Minister for environment, forest, and ecology B Ramanath Rai on Tuesday directed the three coastal district administrations to adopt a uniform sand mining and distribution policy. Chairing a meeting here
KOLHAPUR: Illegal and unplanned sand excavation in Sangli district has made a devastating impact on the natural habitat of crocodiles along the Krishna river. Along with rampant sand excavation, villagers
<p>Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of Sandeep Kharb Vs Ministry of Environment, Forest & Climate Change & Others dated 07/04/2021.</p> <p>The question for consideration is remedial
<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"
Mumbai: A representative from the union environment ministry and a divisional forest officer will now be part of a committee set up by the state government to issue licenses for sand mining for clearing
Trichy: A group of people from two villages in Lalgudi taluk came to the district collectorate in Trichy to submitting a memorandum opposing the proposed commencement of sand quarry in Kollidam river here
Indiscriminate and unscientific sand-mining has turned the Gayathripuzha, a major tributary of the Bharathapuzha, into a deathtrap. Deep gorges formed on the riverbed due to indiscriminate sand-mining
NGT asks pollution body if Telugu states are desilting or mining; Asked if machines can be used. Hyderabad: The Central Pollution Control Board has faulted the TS and AP governments for undertaking
Illegal sand miners are having a field day in Panvel creek even as the administration has initiated a crackdown against unauthorized excavators in the creek between Thane and Kalyan, allege activists.
`National Green Tribunal (NGT) has expressed concern over illegal sand mining in Madhya Pradesh following death of a cop, who was mowed down by a dumper carrying illegally-quarried sand in Morena. NGT
In a move to expedite construction projects in the country by making raw material more procurable, the Centre has decided to permit state governments to increase sand mining area in dry river beds from
Presidents of 21 coastal village panchayats submit petition to DRO A team of 21 village panchayat presidents from the coastal areas of the district and the office-bearers of sand mining workers’ associations have appealed to Chief Minister Jayalalithaa to withdraw the recent ban imposed on coastal sand mining in the district.
<p>Order of the Supreme Court of India in the matter of The State of Bihar & Others Vs Pawan Kumar & Others dated 10/11/2021.</p> <p>The appeal filed in the SC challenged the National Green Tribunal
Gambian police on Monday killed two young men during a village protest against sand excavation they claim is damaging their rice fields, official sources said. The office of the police inspector general
A long-standing dispute over sand mining spawned violent clashes Monday in Gambia, with two people killed and others — including police officers — critically injured. The Julakay engineering and construction
NEW DELHI: Construction on areas between 20,000 and 50,000 square metres will not require environment clearance anymore, the Centre has said in its modified notification on the environment impact assessment
Daughter petitions Collector to book murder case against miners Seeking action against sand mafia members who hacked her mother to death, a woman from Vickramasingapuram submitted petition to Collector
Several communities that once lined Liberia’s coast are now under the Atlantic Ocean and the country risks losing more communities, infrastructures and key landmarks to the sea, if nothing is immediately
VELLORE: Residents of the Veerankuppam panchayat on Monday staged a demonstration on the Palar Riverbed demanding the closure of a government-approved sand quarry for bullock carts. The villagers put
<p>Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of Mushtakeem Vs. MoEF & CC & Ors dated 28/01/2016 regarding sand mining in Districts Shamli and Muzzafnagar of State of Uttar Pradesh and
