuked it for acting “irresponsibly”. The bench also issued notices to chief …
The Shah commission's final report on illegal mining in Goa has recommended a Central bureau of investigation (CBI) inquiry into illegal mining in the state. So far, the state government has tried to avoid a CBI inquiry into illegal mining in the state. CBI, Goa, has written to the state …
Iron ore mining in Goa is likely to resume soon. Chief Minister Manohar Parrikar has said a new mineral policy is to be presented to the legislature by the end of this month. Nearly four months after the Supreme Court lifted an 18-month ban on iron ore mining, following the …
The Madras High Court Bench here on Wednesday criticised the State government for using machineries to quarry sand from riverbeds “perhaps under pressure from lorry owners” and for not disclosing the correct quantity of sand quarried from each location. Passing orders in a batch of writ petitions related to sand …
A Chinese coal company has been operating illegal open-pit mines in alpine meadows on the far-western Qinghai plateau, potentially endangering one of the country’s largest rivers, a new investigation has found. Four open cast mines on the Muli coalfield, operated by the private corporation Kingho Group, could seriously endanger a …
More than 100 people engaged in illegal mining of sand from a riverbed on the outskirts of Puducherry town threatened an environmental activist to withdraw a case filed by him with the National Green Tribunal (NGT) against them. The mob gathered before the house of activist V Chandrasekhar in Bahour …
The high court issued a notice to the State Government in the matter pertaining to alleged illegal mining activities in and around Kanakpura, Ramnagar, Channapatana Taluks of Ramanagara district. The petitioners B C Narayanaswamy and A C Shivaraju who are social activists allege that MLA D K Shivakumar and his …
SHIJIAZHUANG - Fifty-six mines have been shut down in north China's Hebei Province, which holds the country's smoggiest cities. The 56 include 10 illegal mines and 46 others which are within 300 meters of expressways or railways, said Wei Fenghua, an official with the Hebei Land and Resources Department, on …
In a bid to check illegal mining, which are prevailing in the State and being patronised by the politician, the State Government is going to make foolproof transparent policy and constitute effective enforcement agency as well. Now onward silt, which gets deposited in agriculture land, will be removed by the …
The United States hopes to expand a two-year-old effort against organised crime in West Africa to include wildlife trafficking and money laundering - activities that it says exploits some of the same networks long used for drug trafficking. William Brownfield, the Assistant U.S. Secretary for International Narcotics and Law Enforcement …
The National Green Tribunal on Monday asked the Kerala government why it needed more time to shut down illegal quarries operating in the state. NGT made its observation while hearing the state government`s plea seeking more time to act against quarries flouting norms. There are an estimated 2,300 illegal quarries …
Kozhikode: Environmentalists under the banner of Prakrithi Samrakshana Samithi will hold a statewide satyagraha in front of all the district collectorates on Tuesday in protest against the official apathy in implementing the National Green Tribunal (NGT) order. The order made environment clearance mandatory for issuing mining licenses to quarries. The …
BHUBANESWAR: An AIG ranked officer of Ministry of Environment and Forests (MoEF) visited Similipal Tiger Reserve (STR) to inquire into the allegations of illegal mining activity within the tiger habitat. Ravi Kiran Gawekar, an AIG with National Tiger Conservation Authority (NTCA), inspected Ghanshyam Mishra and Sons iron ore mines at …
In a major push to the ongoing public protest against rampant quarrying at Mookkunnimala, the Chennai bench of the National Green Tribunal on Thursday directed the Kerala Pollution Control Board (PCB) to furnish details of quarries functioning at the hillock . While hearing a petition the Kerala high court had …
Global environmental crime is estimated by the United Nations to be worth as much as $213 billion annually. Over $23 billion is attributed to the illegal wildlife trade alone, of which ivory is an important component. Across Africa, as much as 5-7% of the elephant population is being slaughtered annually …
DHADING: District Monitoring Committee, Dhading, has started inspecting sand refineries and stone crusher industries across the district to ensure that those businesses that had been running illegally were shut. The committee’s monitoring started yesterday after the district level monitoring and coordination committee decided to shut all crusher and sand refinery …
Youths have been protesting against the crusher industries demanding their closure in Sindhupalchowk district. A number of crusher industries are in operation at the banks of Indrawati river. The youths have charged the industries of polluting the environment, continuously eroding the river banks and damaging the Helambu highway. The crusher …
