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 …
PANJIM: The main contention of the affidavit filed by the state government before the Supreme Court is that Shah Commission report has erred in its valuation of illegal mining in Goa, putting the blame squarely on the Global Positioning System for inaccurate measurements, thereby justifying the mining carried out earlier. …
Security mechanisms in Sindhupalchok, Ramechhap and Dolakha districts have been mobilised along the Gaurishankar Conservation Area to control rising cases of wildlife and vegetation smuggling. Following news reports about rampant smuggling of wildlife, timber and medicinal herbs, a Friday meeting of the security officials of the three districts at Dolakha …
The state government in its affidavit filed in the illegal mining case has informed the Supreme Court (SC) that it has serious objections to bodies like the Central Empowered Committee (CEC) inquiring into the mining issue in Goa. It said that it would have no objection to a committee headed …
The green group says by the end of the year it will have deployed 'eyes in the sky' in one country in Africa or Asia Conservation group WWF has announced plans to deploy surveillance drones to aid its efforts to protect species in the wild, as the South African government …
NAZIRA: With the help of a few corrupt officials of forest department, a few stone quarries are illegally running at Bihubor of Nazira sub–division. It may be mentioned that Bihubor is famous as a natural reserver of stone and almost all the places of Upper Assam are dependent on Bihubor …
Poachers have killed more than 11,000 elephants in Gabon's Minkebe National Park rainforest since 2004, Gabon's government said on Wednesday, with the massacre fuelled by increasing demand for ivory in Asia. The densely-forested central African country is home to about half the world's roughly 100,000 remaining forest elephants, the smallest …
The green group says by the end of the year it will have deployed 'eyes in the sky' in one country in Africa or Asia Conservation group WWF plans to deploy surveillance drones to aid its efforts to protect species in the wild. The green group says that by the …
Iron ore supply likely to be disrupted further in Karnataka if panel finds fault with these miners Supply of iron ore to steel mills in and around Karnataka might be disrupted further if the central empowered committee (CEC), appointed by the Supreme Court to probe alleged irregularities of nine mining …
Nepal has begun a three-month-long census of its tigers which were declared by the International Union for Conservation of Nature as an endangered species in 2010. The census simultaneously kicked off Monday in five conservation areas, which include three national parks (Chitwan, Bardiya, Banke) and two wild life reserves (Shuklaphanta …
Soaring demand for rhino horns in Vietnam is posing a threat to the long-term conservation of one-horned rhinos in the state. This year alone, eight rhinos, including one in Manas National Park, have been poached in the state. Assam lost at least 21 rhinos to poaching in 2012. Even though …
Forest and nature protection officials from Nepal and India have started their first ever joint survey of tigers. The survey will take place in a dozen or more wildlife preserves and forests spread across the Terai Arc region that the two South Asian nations share. The project aims to identify …
Chief Minister Tarun Gogoi today said that the State Government was seeking a CBI probe into the recent spurt in rhino poaching, especially in Kaziranga National Park. “We are calling for a CBI probe into the rhino killings… there could be a conspiracy behind the spurt in poaching, and we …
Rhino poaching has assumed menacing proportions in Assam, with the number of one-horned pachyderms poached in recent months almost equalling the number of rhinos killed in the devastating floods that hit the state last year. Assam experienced one of the worst floods in eight years in 2012, resulting in the …
The Supreme Court on Friday asked the Central Empowered Committee (CEC) to look into the alleged illegalities committed by some mines including Sesa Goa and Mysore Minerals in Karnataka. It also asked the CEC to assess the quantum of loss caused to the exchequer on account of illegal mining by …
Dehradun: In a bid to check illegal mining in ecologically sensitive areas close to various rivers in Uttarakhand — such as the Alakanda, the Mandakini and some minirivers — Uttarakhand chief minister Vijay Bahuguna has announced that his government will not allow private parties to participate in the quarrying and …
The state cabinet Friday approved the affidavit to be placed before the Supreme Court next week in connection with the mining case. The state will seek a withdrawal of the ban on mining activities in the state which was imposed based on information provided by petitioner Goa Foundation. Chief minister …
The beleaguered mining sector in Odisha which is facing a series of allegations mostly over illegal ore excavation and transport, can hope to wriggle out of the mess with the state government engaging World Bank to prepare a project report on the sector. The report, expected to be submitted to …
PANJIM: Chief Minister Manohar Parrikar said that if the Supreme Court modifies or vacates its earlier order suspending mining operations in the State, Goa government will permit legal mining to start within six to eight weeks. He, however, informed that the case filed by Claude Alvares, in the Apex Court …
Agitated locals detain a truck in Dugh rivulet for ‘loading gravel’ from the riverbed After the failure of the Mining Department and the district administration in reining in illegal mining in Dugh and Poong rivulets, near Hamirpur, by “politically influential” people, agitated locals detained a truck in the Dugh rivulet …
PANJIM: Urging State government to initiate action against those involved in the mining scam, Congress MLA Mauvin Godinho on Tuesday called for steps to recover the Rs 35,000 crore revenue lost by the State due to massive illegal mining over decades. The Dabolim MLA also raised concerns whether mining operations …
