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Govt pushes for sand mining in Garhwal
Sand mining is as lucrative as gold mining, goes an old adage in Uttarakhand. No wonder then that the state government is pushing so hard to get environment clearances, so the Garhwal Mandal Vikas Nigam
Sand mining is as lucrative as gold mining, goes an old adage in Uttarakhand. No wonder then that the state government is pushing so hard to get environment clearances, so the Garhwal Mandal Vikas Nigam
The NGT bench headed by Justice Jawad Rahim was dealing with two applications by Readiness for Empowerment through Legitimate Action. Mr K Sravan Kumar, counsel for the petitioners, submitted that though
Fort Kochi Sub Collector S. Suhas on Wednesday made a surprise inspection to a sand mining site operating near Chottanikkara and directed its immediate shutdown. The visit, held in the morning, revealed
The National Green Tribunal has constituted a panel to inspect the Betwa river bank in Jalaun and Hamirpur districts of Uttar Pradesh and probe the allegations of rampant illegal sand mining in the area.
5,000 were working as labourers for companies that exported sand’. Around 400 fishermen, including 75 women, from the coastal hamlets of the district submitted a petition to District Revenue Officer P.
To curb illegal sand mining, the Environment Ministry has decided to make it mandatory to take environment clearance (EC) for sand and gravel mining below five hectares from a district level authority.
Parliament has summoned National Environmental Management Authority (NEMA) to explain circumstances surrounding the recent clash between Chinese sand miners and Wakiso district chairman, Matia Lwanga Bwanika.
Sand mining continues in many parts of Kendrapada and Jajpur districts despite the August 14 National Green Tribunal order to curb such practices without proper environment clearance. Illegal sand mining
The Madras High Court has directed the Centre and the Tamil Nadu government to respond to a public interest litigation petition seeking a SIT probe into illegal beach sand mining in the State. The petitioner,
<p>Order of the National Green Tribunal (Eastern Zone Bench, Kolkata) in the matter of Umesh Prasad Singh Vs Union of India & Others dated 21/12/2016 regarding illegal sand mining /soil mining operations
Taking note of the claim of an environment activist that he was being "threatened" after filing case against illegal sand mining in UP's Sambhal district, the National Green Tribunal today sought response
JAIPUR: Despite the Supreme Court ban, extensive illegal mining continues in Tonk district, allegedly with the connivance of mining and police departments. Since the administration has turned a blind
The Madras High Court on Tuesday directed the Centre and mining companies to file their counter within four weeks to a petition seeking an SIT probe into the beach sand mining in the State. If the counter
Cashing in on scarcity and the high price of river sand in the open market, illegal sand-mining gangs have turned their attention to the interior coastal areas of Kozhikode to dig up salty sand and supply
Move aimed at filling demand-supply gap to check sand prices The state government has decided to release another 70 lakh tonnes of mining capacity to meet the demand for sand and bring its price under
Order of the National Green Tribunal (Central Zonal Bench, Bhopal) in the matter of Mukesh Purve Vs. State of Rajasthan & Others dated 06/11/2015 regarding sand mining of river Tapti.
<p>Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of Himmat Singh Shekhawat Vs State of Rajasthan & State of Rajasthan & Others dated 15/03/2019 regarding illegal sand mining.</p><a href="http://www.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/files/file/sand-mining-illegal-NGT-Order.pdf"
D. Padmalal, senior scientist attached to Centre for Earth Science Studies, says the mud banks in river Pampa are nothing but parts of the original riverbed and not any fresh deposit. The mud banks
<p>Reply by the Jammu & Kashmir Environment Impact Assessment Authority in the matter of Raja Muzaffar Bhat Vs Jammu & Kashmir Environment Impact Assessment Authority & Others, 26/06/2022.</p><a
<p>Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of All India Kaimur People’s Front Vs State of Uttar Pradesh & Others dated 23/03/2022.</p> <p>Grievance in the application is against illegal