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 latest Comptroller and Auditor General (CAG) report has found gross irregularities in mining and quarrying in Bihar, which caused estimated revenue loss of Rs 442 crore in 535 cases between 2008-09 and 2010-11. According to the report district mining officers of the State are totally ignorant of the situation …
The National Green Tribunal, Southern Bench, on Monday directed the Ernakulam District Collector to stop illegal sand mining in Periyar River near Panamkudy Kadavu. The Bench, comprising members Justice P. Jyothimani and Prof.R.Nagendran, granted the interim injunction following an application filed by the Paristhithi Samrakshna Samithi, Okkal, represented by its …
Special teams led by Revenue Secretary Gagandeep Singh Bedi on Monday began inspection of mining lease areas along the coastline. Speaking to mediapersons before the inspection, Mr. Bedi said six teams would be deployed at six different locations across the Tuticorin district. Chief Minister Jayalalithaa had constituted special teams recently …
Nagpal Yet To File Her Response To Chargesheet While suspended civil servant Durga Sakthi Nagpal maintained a stoic silence on the ninth day after being chargesheeted by the Uttar Pradesh government, chief minister Akhilesh Yadav was vocal in defending the government for taking action against illegal mining every time a …
The outrage over the suspension of Durga Shakti Nagpal, an IAS officer who was simply doing her job by checking illegal mining of sand along the rivers of Uttar Pradesh, has highlighted a crucial issue. It is now evident that illegal mining of sand from rivers and beaches is rampant …
IAS officer Durga Sakthi Nagpal's recent campaign against the sand mafia in Uttar Pradesh seems to have found an echo in the city. On Sunday, Ahmedabad (rural) police busted a sand-mafia gang, arrested nine people and seized eight earth movers and trucks. This is one of the first such operations …
With mining being the largest industry of Meghalaya, exploitation of mineral resources are underway in the State overlooking laid norms and sand mining is one such example. Despite the recent ban imposed by the National Green Tribunal (NGT) across the country on mining of sand from river beds, the effect …
There's evidence of "rampant, unscientific and illegal (sand) mining" at various locations along the Yamuna in UP's Gautam Budh Nagar district, a union ministry of environment and forest probe has found. The fi ndings could be seen as an endorsement of IAS offi cer Durga Sakthi Nagpal's crackdown on illegal …
The holy city Chitrakoot in Madhya Pradesh's Satna district is sitting on an ecological time bomb. The Mandakini River which through Chitrakoot has been encroached upon and three private bridges have been built on it, turning it pristine banks into rubble and interrupting the natural flow. One of the bridges …
The Ahmedabad rural police arrested seven people and seized five trucks, besides three JCB machines, allegedly used for illegal mining near a tributary of the Sabarmati river. A history-sheeter along with five truck drivers were arrested under Aslali police station area, though three others managed to escape. A police team …
The Union Environment & Forests Ministry committee has found gross illegalities in the sand mining leases of Gautam Budh Nagar in Uttar Pradesh. The committee will submit its report to the Ministry on Friday along with photographic and documentary evidence of illegal mining in the district. Sources in the Ministry …
Bhind district collector Sibi Chakkravarthy M on Thursday slapped a penalty of Rs 263 crore on a Rajasthan-based illegal miner involved with sand mining. Official sources said that the move came after raids on illegal miners held on July 13 during which 4.2 lakh square meter of sand was seized …
Sand-mining may be banned in Maharashtra but that does not stop trucks loaded with illegally mined sand from plying on the city’s outskirts, where dredging is on in full swing. In fact, the National Green Tribunal (NGT) had recently stayed mining from river beds across the country. In case of …
Move comes after District collector was transferred The Tamil Nadu Government today ordered to form a special team to verify the illicit mining in Thoothukudi district in Southern Tamil Nadu, which has been on the storm after the District Collector was transferred after conducting a raid in a private company …
The ruling by the National Green Tribunal (NGT) making it mandatory to get environmental clearance for mining or removal of sand from river beds including areas less than five-hectares has put both the state authorities and the construction industry in a fix. According to environmentalists and officials, the NGT’s direction …
A Wildlife Incident Support Team (WIST) has been deployed to Sri Lanka by the International Consortium on Combating Wildlife Crime (ICCWC) to help the country combat the rising incidents of poaching in the country. Secretary-General of the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species (CITES), John E. Scanlon has been …
The suspension of IAS officer Durga Shakti Nagpal by the Uttra Pradesh Government has annoyed the common people as well as the representatives of different officer lobbies throughout the country. Nagpal, who had shown courage and dared to stop the illegal sand mining while performing her duty as the Divisional …
Officials inspected the Vaipar and Vembar coastline on Tuesday to check any illegal mining operations. In the wake of complaints by fishermen about private companies indulging in illegal mining of beach sand and causing environmental hazard, two teams were constituted to check any violation of Mines Act, Collector Ashish Kumar …
While the National Green Tribunal (NGT) has banned mining of sand from river beds across the country without an environmental clearance, Rajasthan is one of the states where all the norms related to sand mining are being openly flouted. Apart from raising environmental concerns, sand mining from Banas and Chambal …
Issue came to light when UP govt suspended IAS officer Durga Shakti Nagpal responsible for arrest of 15 people The ministry of environment and forests today set up a three-member committee to look into the illegal sand mining at Gautam Budh Nagar in Uttar Pradesh. The committee includes MoEF director …
