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 …
Gujarat, which received investment proposals of over $462 billion during the recently concluded Vibrant Gujarat conference, will be a role model for other states in curbing illegal mining. The Ministry of Mines, which has hailed the state government
It is around 8.30 a.m. The sun is up, but there is still some nip in the air as the breeze from the lake wafts landward. The glistening pitch-dark water is a ravishing sight. But the idyllic dream sequence ends there. For, closer shore are the tops of coconut palms …
The Supreme Court today asked the Karnataka Government to either notify within two weeks the new law against illegal mining or lift its order banning transportation of iron ore meant for export, saying that the ban cannot be sustained indefinitely. Earlier, the Karnataka Government had banned transportation of iron ore …
The Supreme Court today asked the Karnataka government to either notify within two weeks the new law against illegal mining or lift its order banning transportation of iron ore meant for export, saying the ban cannot be sustained indefinitely. Earlier, the Karnataka government had banned transportation of iron ore for …
Issuing a clear deadline to the Karnataka government on its ban on export of iron ore, the Supreme Court on Thursday directed the state to either notify within two weeks the new law on illegal mining or ease the proscription. Observing that the ban cannot be sustained indefinitely, an apex …
One of the kingpins held under anti-goonda law lobby of politically influential businessmen Several gang leaders benefiting from the racket Thiruvananthapuram: The police have launched a crackdown on illegal river sand-mining in the city. Last week, they arrested one of the alleged kingpins of the racket, Vella Rajan, under provisions …
A Supreme Court panel on environment and forests has directed the Haryana Government to explain the alleged illegal mining and encroachment of forest land activities by a Congress MP that led to felling of
NEW DELHI: The Supreme Court-appointed Central Empowered Committee has said the first renewal period of the Obulapuram Mining Company's mining lease of 25.9 hectares expired on December 13, 2004 and the permission granted by the Andhra Pradesh government to treat the lease valid up to April 25, 2017 was illegal.
Giving a twist to the illegal mining issue, Karnataka minister and mining magnate G Janardhana Reddy today accused the Centre of launching ''vindictive action'' against him, his brother and Jaganmohan Reddy to ''finish them''. Reddy's charge came at a hurriedly called press conference here after he came under fresh attack …
Karnataka Chief Minister B S Yeddyurappa today rejected the opposition demand for action against his ministerial colleagues and mining magnates Reddy brothers who have been accused of engaging in illegal mining by a Supreme Court appointed committee. "I don't want to react to it. I don't know the details. I …
Jan. 7: The way the AP government unduly favoured the Reddy brothers was noted with concern by the committee. The second and third leases of 39.5 and 68.5 hectares of OMC
Jan. 6: The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) has assigned the job of probing into the Obulapuram Mining Corporation (OMC) to the Hyderabad unit that had earlier probed into the Satyam scam. The investigation of the case was shifted from the Delhi unit to the unit in Hyderabad after the …
Shamsheer Yousaf, Bangalore, Jan 5, DHNS : The Obulapuram Mining Company (OMC) has hit out at the Central Empowered Committee (CEC) for exceeding its brief while investigating into allegations of illegal mining in the Bellary forest region. A file photo of iron ore mining in Bellary.In its submission filed before …
