Illegal mining hits ground water level in Nurpur
Despite adequate rain during this winter the ground water level in Nurpur subdivision had decreased, thanks to the unabated illegal mining and unscientific extracting of sand, grift and stone from
Despite adequate rain during this winter the ground water level in Nurpur subdivision had decreased, thanks to the unabated illegal mining and unscientific extracting of sand, grift and stone from
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India will get assistance from the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) for conservation and sustainable management of the coral reef ecosystem off the coast of the Andaman and Nicobar
The Punjab and Haryana High Court has asked the Haryana Mining Commissioner and the Director, Department of Mines and Geology, to look into the allegations of illegal sand removal from Yamuna riverbed. The directions by the Division Bench of Chief Justice Tirath Singh Thakur and Justice Kanwaljit Singh Ahluwalia follow a petition filed in public interest by Chand Singh and others.
The mines and geology department has failed to lease out the sand mines of the Sonepat district, Haryana in its two attempts of open auction despite lowering the reserve price of the auction. An
The Kerala High Court vacated its interim order staying the orders of the District Collectors of Palakkad, Thrissur and Malappuram allowing the contractors to mine sand from the
Irresponsible business practices can have a disproportionate impact on indigenous communities, many of which continue to suffer from political and economic marginalization. This report highlights some
Ambala police have arrested eight people and confiscated their vehicles under a special drive against illegal mining in the rivers flowing in Ambala. It is alleged that those arrested hail from Saharanpur
Scientists have discovered a deposit of a solid form of natural gas off the east coast of Canada. Great hopes are being pinned on the discovery, which could address global energy concerns because the
Indiscriminate sand mining from the beds of several rivers in Kerala for the past several years has reached such a stage that if no remedial measures are taken, the very existence of a number of
Removing sand from river beds is good business. A lorry full of sand can bring in Rs 4,000 . But it is also bad ecology. In Karur district, Tamil Nadu, sand mining from the Cauvery bed has affected
The Sriperumbudur tank, situated at about 40 km from Chennai, is the latest victim of illegal sand quarrying. Miners, who faced stiff opposition in other suburbs, have been helping themselves to sand
The bane of Kerala rivers : If estimates are reliable, sand-mining is a Rs 20-crore annual business in Kerala, providing livelihood to nearly 25,000 people, financing development projects in at least
The Kerala High Court has vacated its stay on sand mining on the banks of river Bharatapuzha and directed District Collectors concerned to ensure implementation of an expert committee's
The Government should immediately 'stay' all sand mining activities throughout Tamil Nadu, a panel, which included eminent jurist, V R Krishan Iyer and former Judge of the Mumbai High Court, H
While efforts are being made to bring the Ganga back to its original course along the ghats of Kanpur, uncontrolled sand mining has threatened the existence of the river in another 5-km stretch in
Issuing notice of motion for August 12 on a petition filed by a Faridabad resident seeking the quashing of a notice issued for the auction of Alipur sand mines in Gurgaon district, a Division Bench
Expressing serious concern over the threat posed to the Tamil Nadu State's water bodies by incessant sand mining, the jury, formed for a public hearing held in February this year, asked the State
The Kerala Chief Minister on Monday played down the controversy shrouding the sea sand mining project, maintaining no MoU has been signed for the same. The Government has only agreed to carry out an
The Kerala Matsya Thozhilali Aikyavedi (TUCI) has decided to agitate against the government move to accord permission for sea sand mining.The state government had entered into an MoU with a