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 …
PANAJI, 1 NOV: The controversial PAC report of Goa Assembly on illegal mining, which indicted former chief minister Digambar Kamat and some Congress leaders, has been accepted by Speaker Rajendra Arlekar after it had been junked by his predecessor Pratapsingh Rane. The report which pegged illegal mining in Goa at …
Tanzanian police have seized more than 200 elephant tusks hidden in a coffin and in fertilizer bags, pointing to rising poaching in the east African country, officials said on Wednesday. "This is the biggest seizure of elephant tusks in Dar es Salaam in recent history. The tusks were really big, …
The West Australian government’s plan to update laws protecting threatened species has been labelled ‘‘too little, too late’’ by the opposition. Premier Colin Barnett on Wednesday pledged to introduce new biodiversity legislation if the Liberal Party wins the state election in March next year. Under the plan, penalties of up …
The state steel & mines department is not in favour of a complete ban on export of iron ore to help curb illegal mining activities. The M B Shah Commission of enquiry probing into large scale mining activities without lawful authority had recently sought the views of the state government …
PANJIM: The Bombay High Court at Goa took suo moto cognizance of illegal sand mining in Goa and asked the government to file an affidavit by November 26, on the action it has taken against the illegalities involved in the business. The bench of Justices S J Vazifdar and F …
PANJIM: The Supreme Court appointed Centrally Empowered Committee (CEC) during its meeting with Chief Secretary B Vijayan on Monday sought to know the action taken by the state government to check illegal mining activities, prevailing in the State over last five years from 2006 to 2011. Even though the Principal …
PANJIM: Goa government is scheduled to file an affidavit before the Supreme Court wherein it will stress the early resumption of mining in the state. Chief Secretary B Vijayan told Herald that government, being one of the respondents, would be filing an affidavit before the Court during its next hearing …
Panaji Goa’s mining lease owners and exporters on Saturday claimed that the Shah Commission report estimating a loss of R35,000 crore to the exchequer due to illegal mining in the last 12 years was a “notional” figure. Justice MB Shah Commission has stated that "the actual loss to the state …
The Justice M B Shah Commission of enquiry probing into large scale illegal mining activities has urged collectors of Sundergarh, Mayurbhanj and Keonjhar- the three mineral rich districts in Odisha, to furnish details of all iron ore and manganese leases on or before November 1. “During the examination of records …
Villagers Allege That Blasting Was Not Permitted At The Mine Where Body Was Found Jaipur: Lack of safety measures and unauthorised use of explosives during mining on Jaipur outskirts allegedly claimed one more life. The body of a man was found near a mine at Naradpura village in Harmara area …
The Union Ministry of Mines has asked the State Government to submit a status report on setting up of a special anti-extortion and anti-money laundering cell to prevent the nexus between illegal mining, forest contractors and extremists as per the recommendations of the second Administrative Reforms Commission by October 31. …
Officials in Democratic Republic of Congo are colluding with foreign logging firms to support illegal logging, harming local communities and risking the destruction of the world's second largest forest, a report by a campaign group says. Derelict ports in Congo's riverside capital Kinshasa are piled high with logs ready to …
A crusher industry has been extracting stones from the Narayani river illegally, putting the river embankment at risk of bursting. People said over 20 tractors full of stones are supplied to the industry, run by Om Prakash Jaisawal at Ramnagar, on a daily basis. They said the stones are crushed …
To compensate the damage caused by illegal mining activities in Karnataka, the environment panel of the Supreme Court has recommended setting up of super specialty hospitals, technical and vocational educational institutions, drainage, sanitation, clean drinking and road-widening projects besides afforestation and soil conservation plans, at an estimated cost of Rs30,000 …
As many as 42 companies have been issued show cause notices for mining ores beyond permissible limits and without clearance from the Environment and Forest Department in the Joda mining circle on Wednesday. These companies include OMC, OMDC, Essel Mining, Patnaik Mining and S Pradhan mining, among others. Sources said …
Officials in Democratic Republic of Congo are colluding with foreign logging firms to support illegal logging, harming local communities and risking the destruction of the world's second largest forest, a report by a campaign group says. Derelict ports in Congo's riverside capital Kinshasa are piled high with logs ready to …
PANJIM: The report furnished by Goa Directorate of Mines and Geology on the condition of the mining sector and the illegalities committed in Goa between 2006 and 2011 to the Supreme Court’s Central Empowered Committee (CEC) was being frantically reworked on Wednesday as the department went into hush-hush mode with …
PANJIM: Director of Mines and Geology Prasanna Acharya on Monday air dashed to New Delhi with a 100-page report detailing mining operations in Goa over the last five years. The report would be presented to Supreme Court’s Central Empowered Committee (CEC), whose members are scheduled to arrive in Goa on …
Coal Minister Sriprakash Jaiswal today said states need a stronger mindset to put an end to illegal mining as the tackling of law and order was primarily in their hands. Jaiswal announced that the government had identified 54 new coal blocks with total geographical reserves of about 18.22 billion tonnes …
The menace of illegal mining continues in Alwar. A 40-year-old labourer was buried alive at an illegal mine when debris came sliding upon him at Balaheda village in Bandikui area on Friday. According to SHO Bandikui, Rohitash Devanda, some people were involved in illegal mining in forest area near Balaheda …
