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 …
The Khyber Pakhtunkhwa forest department has increased the timber smuggling and deforestation fine in the province manifold. “Our department wants to protect green gold (forest) in the province and therefore, it has increased the fine on those involved in timber smuggling and illegal tree cutting many times. This will help …
With there being few employment avenues in this border industrial belt of Paonta Sahib, illegal mining has emerged as an employment avenue for hundreds of jobless youth. Officials admit this fact and, according to an estimate, there are hundreds of families which thrive on this illegal trade along the Yamuna …
The National Green Tribunal's central zone bench in Bhopal has banned mining activities in 84 stone and marble quarries located inside and within 1 km radius of the Sariska tiger reserve and adjoining Jamuaramgarh sanctuary. While criticizing the Rajasthan government for unabated illegal mining in the Aravalli hills, including Sariska, …
Chief Minister Hemant Soren, in view of the complaints of coal smuggling and illegal mining, ordered to execute a work plan within a week to curb it. Dealing with another matter related to complaints of coal smuggling in Hazaribag in which police officials were involved, the Chief Minister ordered a …
Mail Today spotted a line of tractors being loaded with illegally mined sand on Saturday on the periphery of Gharbhara village, located along the Yamuna Expressway.Almost a year after the suspension of IAS officer Durga Shakti Nagpal by the Uttar Pradesh government highlighted the problem of rampant illegal sand mining …
Exposing the nexus between mining mafia and government officials in Rajasthan, two senior forest officers were on Tuesday booked for allowing mining in protected forest land. Senior forest officers gave permits for mining inside Hindon reserve forest range in Kharauti division A court at Karauli in Rajasthan ordered registration of …
The Meghalaya Coal Miners and Exporters Association, South West Khasi Hills, has opposed the recent order of the National Green Tribunal (NGT) banning rat hole mining in the State. The Association during a meeting here on Thursday also decided to appeal before NGT against the order through the State Government. …
Mining, despite a ban, in the Chakki rivulet in this subdivision bordering Punjab has been posing a threat to 12 gram panchayats, leaving local residents and environmentalists worried. Once farmers of Khanni, Maira, Baduee, Baranda, Lodwan, Kandwal and Mohtli gram panchayats used to produce around 5,000 tonnes of foodgrain in …
It's well known that much of the world's massive illegal wildlife trade ends up in China, including poached tigers, pangolins, and bears. But now those who order pangolin fetuses, tiger blood, or bear bile at a restaurant or market may see significant jail time. According to a reinterpretation of Chinese …
The State government has issued a show-cause notice to Kumaraswamy Mineral Exports Private Limited for allegedly mining in reserved forests. Lokayukta Justice Y Bhaskar Rao had conducted a detailed inquiry and sent a report to the government recommending criminal proceedings against the company. The Lokayukta report sent under Section 12 …
SC may have lifted the ban on mining in the state but it will be a while before exports resume in right earnest A lot was riding on Goa's iron ore mines till the Supreme Court clamped down on them in September 2012. As much as 40 million tonnes of …
The Kerala State Human Rights Commission (KSHRC) has sent a notice to Pallichal panchayat president, Chief Secretary and the DGP over a complaint related to Mookkunnimala, which is in the eye of a storm with the residents of Pallichal agitating against illegal mining in the hill. The KSHRC sent the …
The Special Investigation Team (SIT) probing illegal mining cases has not registered a single FIR so far. Reason: The government has appointed just 10 of 157 sanctioned policemen. Lokayukta Justice Y Bhaskar Rao has recently written to the government seeking appointment of police officers, including DySPs, inspectors, sub-inspectors and constables. …
Six elephants were killed by poachers in a Kenyan national park last week, including four calves, one of which was so young it did not have tusks. Three suspects have since been arrested. The incident in Tsavo East national park on Thursday, described by conservationists as demonstrating the "inhumanity" of …
The National Green Tribunal on Tuesday sought status of the sand mining from the river banks on affidavit within four weeks from all state governments, warning that no further time will be granted to report. Listing the next hearing on July 8, the 5-member principal bench headed by Justice Swatanter …
AG Nadkarni’s submissions prove that the Parrikar govt strengthened the court’s line on deemed renewals Nadkarni specified that deemed extension working was “illegal” mining Goa govt went on overdrive to emphasize wrongs of the Digambar govt As the different layers of the Supreme Court judgment on Goa mining are getting …
While Goa government is planning to resume mining by September by renewing the existing leases in a phased manner, which were declared as illegal by the Supreme Court, since they were renewed under the deemed provision, Goa Foundation has warned that it would challenge the renewals in the Court, since …
Reserving the order, the court observed that it will not pass a blanket ban on mining but may order interim shutdown of 40 iron ore mine lease holders New Delhi : Forty out of the fifty-six iron ore mines in Odisha are operating under deemed-renewed leases and may have to …
Reserves interim order on mines operating under deemed extension clause The Supreme Court today completed hearing on a crucial case of illegal mining in Odisha. The apex court, has, however, reserved its interim order. The state government had earlier drawn flak from the Supreme Court appointed central empowered committee (CEC) …
CEC had asked for detailed information on mining leases in a letter to Odisha chief secretary J K Mohapatra Clearing the air on illegal mining, the Odisha government today informed the Supreme Court appointed central empowered committee (CEC) that all working mines in the state were operating with statutory approvals. …
