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 …
MUMBAI: The sand-mining mafia, which is gradually choking Bankot Creek in Raigad, attacked a TOI team and environmental activists Sumaira Abdulali and Naseer Jalal that visited the creek on Tuesday afternoon to report on the illegal activities. The Mahad police have registered a case of attempt to murder, criminal intimidation …
The state vigilance department began probing the scam after the opposition highlighted irregularities in mining in July last year. Till date it has registered 11 cases against individuals and mining companies, including big names like Rungta Mines and Ms Serajuddin and Company. The department has also filed cases against some …
Bhubaneswar, March 14: The defeat of top Congress and BJP leaders in the last Assembly elections has apparently made it easy for the ruling BJD in Orissa to have smooth sails in each session of the Orissa Legislative Assembly. The
Tanzania and Zambia are petitioning the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species (CITES) to "downlist" the conservation status of their elephants to allow sale of stockpiled ivory. But just 2 years after CITES placed a 9-year moratorium on future ivory sales, elephant poaching is on the rise. The petitioning …
J. Venkatesan Union Ministry asked State not to permit mining until after leasing areas were demarcated This exercise is required to ascertain ore extraction by violation New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Thursday ordered status quo on an Andhra Pradesh High Court judgment setting aside a government order restraining the …
Following continuous criticism from Opposition parties, the Orissa Government has said that all efforts are being made to book those engaged in illegal mining and theft of various minerals, including iron ore and manganese. Although the Biju Janata Dal Government was against the Opposition demand that the cases relating to …
March 11: The Supreme Court on Thursday ordered status quo on mining operations by the Obulapuram Mining Company in Anantapur district. The order comes while considering a petition by the state government seeking a stay of the Andhra Pradesh HC order allowing mining and transportation of iron ore by the …
Bhubaneswar, March 9: Orissa mines and industry minister Raghunath Mohanty on Tuesday admitted lifting of minerals worth Rs 150 crores from different railway sidings in the Keonjhar and Sundergarh districts and assured the members of the Orissa Legislative Assembly of stringent actions against culprits involved in the act. Replying to …
BHUBANESWAR: The Opposition mounted a scathing attack on the State Government in the Assembly on Tuesday for its inaction against the culprits involved in the multi-crore mining scam and reiterated the demand for a CBI probe to unearth the truth. However, the Government rejected the demand for the CBI probe …
Despite oppositions from various quarters, sand mining has been going on relentlessly on Hemavathi river bed in the taluk. Illegal sand mining on Hemavathi river-bed. dh photo Mines and Geology department has identified 26 spots in the taluk where mining operation will be auctioned. According to the High Court order …
R Krishna Das / Kolkata/ Raipur March 06, 2010, 0:15 IST The Global Positioning System (GPS) would track the movement and location of rich minerals in Chhattisgarh. The move is aimed to check the illegal transportation of minerals in the state that has been endowed with valuable and rich commodities, …
Biodiveristy theft, especially the illegal trade in wildlife contraband products including tradi- tional medicines, has risen sharply in recent years. The Indian Wildlife Crime Control Bureau worked closely with Inter- pol and wildlife agencies from across 18 countries in February to check this smuggling. Nicknamed Operation Tram, this month-long operation …
Says provided it allowed legal mining activities Supporting Chief Minister Digambar Kamat on the new State mining policy, Health Minister Vishwajeet Rane said it is in the right direction provided it allowed legal mining activities in the State. Speaking to Herald on Tuesday, Rane said he strongly supports chief minister
Lambasting the Kamat-led government over core issues such as corruption, illegal mining, law and order problem which he had been persistently following during last one year , the Leader of the Opposition Manohar Parrikar said, 18 to 22 per cent of minerals exported comes from illegal sources. Alleging that the …
BHUBANESWAR: Even as the State Vigilance is probing the multi-crore mining scam, illegal mining activities are in full swing. This is evident from two separate official letters of the Deputy Director of Mines (DDM), Joda, to the Inspectorin- charge, Government Railway Police, Rourkela, on January 30. Alleging that iron ore …
