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 …
Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of Raj Kumar Vs State of Uttar Pradesh & Others dated 06/05/2022. Grievance in the applications is against illegal mining in village Kanwara and Bendakhadar, district Banda, Uttar Pradesh. It is said that the mining is in violation of Sustainable Sand …
Factual and action taken report of Joint Committee in the matter of Original Application No. 03/2022 (CZ) in the matter of Varun Gulati Vs Union of India & Others. The matter related to the issue of illegal sand mining in the river bed of river Sindh (tributary of river Yamuna) …
Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of Haidar Khan Vs State of Uttar Pradesh dated 29/04/2022. The issue for consideration is remedial action against illegal sand mining, in violation of environmental norms, by M/s. R.S.I. Stone World Limited, without requisite consent from the Uttar Pradesh Pollution Control …
Sand plays a strategic role in delivering ecosystem services, vital infrastructure for economic development, providing livelihoods within communities and maintaining biodiversity. It is linked to all 17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) either directly or indirectly. Despite the strategic importance of sand, its extraction, sourcing, use, and management remain largely ungoverned …
Joint Committee report in reference to the National Green Tribunal in the matter of the Original Application No. 327/2021 (Rajjan Vs State of Uttar Pradesh & Others). Grievance in the application is that cluster EIA procedure was required to be followed before grant of EC for sand mining, village Adhawaal, …
Order of the National Green Tribunal (Central Zone Bench, Bhopal) in the matter of Geeta @ Laxmi Meena Vs State of Madhya Pradesh & Others dated 04/04/2022. Issue raised in this application is illegal sand mining being carried out in the village Chipaner and Chouraskhedi, tehsil Nasrullganj, district Sehore by …
Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of All India Kaimur People’s Front Vs State of Uttar Pradesh & Others dated 23/03/2022. Grievance in the application is against illegal mining in village Billi Markundi, tehsil Obra, district Sonbhadra, Uttar Pradesh. The NGT directed the District Magistrate, Sonbhadra, Chief …
Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of Prabhat Mohan Pandey Vs MP SEIAA regarding sand mining in Madhya Pradesh. Case set out by the appellants is that Madhya Pradesh Sand Mining Rules, 2019 were introduced on August 30, 2019 by Madhya Pradesh wherein every districts, it was …
Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of Haidar Khan Vs State of Uttar Pradesh dated 18/02/2022. The issue for consideration is remedial action against illegal sand mining, in violation of environmental norms, by M/s. R.S.I. Stone World Limited, without requisite Consent from the State PCB, in tehsil …
Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of Rohit Kumar Vs State of Bihar dated 11/02/2022. Grievance in the application is against illegal sand mining on the bank of Dakhner river near Paraiya (Gaya), Gaya-Rafiganj Road, Bihar, adversely affecting the environment. The applicant has filed photographs and mentioned …
Report on behalf of the committee constituted by the National Green Tribunal vide its order, 08/11/2021 in the matter of Rohit Kumar Vs State of Bihar & Others. The matter related to illegal sand mining on the bank of Dakhner river near Paraiya (Gaya), Rafiganj Road, Gaya Bihar, which is …
Counter Affidavit filed by the Deputy Collector-cum-Sub Divisional Magistrate of Yanam in OA No 184 of 2017 (SZ) in the matter of Sri Sankara Swamy Naidu Welfare Organisation Vs Union of India, Through its secretary, Ministry of Environment and Forests, New Delhi and Ors, dated December 15, 2021. The matter …
Order of the Supreme Court of India in the matter of The State of Bihar & Others Vs Pawan Kumar & Others dated 10/11/2021. The appeal filed in the SC challenged the National Green Tribunal (NGT) order, October 14, 2020 in O.A. No. 40/2020/EZ with O.A. No. 57/2020/EZ. The NGT …
Objections filed by M/s Royal Sand and Gravels Pvt. Ltd. (Palakkad, Kerala) to the report and status report of the work done by the Joint Committee dated 29/10/2021. The quarry site, in order to be readied for commencing quarrying operations had to be cleared of all over burden/topsoil from the …
Order of the National Green Tribunal (Eastern Zone Bench, Kolkata) in the matter of Shivdani Paswan Vs State of Bihar & Others dated 22/10/2021. The matter related to stay on the auction of sand blocks and granting any mining lease in Bihar till a proper, scientific and legally valid district …
Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of Pramod Vs State of Uttar Pradesh & Others dated 21/10/2021. The appeal has been preferred against order, September 17, 2021 - granting Environmental Clearance (EC) by SEIAA, Uttar Pradesh for sand/bajri/boulder mining from Yamuna riverbed at Gata No. 1/1/1, Laat …
Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of Dileep Pathak Vs State of Madhya Pradesh & Others dated 06/10/2021. Issues raised in this application are illegal mining activities carried out by Power Mech Projects Limited in Bhind District of Madhya Pradesh, in the region other than the area …
The Sand and Dust Storms Risk Assessment in Asia and the Pacific provides a long-term horizon of the risk and potential socio-economic losses associated with sand and dust storms in the region for a better understanding of the severe multidimensional impact of this hazard, including the deterioration to human health, …
Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of Devidas Khatri Vs Union of India & Others dated 19/08/2021. Grievance in the application was against illegal mining activities of silica sand and washing plants of silica sand in Shankargarh block and nearby area like Pervaizabad, Lalapur, Bankipur, Janwa, Dhara …
Order of the National Green Tribunal (Eastern Zone Bench, Kolkata) in the matter of Alok Malik & Others Vs State of Odisha & Others dated 16/08/2021. The matter related to illegal sand mining in excess of what is permissible under the Environment Clearance in district Jajpur, Odisha. Further, it was …
