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 …
Illegal mining of sand from riverbeds and banks to feed the construction boom has once again become rampant in Ernakulam district, posing a serious threat to the very survival of rivers. S. Sitaraman, environmentalist, said that after a brief period when honest police officers had kept a tight leash over …
A Supreme Court appointed panel has advised the Odisha government to expedite renewal of mining leases and give priority to development of infrastructure in mining areas. The recommendation of the Central Empowered Committee, a panel set up by the court to weigh the impact of industrial projects on forests and …
With the powerful mining mafia opposing mandatory environment clearance, Punjab too is dithering on its implementation. Even as scarcity of sand and gravel is brewing trouble, the state government has yet to transfer the environment clearance of 23 quarries from its mining department to lessees. While a Supreme Court order …
This report summarizes the views of a number of governments and international organizations on illicit wildlife trafficking. These views were collected through a series of structured interviews, and this report is the first to provide a snapshot of current governmental and intergovernmental opinions on this topic.
PANJIM: Goa State Pollution Control Board has rejected the renewal of ‘Consent to Operate’ applications of 107 mining leases, and returned them to the respective firms stating that the Board cannot proceed in view of Supreme Court ban on mining operations in Goa. The mining lease operators had applied for …
In fresh trouble for the mining industry in Goa, the Pollution Control Board has refused operating consent to all 107 mining leases in the State under the Air and Water Pollution Control Act. The Goa State Pollution Control Board (GSPCB), in its order yesterday said since the case against these …
The Punjab government has initiated stringent measures to contain illegal mining out of quarries in the state. Mining Officers have been directed to initiate immediate legal action against all offenders, an official spokesman said here today. A special drive against the illegal miners was launched in the last one month …
As many as 54 mining leases in Odisha are operating under deemed extension following the expiry of their leases. The expiry period of the leases ranges from five to 25 years. According to information given by minister for steel & mines Rajani Kant Singh in the state assembly, mine owners …
The 3-judge Green Bench of the Supreme Court headed by Justice Aftab Alam is not sitting on Friday to take up the Goa mining matters, notwithstanding its ordering on Monday to list a writ petition of Sesa Goa Limited before it on that day on its lawyer pleading that its …
With an aim to check the poaching activities, mostly during flood time, concrete measures would be adopted to apprehend the antisocial elements and all required demands would be met before the arrival of next monsoon so that no further casualties of rhinos and other wildlife take place in Kaziranga National …
Sesa Goa Limited of the Vedanta Group on Monday sought an early hearing by the Supreme Court on its writ petition seeking stay of the adverse findings and comment of the Justice MB Shah Commission in its report on illegal iron ore mining and stay of four orders issued by …
Coming down strongly on illegal mining in Goa, Chief Minister Manohar Parrikar has said that his government will not permit resumption of mining, even if approved by Supreme Court, until proper rules and regulations are adopted to curb the illegalities. Setting a deadline, the government has said that mining will …
The government’s bid to curb illegal mining has resulted in a steep fall in iron ore production. From 208 million tonnes in 2010-11, production is expected to slide to 100 million tonnes(mt) this year. Provisional figures from the Indian Bureau of Mines indicate t ore production during April-September stood at …
Illegal hunting poses a considerable threat to the wildlife of Serengeti National Park and its affiliated protected areas. Techniques for successful mitigation of this threat are heavily debated. Bottom-up community-based initiatives aim to curb poaching by linking local communities with wildlife conservation. Top-down anti-poaching enforcement of protected areas seeks to …
Miners also asked to explain why contiguous leases have bot been combined though Rule 38 of Mineral Concession rules 1960 The Supreme Court-appointed Central Empowered Committee (CEC) investigating into alleged illegal mining activities has asked mining companies operating in Goa to explain violations of rules, even as miners brace themselves …
The state steel & mines department will issue notices to 83 miners awaiting second and subsequent renewal of their leases within a month. Depending on the merit of cases, the department will either renew the leases or bring ineligible leases under the fold of its PSU- Odisha Mining Corporation (OMC). …
In the wake of allegations of transport of illegally mined ore, the mines departments of Odisha and Jharkhand have decided to restrict inter-state transportation of minerals by road. “All cases of inter-state transportation of minerals by road from different mines to the plant sites on either side of the Odisha-Jharkhand …
PANJIM: The Supreme Court (SC) appointed Central Empowered Committee (CEC) has castigated Goa government for providing inadequate and incomplete information over conditions of mines and mining illegalities in Goa for last five years ~ 2006-2011 and has directed it to furnish complete information immediately. The CEC, in a fresh letter …
Mines Minister Dinsha Patel believes that the new mining Bill will help check illegal mining. In an interview with ET’s Meera Mohanty, Patel says his ministry meanwhile will look into the industry's concerns. Edited excerpts: What is the Centre’s view on the recent resolutions passed by Odisha? The Shah Commission …
Bhubaneswar The Society of Geoscientists and Allied Technologists (SGAT) has submitted a memorandum to the Orissa government pointing out that the penalty notices served on 104 mine owners for recovery of Rs 70,000 crore is incorrect. The 734-member strong apex body of geoscientists and mining engineers has said in its …
