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 …
Sand mining continues in many parts of Kendrapada and Jajpur districts despite the August 14 National Green Tribunal order to curb such practices without proper environment clearance. Illegal sand mining is going on near Bramahani, Baitarani, Kharosotra and Luna rivers with powerful local mafias allegedly involving agricultural labourers in the …
The police has launched a major crackdown against mining mafia in the Palampur region to check a large-scale illegal mining going on in local riverbeds. DSP Navdeep Kumar conducted a raid in the Neugal river today and seized 11 tractor-trailers laden with sandstone and other mining materials. The police brought …
Himachal Pradesh has decided to impose three months blanket ban on the transportation of sand and grit outside the state. A decision to this effect was taken in a meeting chaired by chief minister Virbhadra Singh here on Monday to check illegal mining. Virbhadra said this short-term ban would help …
The National Green Tribunal (NGT) today sought the Centre's response on a plea for protection of National Chambal Sanctuary and its endangered species from sand mining and other activities. A bench headed by NGT Chairperson Justice Swatanter Kumar also issued notice to Madhya Pradesh, Rajasthan and Uttar Pradesh governments seeking …
While steel industries at the Cuncolim industrial estate are exploring ways to shift the 90,000 tonnes of steel slag waste dumped in the estate, one steel factory has obtained approval from the Goa state pollution control board (GSPCB) to a proposal which will convert the steel slag into sand for …
The directorate of mines and geology has received the National Green Tribunal's (NGT) order banning sand mining from river beds in the country without license and environmental clearance (EC) from the Union ministry of environment and forests. However, in an attempt to seek relief from the ban, the state government …
The Uttar Pradesh government today informed the National Green Tribunal (NGT) that it has registered FIRs against several persons engaged in large-scale illegal mining of sand and its removal from river Yamuna and seized their vehicles and heavy machinery. The bench headed by NGT Chairperson Justice Swatanter Kumar was informed …
The National Green Tribunal on Thursday directed all states and Union territories to come up with a uniform policy to check illegal sand mining in the country. The court observed that the assistance of Ministry of Environment and Forests (MoEF) would be necessary in framing such a policy. The MoEF …
The Meenavar Viduthalai Iyakkam and Tamizhar Kazahagam outfits, based in Tuticorin district, have submitted a petition to the Kanyakumari Collector seeking a ban on beach sand mining in the district. The two organisations, in their petition, said that due to continuous mining of sea sand, the livelihoods of the fishermen …
Members of the Fishermen United Front, Tuticorin, have sought a CBI enquiry into the illegal beach sand mining and forwarded a memorandum to Union Home Minister Sushilkumar Shinde and the CBI Zonal Director to curb the illegal activity. Addressing the media here on Saturday, A.Subash Fernando, district secretary of the …
The National Green Tribunal on Friday directed Uttar Pradesh government to show by August 29 "definitive results" of the action taken by it to ensure implementation of the tribunal's order banning illegal sand mining in rivers and beaches across the country. A bench headed by NGT Chairperson Justice Swatanter Kumar …
A three-member central team sent to Punjab to assess the extent of illegal mining in the state has reportedly submitted its report to the Ministry of Environment and Forests. It has reportedly said the state government had failed to check illegal mining. The team comprising Surinder Kumar, Regional Director, Ministry …
The government is contemplating constituting a flying squad to keep a check on illegal sand mining in the state. This decision follows the National Green Tribunal's (NGT) nationwide ban on sand extraction in river beds without obtaining a clearance from the Union ministry of environment. North Goa collector Mihir Vardhan …
The state cabinet on Tuesday approved the new sand policy for the state to check its illegal mining and ensure maximum revenue. This was done in accordance with the directives of the apex court on February 27, 2012. Briefing reporters here, cabinet secretariat department secretary Brajesh Mehrotra said the cabinet …
Massive illegal mining was underway at mines from where the district administration confiscated more than 30 trucks involved in transportation of illegal sand, sources said. As per the reports of the mining department, which was submitted to district collector on Monday, mining was only permitted from rakba number 1,169 spread …
The high court has sought from UP government details of FIRs and status of probes in connection with the raids conducted in Gautam Budh Nagar after suspension of Durga Nagpal. The order came from a division bench of Chief Justice Shiva Kirti Singh and Justice DK Upadhyay on a PIL, …
Environmental clearances granted last year to Public Works Department for sand quarrying in 21 places on the river beds of Coleroon and Cauvery are now under the scrutiny of the National Green Tribunal, Southern Bench here. Farmers associations such as Kollidam Aaru Pathukappu Nala Sangam and Somaswarapuram Vivsayikal Nala Pathukappu …
The association of sand — humanity’s most prominent symbol of ephemera — with the idea of permanence would be ironic but for the duality inherent in nature. One still can’t hold a fistful and yet modern palaces are not built as much of stone as of sand. By 2020, the …
Close on the heels of IAS officer Durga Shakti Nagpal’s suspension for acting against the sand mafia in Uttar Pradesh, the Punjab Congress has decided to raise the issue of rampant sand and gravel mining in Punjab with the Centre. The state Congress unit will demand a central inquiry followed …
The Supreme Court today asked the National Green Tribunal to consider within a week the plea of Madhya Pradesh government seeking modification of its order putting a blanket ban on sand mining without any licence or environmental clearance from river beds across the country. The appeal filed through the state …
