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 …
DAMAULI: Haphazard excavation of river products like sand and boulders coupled with the gross apathy of the concerned authorities to control the malpractice has threatened the bridge over the Madi River. Most of the pillars of the longest bridge on Prithvi Highway have been exposed. The bridge could collapse at …
The illicit trade of wildlife worth as much as $213 billion a year that’s partly funding anti-state militias needs a stronger coordinated response, United Nations Environment Programme Executive Director Achim Steiner said. “The illegal trade in natural resources is depriving developing economies of billions of dollars in lost revenue and …
This report focuses on the consequences of environmental crime. It argues that the situation has worsened to the extent that illegal trade in wildlife’s impacts are now acknowledged to go well beyond strictly environmental impacts – by seriously undermining economies and livelihoods, good governance, and the rule of law. It …
The Right to Information (RTI) Club director Dr BP Maithani demanded a CBI inquiry into the scam of illegal mining activities which occurred in February 2014. He expressed disappointment at increasing cases of illegal mining activities in the State. While interacting with media persons, Dr Maithani said that though, National …
The U.N. Environment Assembly (UNEA), a new forum of all nations including environment ministers, business leaders and civil society, will meet in Nairobi from June 23-27 to work on ways to promote greener economic growth. That drive includes giving environmental laws more teeth. "We often have environmental legislation that is …
The WWF on Thursday raised the alarm over plummeting elephant populations in Mozambique after an aerial survey showed ivory poaching is decimating herds in the country. Between 480 and 900 elephants died in the northern Quirimbas reserve between 2011 and 2013 according to a recent aerial study commissioned by the …
Haryana director general of police (DGP) S N Vashishth has promised to end illegal mining in south Haryana by cracking down on the sand mafia. At a meeting held in Gurgaon, the DGP laid out a plan of action to curb mining in parts of Gurgaon and Mewat. Cops will …
The government has declared Chure as a conservation zone, prohibiting all activities amounting to deforestation, wildlife loss, and excavation of minerals, sand and boulders. Addressing Parliament on Tuesday, Minister for Forests and Soil and Conservation Mahesh Acharya said the decision was taken considering the vulnerability and sensitivity of Chure that …
A section of timber traders, in collusion with the unscrupulous officers and employees of the local forest office, are allegedly feeling trees in the reserve forests in Cox’s Bazar district defying restriction on the practice. They are doing the misdeed in the reserve forest under Teknaf upazila of the district …
The U.S. is seeking to use talks toward the Trans-Pacific Partnership with 11 nations in the Asia-Pacific region to damp demand in the multi-billion dollar black market for wildlife products. The federal government is pushing to have the potential accord’s environmental chapter “go beyond anything we’ve done before in a …
China's General Administration of Customs (GAC) has launched a new campaign to crack down on smuggling of ivory and endangered species in the country, it announced on Monday. The campaign will last six months until the end of this year, a GAC spokesman said. Overseas customs authorities will offer legal …
NAVI MUMBAI: After the raid by the Navi Mumbai police last week on illegal sand mining, in which five barges were seized and 18 persons arrested, environmentalists have noticed heightened sand mining and dredging operations in neighbouring areas of the city. "While we appreciate the quick response shown by the …
Madan Mohan Mittal, industries and commerce minister, Punjab has issued strict Instructions to all the district officers and other officers of the department to check the illegal mining in the state. He said that state government is initiating stringent measures to control illegal mining and a comprehensive plan has been …
At a press conference on Sunday, about 200 local Yadav leaders of Samajwadi Party came out in support of an IPS officer and demanded strict action against party leaders involved directly or indirectly in illegal mining. Following attacks on policemen by Samajwadi Party men during the drive against illegal mining, …
All geared up to take on the problem of illegal mining head on, the Punjab Government has decided to initiate stringent measures. It has prepared a comprehensive plan to tighten the screw on the offenders. The State Industries and Commerce Minister Madan Mohan Mittal on Sunday issued strict instructions to …
OLD GOA: A resident of St Estevam has accused various officials of failing to enforce CRZ rules in connection with illegal sand mining along the banks of the Mandovi River. In a complaint to Old Goa Police, J Bismark Dias complained that in 2011, officers holding position in government had …
The Haryana Police Sangathan and Constables and Head Constables’ Association have alleged large-scale irregularities in the functioning of the state police department during a central executive meeting here today. The organisation maintained that illegal mining was being carried out in Yamunanagar, Karnal, Panchkula, Panipat, Sonepat, Mewat, Faridabad, Narnaul, Rewari, Gurgaon …
Over 20,000 African elephants were poached across the continent in 2013 according to a report released today by the CITES Secretariat. Although the sharp upward trend in illegal elephant killing observed since the mid-2000s, which had peaked in 2011, is levelling off, poaching levels remain alarmingly high and continue to …
If the ministry of mines is to be believed, Rajasthan has the largest geographical area under mining leases in the country. Little is left to imagination how along with rampant illegal mining, the state's natural resources are being plundered. According to the ministry, in the last financial year, out of …
Delayed Action Against Offenders Leading To Loss To Exchequer: Report The latest Comptroller of Auditor General (CAG) report has noted that delays on the part of district collectors in confiscating vehicles that transported illegal river sand have not only incurred a huge loss to the state exchequer but even led …
