Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of Akhilesh Kumar Vs State of Uttar Pradesh & Others dated 23/05/2025. The matter related to illegal mining activites carried out by Jai Maa Chandrika Enterprises, Rajendra Nagar, village Kabari, district Mahoba, Uttar Pradesh. The applicant also alleged about illegal sale …
Convener of the Senate Human Rights Sub-Committee on Environment Mushahid Hussain Monday said five stone crushers were still illegally operating in the Margallah Hills. During a public hearing on environment at the Parliament House here, he said,”The Supreme Court order of October 25, must be implemented in totality and all …
The Greens in the state are planning to move the National Green Tribunal (NGT) against the environmental clearance given by the State Environmental Impact Assessment Authority (SEIAA) to 17 quarries at a time when the chairman's post was vacant in the authority. The SEIAA is the nodal agency in the …
The Gujarat high court on Thursday directed the state government to close with immediate effect all minor mineral mining activities that are underway without environment clearance (EC). Construction business might have an adverse impact as minor minerals include sand and lime stone. The high court has also ordered to stop …
The bench passed the order after hearing a writ petition lodged by BELA The High Court gave injunction on extraction of mineral resources including sand from the Sari River in Sylhet’s Jaintapur yesterday. The bench of Justice Mirza Hussain Haider and Justice Khurshid Alam Sarkar passed the order after hearing …
Official fears harm to Buddhist heritage of the State State government is set to ban quarrying of hillocks dotted around the famous Buddhist sites Lalitgiri, Udaygiri and Ratnagiri, known as ‘Diamond Triangle of Odisha Tourism’ in Jajpur district. “Indiscriminate quarrying of hillocks around Lalitgiri, Udaygiri and Ratnagiri would prove detrimental …
"When I see a building, I think of a river", says Sunita Narain, Director General, Centre for Science and Environment. Confused? Wondering what is the connection between a sprawling mall, a huge hospital, a humble house or an office complex and a river? River beds are being literally emptied out. …
Some local influentials are lifting sand mindlessly from the Surma River in Sadar and Dakshin Surma upazilas under Sylhet district defying restriction by the authorities concerned. Illegal sand lifting from the river is going on unabated, leaving the bridges and cropland along the river at risk. As a result, the …
Industries minister P K Kunhalikutty on Tuesday said in the assembly that the government has not taken any decision to introduce mineral sand mining in the private sector. At present, sand mining is allowed only in the government sector and India Rare Earths (IRE) is the only agency allowed for …
The National Highways Authority of India (NHAI) has blamed “abnormal” delays in getting environment and forest clearances for road projects among the reasons for the current downturn in the sector. In a letter to the ministry of road transport and highways on Monday, NHAI chairman RP Singh said the environment …
New Delhi: Heeding to states’ plea for simplification of green clearance process, the Union environment and forests ministry has come out with detailed guidelines giving more powers to states by exempting certain category of industries, constructions and mining of minor minerals — including river sand mining projects in medium size …
Heeding to states' plea for simplification of green clearance process, the Union environment and forests ministry has come out with detailed guidelines giving more powers to states by exempting certain category of industries, constructions and mining of minor minerals — including river sand mining projects in medium size lease area …
Veerappa Moily, the Union environment minister eases environmental clearance norms and exempts select industries & mining projects from either providing environmental impact assessment reports or holding public hearings when they are approved by the state government. The EIA Notification, 2006 mandates prior Environmental Clearance (EG) for new projects or activities …
The State government has notified the Karnataka Minor Mineral Concession (Amendment) Rules 2013, with provisions to streamline mining, transportation and storage of sand. The State government has notified the Karnataka Minor Mineral Concession (Amendment) Rules 2013, with provisions to streamline mining, transportation and storage of sand. Addressing a press conference …
Nod Must For Mines Over 20-Ft Deep, Employing Over 50 A law that requires central government clearance for operating quarries that use explosives should be strictly implemented in the state, the high court has directed. The law, Mines and Minerals (Development and Regulations) Act of 1957, would be made applicable …
RJD and Congress ministers had opposed auction policy With coalition partners the Rashtriya Janta Dal (RJD) and the Congress stepping up opposition to the government’s policy to auction sand from riverbeds, Chief Minister Hemant Soren on Wednesday night announced that the government would restore access and control over the minor …
Despite the ban on sand mining, the mafia has continued with mining and illegal transportation of sand, thanks to the lack of coordination between police and revenue officials and the absence of a special squad to prevent sand mining. On December 5 the district collector had imposed a complete ban …
Uttar Pradesh government has admitted before the National Green Tribunal that largescale illegal sand mining had been going on in Gautam Budh Nagar district of the state and said it has arrested 120 persons in this connection. The State government also assured a bench headed by NGT Chairperson Justice Swatanter …
The State government will ban stone quarrying in a five-km radius of dams and reservoirs in Karnataka. Law and Parliamentary Affairs Minister T B Jayachandra told the Assembly on Wednesday that an order would be issued to this effect. During the discussion on Karnataka Regulation of Stone Crushers (Amendment) Bill, …
Once dominated by agriculture and horticulture, the villages in the panchayat of Mencurem and Dumaxem are today facing a threat from sand mining activities, say some of the 1,411 residents. And although the activity is banned by the National Green Tribunal, it is under way in a clandestine and haphazard …
The Valpoi police have registered a case regarding illegal mining of minor minerals in Vante and Advoi villages of Sattari. The complaint was lodged by RTI activist Sudip Tamankar nearly a week ago. Tamankar had said that he had filed the complaint as the illegal activities were degrading the environment …
