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Corruption blamed for fuelling rampant environmental crimes

Environmental crimes and corruption emerged as top challenges affecting Africa’s efforts to combat ecosystem degradation at the special session of the African Ministerial Conference of the Environm

Publication Date: 
26/09/2018
Africa News
Tags:
Environment, Environment Crime, Corruption, Kenya, Gabon, Deforestation, Forests, Congo, Mining, Illegal Trade, Africa
Mining

Order of the National Green Tribunal regarding drowning of three girls in an sand mining pit, Bhima River, Maharashtra, 25/09/2018

Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of National Green Tribunal Bar Association Vs. Dr. Sarvabhoum Bagali (State of Karnataka) dated 25/09/2018. This application seeks direction for an enquiry into the death of three teenaged girls on 04.07.2014 belonging to Gubbewad village, Indi Block, Bijapur District, Karnataka, who fell and drowned in an abandoned sand mining pit on Bhima River on the side of State of Maharashtra.

Judgement Date: 
25/09/2018
Tags:
Sand, Mining, Bhima, Karnataka, Maharashtra, National Green Tribunal (NGT), Court, Compensation, Mineral-Based Industry
Mining

Order of the National Green Tribunal regarding mining leases of limestone at Jamuwa Ramgarh, District Jaipur, Rajasthan, 25/09/2018

Judgement of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of M/s Arpit Marbles Private Limited Vs Rajasthan Pollution Control Board Through & Others dated 25/09/2018. The appellants have challenged the order dated 06.11.2015 vide which Rajasthan State Pollution Control Board has refused renewal of Mining Leases of Limestone Mineral situated at Tehsil Jamuwa Ramgarh District Jaipur. The mine lease area is within 1 km of the boundary of Jamwa Ramgarh Sanctuary.
Judgement Date: 
25/09/2018
Tags:
Mining, Sanctuaries, Supreme Court, Limestone, Jaipur (D), Rajasthan, National Green Tribunal (NGT), National Parks
Mining

Rwanda alters mining law, pushing out small players

Rwandan miners have protested a new law that bans artisanal mining, saying it could frustrate investment and push out most of them.

Publication Date: 
25/09/2018
East African (Kenya)
Tags:
Mining, Legislation, Rwanda, Africa
Mining

Don’t allow sand mining without dist survey report: NGT

Nagpur: The National Green Tribunal (NGT), Principal Bench, Delhi, has ordered that Maharashtra should strictly follow Sustainable Sand Mining Management Guidelines of 2016 framed by the MoEFCC in

Publication Date: 
25/09/2018
Times of India (Nagpur)
Tags:
Maharashtra, Nagpur (D), Mining, Sand, National Green Trbunal (NGT), Minor Minerals
Environment

Govt dithers as Abuja community residents suffer from quarry activities

Livingstone Akanni lives in Kubwa Extension II Residential Area, a suburb some kilometres from the Abuja city centre.

Publication Date: 
25/09/2018
Premium Times (Nigeria)
Tags:
Mining, Environment, Health Effects, Land, Air Pollution, Nigeria, Pollution, Ecology, Africa
Environment

After opposition, Centre may come up with fresh notification on Ghats Ecologically Sensitive Area

With Karnataka rejecting the draft notification, the Centre had asked the state to form a state-level committee to readdress the issue.

Publication Date: 
25/09/2018
New Indian Express (Bangalore)
Tags:
Karnataka, Western Ghats, Eco-Sensitive Zone, Mining, Thermal Power Plants, Environment
Mining

Order of the National Green Tribunal regarding cancellation of EC granted for mining in the river bed of Satluj, Ludhiana, Punjab 24/09/2018

Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of Department of Mines & Geology Vs State Level Environment Impact Assessment Authority, Punjab dated 24/09/2018. The Department of Mines & Geology, State of Punjab has presented this Review Application under to review the Judgment passed by NGT dated 3rd August, 2018.

Judgement Date: 
24/09/2018
Tags:
Rivers, Mining, Ludhiana (D), National Green Tribunal (NGT), Environment Clearance (EC), Court, Punjab, Minor Minerals, State Environment Impact Assessment Authority (SEIAA)
Mining

ONGC gets 'green nod' for Development Drilling of 72 wells in KG-Basin

HYDERABAD: The Expert Appraisal Committee (EAC) under the Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change, has given the green signal to state-owned ONGC limited for Additional Development Drill

Publication Date: 
24/09/2018
Times Of India (New Delhi)
Tags:
Andhra Pradesh, Mining, Environment Clearance (EC), East Godavari, Oil and Natural Gas Corporation (ONGC), Oil Exploration
Mining

Order of the National Green Tribunal regarding sand mining in the river bed of Yamuna in Allahabad District, Uttar Pradesh, 20/09/2018

Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of Atul Singh Chauhan Vs. Ministry of Environment, Forests and Climate Change & Others dated 20/09/2018 regarding sand mining in the river bed of Yamuna in Allahabad District without Environmental Clearance and in violation of the conditions of mining leases. Grievance of the applicant is that mining is being permitted contrary to the prohibitory norms in respect of in-stream mining and mining upto the depth of 4 to 6 meters by using pokland machines.

Judgement Date: 
20/09/2018
Tags:
Mining, Yamuna, Sand, Allahabad (D), National Green Tribunal (NGT), Court, Environment Clearance (EC), Uttar Pradesh

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