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 …
The government must ensure that laws and regulation foster an environment that discourages bounty hunters and encourages long-term investors in mining, says Rajiv Kumar THERE is clearly a direct trade-off between exploitation of natural resources and conservation of environment and human habitat. In the past, due to lower environment consciousness, …
The Supreme Court on Friday issued notice to the Karnataka government on a petition filed by MSPL Ltd challenging the blanket ban imposed on transport and export of iron ore in the state. The move is seen as hurting exports as India is the world
Caurem villagers under the banner of Caurem Adivasi Bachao Samiti on Thursday sought the intervention of the Chief Minister and the Indian Bureau of Mines to stop the mining operation at the Devapan Mine immediately. The villagers called on the Chief Minister, Digambar Kamat at his Malbhat residence here this …
A ban on export of iron ore and transport permits for moving iron ore from Karnataka imposed by the BJP government on July 26 and 28 respectively was on Friday upheld by a division bench of the Karnataka high court. The bench comprising Chief Justice J S Khehar and Justice …
Hundeds of wild animals are feared killed and thousands of trees are suspected to be stolen from the birs (prohibited wildlife area) across Patiala by smugglers in nexus with forest department officials. While the department wants time to check the mushrooming of the trade, the forest minister has promised strict …
The most delectable hilsa, swore connoisseurs, were to be found in the rivers of Bangladesh. But silting and have changed that. They are moving towards the Ganga now. Read this special report by Down To Earth on hilsa's shifting homebase. Ten years ago Bangladesh’s rivers were deeper and hilsa plentiful. …
Aminul Islam looked to the sky and in an instant brought his eyes to rest on a small mound of hilsa. He picked up a silver-scaled fish, patted its underbelly that had a streak of pink running across it, and let out a cry drowning the scraping of crates, the …
At Chandpur, about 150 km south of Dhaka, Anisur Rahman has a scientific explanation for the predicament of fisher people like Samaad. Currently senior scientific officer at Bangladesh’s Fish Research Institute, Rahman explained, “In scientific parlance, the hilsa is an anadromous fish. It lives most of its lives in the …
35 Mines Operating Without Permission: Environment Ministry Rachna Singh | TNN Jaipur: The Aravalli hills in Rajasthan is crumbling to the pressure of illegal mining despite a Supreme Court order earlier this year putting a blanket ban on any kind of mining activity in the hills. If the present activities …
A sweeper was arrested by the Mumbai Police on Tuesday on charges of illegal possession and alleged trading a pair of elephant tusks. The accused, Ashok Maru, has been booked under the Wildlife Protection Act, 1972. An independent valuation done by the experts pegged the value of the tusks at …
In Spite Of SC Ban, 30-40 Mines Operating Inside Sanctuary Rachna Singh | TNN Jaipur: Despite crores being spent in the name of conservation and Project Tiger, illegal mining activity is back in full gear in the protected area of Sariska Wildlife Sanctuary.
In Spite Of SC Ban, 30-40 Mines Have Begun Operating Inside Sanctuary Jaipur: Despite crores being spent in the name of conservation and Project Tiger, illegal mining activity is back in full gear in the protected area of Sariska Wildlife Sanctuary.
To crack down on illegal mining the state department of mines suggested that punitive action would be meted out to land owners who allow their property to be used for illegal mining. The department put forward that it would take strict action against those proprietors who let out their land …
Oct. 7: Illegal sand quarrying is rampant in the district as the administration has failed to finalise the tender process for quarries for the last three months. Anti-social elements with the cooperation of a few political leaders are daringly transporting sand to Nizamabad, Bodhan, Kamareddy, Armoor towns and Hyderabad. Revenue …
BHUBANESWAR: The Ministry of Mines is seriously contemplating to introduce the Gujarat model of e-royalty pass system in all the states as the new initiative has paid good dividends. While the e-royalty pass has significantly improved collection of royalty, it has helped the Gujarat Government in curbing illegal mining and …
In the 28-month existence of the BJP government, it is the mining lobby that has been seen as a potential danger its stability, but virtually out of nowhere it is the real estate in the Bangalore that has proved to be containing mines for the regime. Strangely, Yeddyurappa has successfully …
