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Defending Tomorrow: The climate crisis and threats against land and environmental defenders

A record 212 people who defend our land and environment were killed last year, reports Global Witness - an international NGO dedicated to preventing extractive industries from infringing on human rights. This is an average of more than four people a week.

Publication Date: 
29/07/2020
Global Witness
Tags:
Global, Colombia, Philippines, Asia, Mining, Timber Smuggling, Environmentalists
Mining

Report on sand mining at different ghats on river Son in Aurangabad and Rohtas districts, Bihar, 27/07/2020

Report filed by the Central Pollution Control Board before the National Green Tribunal in the matter of Mohd. Imran Khan Kadri, Muslim Rashtriya Manch Vs State of Bihar.

The report was on sand mining at different ghats on river Son in Aurangabad and Rohtas districts in Bihar by M/s Aditya Multicon Pvt Ltd. The report was in compliance to the NGT order of February 19, 2020. The committee constituted for the purpose, inspected the various sand ghats on river Son.

Judgement Date: 
27/07/2020
Tags:
Sand, Mining, Bihar, National Green Tribunal (NGT), Court, Rivers, Hydrology, Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB), Rohtas, Aurangabad (D)
Mining

Order of the National Green Tribunal regarding illegal coal mining in Meghalaya, 27/07/2020

Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of Threat to life arising out of coal mining in south garo hills district Vs State of Meghalaya & Others dated 27/07/2020. The quantum of coal unscientifically mined was mentioned to be 23,25,663.54 MT.

Judgement Date: 
27/07/2020
Tags:
Coal, Mining, National Green Tribunal (NGT), Court, Meghalaya
Water Resources

Report on Prakasam barrage, Andhra Pradesh, 20/07/2020

Evaluation & Validation Report filed by the Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB) in compliance to the National Green Tribunal (NGT) order of 14/02/2020 in the matter of O.A. No. 935/2018 titled as Anumolu Gandhi Vs. State of Andhra Pradesh.

The matter related to allegation of illegal mining in the name of desilting in the state of Andhra Pradesh damaging river Krishna and the environment. The plea of the state of Andhra Pradesh was that desilting was being done by Inland Waterways Authority of India, without adversely affecting the environment.

Judgement Date: 
20/07/2020
Tags:
Krishna, Rivers, Sedimentation, Mining, Sand, Andhra Pradesh, National Green Tribunal (NGT), Court, Riverine Ecology
Mining

Open Cast Iron Ore Mine Reclamation & Rehabilitation in Karnataka

Based on the direction from the Hon'ble Supreme Court, the Central Empowered Committee (CEC) issued guidelines to the Government of Karnataka(GoK) to get R&R Plans for the individual open cast iron ore mine leases of the area prepared by the Indian Council of Forestry Research and Education (ICFRE).

Publication Date: 
13/07/2020
Indian Council of Forestry Research and Education
Tags:
Karnataka, Mining, Bellary (D), Chitradurga (D), Tumkur (D), Central Empowered Committee (CEC), Mining Reclamation, Rehabilitation
Mining

CPCB report on distance criteria for stone quarrying, 09/07/2020

Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB) report in the matter of M. Haridasan & Others Vs State of Kerala dated 09/07/2020 regarding distance criteria for permitting stone quarrying.

Judgement Date: 
09/07/2020
Tags:
Stone Industry, Mining, Health Effects, Noise Pollution, Air Pollution, India, Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB), State Pollution Control Board (SPCB), Minor Minerals
Mining

Report on sand mining in Jharkhand, 03/07/2020

The “Jharkhand State Mineral Policy, 2020” was being formulated and under approval process that would facilitate systematic and sustainable mining and mineral activities within the threshold limit of forest and environment. This was stated in the compliance report filed by the Department of Mines and Geology Department, Government of Jharkhand.

Judgement Date: 
03/07/2020
Tags:
Sand, Mining, Jharkhand, National Green Tribunal (NGT), Court
Mining

Order of the National Green Tribunal regarding damage to the environment due to stone crushers in village Tilora, Satna district, Madhya Pradesh, 01/07/2020

Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of Residents of Gram Panchayat Varahiya Vs State of Madhya Pradesh dated 01/07/2020 regarding dust pollution by illegal operation of stone crushers at village Tilora, Rausa, tehsil Mehar, district Satna at NH-7 (New Four lane) in the state of Madhya Pradesh.

Judgement Date: 
01/07/2020
Tags:
Stone Industry, Satna (D), National Green Tribunal (NGT), Court, Madhya Pradesh, Compensation, Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB), State Pollution Control Board (SPCB), Air Pollution, Health Effects, Mining
Mining

Karnataka Minor Mineral Concession (Amendment) Rules, 2020

The Karnataka Minor Mineral Concession (Amendment) Rules, 2020 shall come into force official Gazette. In rule 3A of the Karnataka Minor Mineral (hereinafter referred to as the said rules), for the words “minor mineral except sand” the words, “Laterite or fullers earth or murram” shall be substituted.

Publication Date: 
30/06/2020
Government of Karnataka
Tags:
Karnataka, Mining, Minerals
Mining

Report on illegal mining in village Garhi, Narnaul tehsil, Mahendergarh district, Haryana, 29/06/2020

Action taken report by the Haryana State Pollution Control Board in compliance to the National Green Tribunal (NGT) order of March 6, 2020 in the matter of illegal mining by M/s Haryana Mining Company at Khasra No. 122 Pahar Garhi, village Garhi, Tehsil Narnaul, District Mahendergarh in violation of the Indian Forest Act, 1927, the Air (Prevention & Control of Pollution) Act, 1981, the Water (Prevention & Control of Pollution) Act, 1974 and the Environment (Protection) Act, 1986.

Judgement Date: 
29/06/2020
Tags:
Mining, Mahendragarh (D), Deforestation, Haryana, National Green Tribunal (NGT), Court, State Pollution Control Board (SPCB), Compensation

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