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 …
Forest department helpless in checking jumbos straying out Frequent transfer of officers posted to Bannerghatta National Park (BNP) and, increasing human habitat has made the Forest department helpless in checking the growing man-animal conflict. This has resulted in elephants straying out of the forests in the region, wildlife experts opine. …
Says the ill-gotten wealth should be recovered and used for reclamation and rehabilitation The National Committee for Protection of Natural Resources (NCPNR) has urged chief minister Siddaramiah to take steps to initiate punitive action against companies involved in illegal mining and the officials who connived with them. Founder president of …
Following reports of rampant illegal sand mining, the state government on Monday said a new sand mining policy would be announced within next two months. Public works minister (PWD) H C Mahadevappa, who is also chairman of cabinet sub-committee to frame sand mining policy, said that the committee has met …
The Allahabad High Court on Wednesday reserved its order on a PIL on illegal mining of silica in Shankargarh area of Allahabad district. The verdict would be delivered on Friday. The high court bench, comprising Justice Sudhir Agrawal and Justice Sunita Agrawal, passed the order after hearing petitioner's counsel SD …
The State government will constitute a Cabinet sub-committee to decide measures to effectively tackle illegal sand mining in the state. Minister for Public Works Dr H C Mahadevappa told presspersons here on Tuesday that he would be heading the sub-committee to be set up soon. “We will try to prepare …
Iron ore mining in Goa is expected to begin by August this year, an industry body said today. "We feel that mining will begin by August this year. The Supreme Court has given indications in that direction," Goa Chamber of Commerce and Industry (GCCI) President Manguirish Pai Raikar told reporters …
Says membership at stake if found guilty PANJIM: Goa’s apex industrial body Goa Chamber of Commerce and Industry has declared that ‘all those involved in illegal mining should be brought to book’ and if any member of the chamber is found to be involved in illegal mining his membership will …
Digging deep into the issue of unlawful mining in Punjab, the Punjab and Haryana High Court has directed the Ferozepur Deputy Commissioner to “ensure illegal mining is brought to a halt”. Taking up a petition filed by Anokh Singh and others against the State of Punjab and other respondents, Justice …
Rajkot (Gujarat): A senior minister in the Narendra Modi government was on Saturday sentenced to three years imprisonment by a court in Porbandar in the Rs. 54-crore illegal limestone mining case of 2006. Gujarat Water Resources minister Babu Bokhiria was convicted by Chief Judicial Magistrate C.V. Pandya. Bokhiria along with …
SC had allowed these mines to resume operations subject to statutory conditions in order dated April 18 In what could be considered as fresh trouble brewing for the iron and steel sector in Karnataka, the mines and geology department, government of Karnataka, has recommended premature termination of 14 iron ore …
All 336 mining lease holders in Goa had been asked to file their monthly returns, using the e-filing system according to a circular issued by the Directorate of Mines and Geology. The Mines and Minerals Development Regulation Act (MMRD) makes filing of monthly e-returns by mining firms compulsory. Director of …
West Khasi Jaintia Hills Deputy Commissioner PS Dkhar has issued an order banning mining of limestone at Nongtalang and Amtapoh villages in the district. When contacted, Dkhar informed that he issued the order on Saturday last after receiving a petition from the traditional bodies in the areas expressing their concern …
’’Trading of rhino horns is a highly organized crime. From local operators to a section of wildlife personnel in Assam are involved in this illegal business’’ The poachers who kill one horned rhinos in Assam make huge profit by selling their horns through agents located in countries like Myanmar, Vietnam, …
Illegal mining activities in the state resulted in agitations at Jaipur and Bhilwara in the past two days. In Ugryawas area in Jaipur district, nearly 7,000 people started a united struggle against mining in the area while a large crowd came out on the road in Jahajpur town of Bhilwara …
When the whole world joined the chorus to save nature and protect its flora and fauna, Cachar forest division, on the other hand, remained a mute witness to the merciless axing and felling of trees in Rengti Hills under Dholai range, close to Mizoram border. Despite media reports and exposes …
Arrests follow series of pit collapses in which dozens have died, and highlight social and environmental challenges of China's presence in Africa Ghanaian authorities have arrested 168 Chinese citizens for illegal goldmining, highlighting the social and environmental challenges posed by China's growing presence on the continent. In a six-day operation …
The Forest Department has tied up with the National Remote Sensing Centre (NRSC) for using remote sensing technology to monitor the forest wealth and water resources and land use planning. The NRSC will provide technical guidance and training to the manpower deployed at the Green India Mission Lab here to …
Indiscriminate and illegal felling of trees, often in connivance with local influential people, has largely denuded the Sal and Gajari forests in Madhupur and adjoining upazilas in Tangail. But recently a government-run welfare programme and self-employment training organised by the forest department have turned a part of the forests green …
The Centre for Science and Environment (CSE) made a scathing attack against the Supreme Court's Centrally Empowered Committee (CEC) for letting off the most corrupt without any or little punishment in the Karnataka mining scam. It said the apex court — based on the recommendations of the CEC — had …
JAIPUR: Death is the word doing the rounds in Ranthambore as far as tigress T-17's sudden, mysterious disappearance is concerned. It is nearly a month since the tigress, also called Sundari, went missing from the reserve leaving its three one-year-old cubs literally in the lurch. However, it is yet to …
