Judgment of the Supreme Court in the matter of State of Uttar Pradesh & Others Vs Gaurav Kumar & Others dated 08/05/2025. The bench of Justice Pamidighantam Sri Narasimha and Justice Manoj Misra categorically stated that the Supreme Court "upholds the law and the regulations governing sand mining, demanding zero …
Illegal mining of sand stone and concrete continues to take place unabated at the Beas riverbed near Nadaun. Hundreds of tractor trolleys are engaged in excavation daily. The law enforcing agencies have failed to take any action to check the illegal activity. Illegal mining is being done at the Beas …
Despite claims by the government of Liberia that it is committed to a coastal defense plan in order to save the city of Buchanan from sea erosion, beach sand mining in Central and Upper Buchanan continues on a weekly basis. A FrontPage Africa investigation has uncovered that the sand mining …
The Madurai district police on Sunday arrested sand quarry baron P L Padikasu and four others in connection with illegal granite quarrying. The four others arrested were K N Solairajan, C G Mohan, Nagoor Haneefa, partner of Madhura Granites, and Sethuraman, a close friend of Mohammed Ibrahim Sait of Sait …
Mining poses threat to embankment, Pulwama villagers fear another flood The authorities have allegedly failed to curb the movement of machines and vehicles into the Jhelum for extraction of sand, resulting in weakening of the embankments and increasing the threat of floods. Residents of Kandizal, Samboora, Patal Bagh, Kakapora and …
The Madras High Court has directed the Centre and the Tamil Nadu government to respond to a public interest litigation petition seeking a SIT probe into illegal beach sand mining in the State. The petitioner, a geologist, alleged massive corruption and illegalities in the mining of beach sand minerals such …
Order of the National Green Tribunal (Central Zonal Bench, Bhopal) in the matter of Netyendra Manav Vs. State of Rajasthan & Ors. dated 22/01/2015 regarding illegal mining particularly in the region of Kasba Kotputli, District Jaipur. Previous Order
The All-Himachal Contractor Welfare Association has urged the government to reconsider the recently passed HP Minor Minerals (Concession) Rules and Minerals Prevention of Illegal Mining, Transportation and Storage Rules. The state Cabinet had recently given its approval to the new rules, under which illegal mining was made a criminal offence. …
The loss of more than Rs1 crore per day due to ‘illegal’ collection of the riverbed materials from the Gola river in Haldwani comes as a serious cause of concern for the State Government. Alleged nexus between the officials concerned and traders associated with the collection of riverbed material has …
Order of the National Green Tribunal (Central Zonal Bench, Bhopal) in the matter of Netyendra Manav Vs. State of Rajasthan & Ors. dated 16/01/2015 regarding illegal mining activities, Rajasthan. These applications have been filed by the applicants for the release of their trucks and trolleys which were found carrying sand …
Judgement of the National Green Tribunal (Principal Bench, New Delhi) in the matter of Himmat Singh Shekhawat & Others Vs State of Rajasthan & Others dated 13/01/2015 regarding rampant illegal sand mining in the Yamuna riverbed going on in violation of law, without taking prior Environmental Clearance.
The State government has ordered the Criminal Investigation Department (CID) to probe into the accusation of illegal mining and transport of sand in the Cauvery basin. A Government Order (GO) to this effect was issued on January 3 this year. Members of the Opposition had alleged in the winter session …
BHOPAL: A week after forest officers who went to investigate illegal sand mining around Son Gharial sanctuary in Sidhi district were attacked by mining mafia, a deputy ranger was brutally assaulted in adjoining Rewa district on Thursday. The incident took place at Rewa's Katra village. Police said deputy ranger V …
The principal bench of the National Green Tribunal (NGT) has issued a bailable warrant to the tune of Rs 25,000 against the state of Rajasthan represented through the principal resident commissioner while hearing a petition relating to the protection of the national Chambal sanctuary filed by Tiger Protection Group, an …
While failing to prescribe strong measures to check illegal quarrying and mining, the draft of Kerala Minor Mineral Concession Rules, 2014, threatens to undermine environment protection efforts by offering quarrying rights at throwaway licence fee. In its present form, the draft rules contradict the Supreme Court directions and offer an …
Asks him to be careful while commenting on any pillar of democracy. While dismissing a contempt petition filed against him, the National Green Tribunal (NGT) has admonished Defence Minister Manohar Parrikar, urging him to be careful while commenting on any pillar of democracy. The petition, filed by three Goa residents …
The Andhra Pradesh Government has decided to increase the production of sand to one lakh cubic metres per day by allowing works on all the 32 new sand reaches in the state. Reviewing the implementation of the new sand policy, the State Chief Secretary IYR Krishna Rao on Monday directed …
MIRZA, Nov 26 – Eminent environmentalist Dr Anwaruddin Choudhury has said that activities like unregulated sand mining and fishing in rivers like Kulsi and the Brahmaputra have been indirectly affecting the survival of the gangetic river dolphin (Platanista Gangetica) and that the Assam Government and the environmental bodies should come …
HARIDWAR: After activists against environmental degradation and some spiritual leaders took up the matter of the large scale of illegal sand quarrying on the Ganga riverbed, the Haridwar district administration has decided that no quarrying will be allowed without an environmental clearance and a no-objection certificate from authorities. The decision …
State government has relaxed the restrictions on for river sand mining and transportation of red earth. The decision was taken following the discussion regarding the shortage of river sand and red earth at the conference of MPs chaired by chief minister Oommen Chandy here last month. According to an order …
