VELLORE: Residents of the Veerankuppam panchayat on Monday staged a demonstration on the Palar Riverbed demanding the closure of a government-approved sand quarry for bullock carts.
Judgement of the National Green Tribunal (Eastern Zone Bench, Kolkata) in the matter of Aman Kumar Singh Vs State of Bihar & Others dated 22/08/2016 regarding Environmental Clearances (ECs) dated 04/03/2016 granted by the State Environment Impact Assessment Authority, Bihar, (SEIAA) for 19 Sand Mining Projects in favour of M/S Mahadev Enclave Private Limited on the rivers Chandan, Badua, Cheer, Sukhiya and Odhni in Banka District of the State of Bihar.
Order of the National Green Tribunal (Central Zonal Bench, Bhopal) in the matter of Paryavaran & Manav Sanrakshan Samiti v. Union of India & Others dated 19/08/2016 regarding illegal river sand mining, Madhya Pradesh.
Tribunal directs the SEIAA to issue necessary directions to all district committees / authorities while considering the applications for Environmental Clearances (ECs) to consider the same in the light of 2016 guidelines issued by the MoEF in respect of river sand mining.
MANGALURU: As the monsoon ban on sand mining ended on Monday, Dakshina Kannada department of mines and geology is now gearing up to monitor illegal extraction and transportation of sand.
Three lorries and an earthmover allegedly involved in illicit sand mining near Uvari were detained by Cheranmahadevi Sub-Collector V. Vishnu on Thursday evening.
Judgement of the National Green Tribunal (Southern Zone, Chennai) in the matter of D. Gopinath Vs District Collector, Thiruvallur District & Others regarding removal of savudu sand from Maduravasal Lake in Uthukottai Taulk, Thiruvallur District for commercial purposes. NGT observed that on going through the records, it is clearly seen that the District Collector, Thiruvallur has given a clear go-by to the provisions of Rule 12 of the Tamil Nadu Minor Mineral Concession Rules, 1959.
Navi Mumbai: After the Mahad bridge collapse in Raigad district, city-based environmentalists have demanded that taluka officials and other government agencies implement stringent checks to ensure
Bhopal: Special Investigation Team (SIT), in its report submitted to National Green Tribunal (NGT), has said that 17 out of 23 sand mines operational in Narsinghpur on banks of Narmada were found t
MADURAI: The Madurai bench of the Madras high court on Wednesday ordered notice to the Tuticorin district collector, geology and mines assistant director and Srivaiguntham tahsildar on a petition t
