Haryana deprived of huge mining revenue
The Haryana Govenment is being deprived of huge revenue by leases of silica sand and stone mines in Gurgaon, Faridabad and Panchkula
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Alberta Coal Mine Spills Contaminated Waters Into River
Residents along the Athabasca River, which flows through the oil sands region of Alberta, are being advised to avoid drinking from the waterway after contaminated fluids were released from a coal mine
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People demand ban on sand-cutting'
The people of Palasbari town area in Chhaygaon, Assam, have strongly condemned the unprecedented cutting of sand in the riverbank of the Brahmaputra in Palasbari-Mazirgaon area which is being
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Punjab Shivaliks take brunt of quarrying menace
Nurpur Bedi (Ropar): The lower Shivaliks are all set to disappear. With the illegal mining mafia leaving no stone unturned (literally!) to raze the hillocks here for sand and gravel and the Ropar administration
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Illegal sand-dredging rampant in Raigad
MUMBAI: Rampant, illegal sand-dredging, in contravention of rules laid down by the state government in its tender agreement with the dredgers, was witnessed on Tuesday when TOI visited Bankot Creek in Raigad along with environmental activists.
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Bangladesh State of Environment Report: The Monthly Overview, October, 2014
<p>People of 45 districts in Bangladesh, are at risk of contracting kala-azar as the fly-borne disease breaks out in different parts of country in recent times, found a study conducted by the International Centre for Diarrhoeal Diseases Research, Bangladesh (ICDDR-B) and Shaheed Suhrawardy Medical College and Hospital. Read more in October 2014 edition of the Monthly Overview on State of Environment, Bangladesh</p>
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Bangladesh State of Environment Report: The Monthly Overview, April 2014
<p>The Bangladesh government has launched Coastal Climate Resilient Infrastructure Project in a bid to reduce poverty in the vulnerable 12 coastal districts due to climate change. Read more in this April 2014 edition of the Monthly Overview on State of Environment, Bangladesh.</p>
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Punjab turns a blind eye to illegal mining
The inability of the Punjab Government to auction its 300 sand and gravel quarries in the beds of various rivers and rivulets across the state, is leading to large-scale illegal mining, especially in and around Mohali district.
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Report man-made destruction of sand dunes: Colva to Centre
HERALD REPORTER MARGAO, JAN 18 The special meeting called by the Colva Panchayat to deliberate on the Colva Beach management project by the Asian Development Bank saw locals asking the Central Government to first come out with a comprehensive report on the man-made destruction of sand dunes to make way for resorts and hotels along the coast.
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States dams have 37 lakh truckloads of sand!
THRISSUR: A study conducted by the Kerala Engineering Research Institute (KERI), Peechi, in 12 large and minor reservoirs in the state by using the modern Integrated Bathymetric System, has found huge accumulation of sediments, mainly consisting of sand, clay and silt, in these dams.
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High Court modifies order on sand quarrying in Palar river
The court had passed the earlier order on a petition which sought to restrain the PWD from using machinery CHENNAI: The Madras High Court has modified its earlier direction to the authorities not to use any machinery for sand quarrying in Palar river bed in some villages in Kancheepuram and Tiruvannamalai districts.
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Illegal stone quarrying, sand lifting dominate meeting
Complaints pertaining to illegal stone quarrying, protection to illegal sand lifting by the cops and rise in the cases of atrocities against dalits were some of the issues that dominated the meeting of village patrolling units which held here. Hundreds of villagers and leaders of various organisations poured in their woes at the meeting. Ryot leader, Mahesh charged that the police were givin
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Govt justifies decision to grant lease for mining mineral sands
Government of Kerala justified the decision to grant lease for mining mineral sands to Kerala Rare Earths and Minerals Ltd. In a counter affidavit, the government said that it was in strict
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Panels to monitor quarrying of sand
Excessive extraction of sand from the basin of river Tamirabarani is affecting ground water table According to the directive of the Bench, each zonal panel will comprise a retired district judge, an environmentalist and a geologist THE Madurai Bench has named the chairman and members of the zonal monitoring committees for sand quarrying on Wednesday. The chairman of the four zonal committees w
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Excavation ban in Chakki khud
The Himachal Pradesh government has imposed a complete ban on the excavation of stone, grit and sand in the Chakki khud downstream the Damtal railway bridge.A notification issued in this regard here
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Confiscated vehicles: Magistrates can grant interim custody to owners
The Kerala High Court today ruled that Magistrates have the power to grant interim custody of vehicles involved in offenses relating to illegal mining and transportation of sand, to their owners,
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Ryots complain of indiscriminate sand mining in the Palar river
Urge Centre, State to find an alternative to sand in construction industry "Regulate inter-country, inter-State and inter-district transport of sand' "Construction of reservoirs across the Ponnai in Andhra Pradesh will hit Vellore'
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Andhra Pradesh minor minerals (amendment) rules, 2021
The Industries and Commerce Department (Andhra Pradesh) on October 11, 2021 has issued the Andhra Pradesh minor minerals (amendment) rules, 2021 to further amend the Andhra Pradesh minor minerals ules,
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Impose strict norms for sand mining: HC
A Division Bench of the Kerala High Court today directed the State Government to impose stringent conditions for mining sand from all the rivers in Kerala. They include a direction to local bodies
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Illegal Padma sand lifting at Rajbari point alleged
Bangladesh government is being deprived of huge amount of revenue due to illegal lifting of sands and soil from the river bed, of the Padma and Jamuna across the district. A section of influential