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 …
Bull most likely shot for its tusks in first case for a decade as illegal ivory trade encroaches from Zimbabwe and Mozambique South Africa's Kruger national park, which is battling a high number of rhino killings, has recorded its first case of elephant poaching in more than a decade, a …
PUDUCHERRY: The National Green Tribunal has asked the Puducherry government to set up two check posts near a riverbed within 30 days to prevent illegal mining of sand. Tribunal's judicial member Justice M Chockalingam and expert member R Nagendran passed the order on May 12 following a petition filed by …
In a major crackdown, Chambal range police on Wednesday unearthed an illegal underground mining unit at Sindhi river in Datia district. Police team, led by Inspector general D C Sagar and superintendent of police (SP) R P Singh, seized three boats laden with heavy mining equipment including diesel suction pumps …
PANJIM: To ensure that there is no illegal transportation of iron ore from Cavrem mining lease; Chief Minister Manohar Parrikar on Wednesday ordered re-inspection of ore stacked at the mine owned by Dinar Tarcar. As per government record there is around three lakh metric tons of ore, of which two …
JOWAI: The West Jaintia Hills district administration has imposed a ban on rat hole mining and transport of coal from the district following the order of National Green Tribunal (NGT) in this regard. In the order issued under Section 144 CrPC on Tuesday, the West Jaintia Hills District Magistrate PS …
Concerned over the rapid depletion of various water bodies in Meghalaya due to mining activities, the State Government will soon formulate the Concession Rules for implementation of the Meghalaya Mines and Mineral Policy, 2012. The Government is also planning to acquire all the lands which fall under the catchment areas …
One of Africa's oldest national parks announced Tuesday that it had been hit by an unusual wave of attacks by armed elephant poachers, with dozens of carcasses found, and three suspected poachers killed. Garamba National Park, a remote 1,900-square-mile park in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, issued an urgent …
In a major shot in the arm for Odisha's beleaguered mining industry, senior officials of the state and Centre have decided to take coordinated steps to reopen 131 mines that were shut down for want of statutory clearances. The decision was taken at a high-level meeting on Monday. According to …
KANPUR: Though the Supreme Court has given directions to the state government to check illegal mining along riverbeds, large-scale illegal mining of sand is going on from Patharra to the downstream Bhareh, which falls under National Chambal Sanctuary in Etawah district. The mining mafias are extracting sand from the river …
The High Court has closed a Public Interest Litigation (PIL) on illegal quarrying operation around an oldest Kashmiri Pandit cave, popularly known as ‘Batta Goff’ in Beerwah in Budgam district, with a direction to district administration ensure no quarrying at the site. A division bench of the High Court comprising …
In the battle against poachers, conservationists have become embroiled in a technological arms race. And now Instagram is being used as a weapon. Recent reports suggest poachers are increasingly using geo-tagged photos on the site, and other social media networks, to quickly track down their prey. A photo posted on …
NAGPUR: Taking a cue from Gujarat and Tamil Nadu, the state government has decided to charge companies applying for environmental clearance. The minimum fee is Rs 1 lakh, and maximum Rs15 lakh, with the cost of the project determining the exact fee. While the government has decided to levy fee …
The top court has held that automatic renewals of mining leases, after first renewal period of 20 years is illegal It was never uneasy for them to challenge the Odisha government order in a court regarding reservation of minerals for local industries or to duck a government request for online …
Irked by the slow pace of disposal of mining concessions, the Centre has asked the states to clear over 60,000 applications without delays. "A huge 63,395 mineral concession applications are pending with Karnataka, Andhra Pradesh, Rajasthan, Chhattisgarh, Goa, Gujarat, Jharkhand, Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra, Odisha and Tamil Nadu. We have asked …
A Melbourne woman wants to halt the multimillion-dollar business of importing rhino horn to Vietnam by launching a series of advertisements aimed at the country’s wealthy elite. Lynn Johnson, who has no background in wildlife conservation, has raised $20,000 to place the ads in prominent Vietnamese magazines and newspapers. The …
Billions of pounds a year is being plundered from Africa through illegal logging and fishing that is prolonging poverty in the world's poorest continent, the former head of the United Nationssaid on Thursday. Kofi Annan's annual update on Africa says that money needed for a green revolution in agriculture and …
SHILLONG: Observing that coal is a national resource, Forest and Environment Minister Prestone Tynsong on Wednesday termed the rat hole mining system in the State as illegal and hailed the National Green Tribunal order banning such mining in Meghalaya. “As per the provisions laid down in the Mines and Minerals …
Phansidewa block authorities today said they would take stern action against illegal mining in local rivers, following complaints from panchayat officials that such activities have led to the groundwater level depleting in the area, thus leading to an acute water crisis. Phansidewa Block Development Officer (BDO) Birupakshya Mitra will seek …
In a first for any state, the Haryana government has made public its losses on account of illegal sand mining. In a report submitted to the National Green Tribunal on Tuesday, the government has stated that illegal mining of over 60,000 metric tonnes sand on a land belonging to the …
MEWAT: City police came under attack from the stone mining mafia on Monday after a gang engaged a police party in Lohinga Kalan village of Punahana. This is not the first time the cops have been brazenly assaulted by illegal stone miners. A deeper look into the issue of stone …
