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 …
In a judgment of far-reaching consequences, a Division Bench of the Kerala High Court on Tuesday held that grama panchayats should process applications for D and O (dangerous and offensive trade) licence for quarrying operations without insisting on environmental clearance. The Bench of Acting Chief Justice Thottathil B. Radhakrishnan and …
To promote sustainable sand extraction, these guidelines released by the Union ministry of environment and forests lays emphasis on monitoring of the mined out material, which is key to the success of environment management plan. It has suggested tapping “alternative sources of sand and gravel”. The main objectives of the …
Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of M/s. Ganga Yamuna Mining Co. Vs. State of Haryana & Others dated 01/06/2016 regarding mining of minor mineral (Bajri, Sand and Boulders) in the flood plain of river Yamuna in District Yamunanagar (Haryana) and Saharanpur (Uttar Pradesh) and all other …
Judgement of the National Green Tribunal (Southern Zone, Chennai) in the matter of M/s. Yes Yes Mineralas Vs The Director, IA- Division (Non Coal Mining) III, Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change & Others dated 01/06/2016 regarding granting of mining lease to mine the minerals Garnet, Ilmenite and Zircon …
In exercise of powers conferred by section 9B, sub-section (4)of section 15 and 15A of the Mines and Minerals (Development and Regulation) Act, 1957 (Central Act No.67 of 1957). the State Government makes the following rules. These rules may be called The District Mineral Foundation Trust Rules, 2016. They shall …
In exercise of powers conferred by section 9B, sub-section (4)of section 15 and 15A of the Mines and Minerals (Development and Regulation) Act, 1957 (Central Act No.67 of 1957). the State Government makes the following rules. These rules may be called The District Mineral Foundation Trust Rules, 2016. They shall …
Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of Gurpreet Singh Bagga Vs. MoEF & Others dated 31/05/2016 regarding illegal mining of minor minerals in the state of Uttar Pradesh. Previous Related Order Order of the National Green Tribunal regarding illegal mining activity in the states of Haryana and …
Judgement of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of Naresh Zargar & Others Vs State of Madhya Pradesh & Others dated 04/05/2016 regarding Illegal and unauthorized mining in the state of Madhya Pradesh and Rajasthan. Various mine lessees/miners had successfully frustrated the laws in force by bringing down the …
Judgement of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of Rajesh Kumar Vs Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change dated 25/04/2016. This Appeal assails the Environmental Clearance (EC) granted to stone mining (Minor Mineral Mining) with proposed production capacity of 9.0 Million TPA (ROM) of stone in mining lease …
The State Environmental Impact Assessment Authority (SEIAA) is clear that they would not give any clearance for any stone quarry in the district. According to the SEIAA, it has stopped issuing any clearance for the stone-crushing units in the district. “After the NGT had stated that there would not be …
No case in the last two months on the Ottappalam-Thrithala stretch Ottappalam : The number of seized tipper lorries parked in the compound of the Revenue Divisional Office here are indicative of the extent of the once-thriving illegal sand-mining business in the riverbeds of the Bharathapuzha. In the last two …
Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of Pradeep Vs. Union of India & Others dated 15/03/2016 regarding illegal sand mining in District Saharanpur, Uttar Pradesh. NGT directs the authorities to ensure that no mining activity of minor minerals is permitted in any area covered under the Judgment …
Question raised in Rajya Sabha on Illegal sand mining on river beds, 14/03/2016. The Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change has notified the Environment Impact Assessment (EIA) Notification, 2006, as amended from time to time, which deals with the process to grant Environmental Clearance. Further, the Ministry has notified …
Hours after Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) supremo Arvind Kejriwal hit out at the Akalis, the Punjab government on Sunday on Sunday appointed a nodal officer at the district-level for checking illegal mining as well as for timely and effective redress of complaints. Ludhiana Deputy Commissioner Ravi Bhagat said a nodal …
MLC Kota Srinivas Poojary said that district administration has utterly failed to maintain the effective sand mining policy in the district. Speaking to the mediapersons, the MLC said the sand mining policy is totally confusing and has led to acute shortage of sand in the district. He said that the …
If the entire process is going to be handed over to the district administration, the situation is also likely to worsen' The government on Tuesday relaxed the environmental clearance process for sand mining, making it possible to get permissions for area up to five hectare at the district level. While …
In exercise of the powers conferred by sub-section (4) of section 15 and section 15A read with section 9B of the Mines and Minerals (Development and Regulation) Act, 1957 (Act 67 of 1957), the Governor of Odisha do hereby make the following rules to regulate the composition, functions and manner …
Judgement of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of Gurpreet Singh Bagga & Ministry of Environment and Forests & Others dated 18/02/2016 regarding rampant illegal mining of minor minerals like sand, boulders in Saharanpur and more particularly on the river banks and river bed of river Yamuna. Mining activity …
Members of Khanan Chugan Sangharsh Samiti and Haridwar stone crushers welfare association were barred by the authorities from reaching Sati kund area, the proposed site of protest on Monday afternoon. Consequently, they staged protest at Jagjeetpur village which also houses the Matri Sadan ashram. The members led by the legislator …
Officials asked to take stern action against illegal transportation of sand. Kakinada: The Andhra Pradesh government has shelved e-auctions for sand mining in the state, saying that it was not able to get proper price in these auctions. The government felt that the guidelines for e-auctions and tenders for sand …
