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Protest held to demand resumption of quarrying on Ganga riverbed

Members of Khanan Chugan Sangharsh Samiti and Haridwar stone crushers welfare association were barred by the authorities from reaching Sati kund area, the proposed site of protest on Monday afterno

Publication Date: 
17/02/2016
Pioneer (Dehradun)
Tags:
Uttaranchal (Uttarakhand), Mining, Sand, Ganga, Haridwar (D), Minor Minerals
Mining

E-auction for sand mining halted in Andhra Pradesh

Officials asked to take stern action against illegal transportation of sand.

Publication Date: 
16/02/2016
Deccan Chronicle (Hyderabad)
Tags:
Andhra Pradesh, Mining, Sand, Minor Minerals, Illegal Trade, Housing Construction
Mining

Illegal mining rampant on BSP lawmaker's turf

Sand & Stones Worth `6cr Are Moved Daily

Publication Date: 
11/02/2016
Sandeep Rai
Times Of India (New Delhi)
Tags:
Uttar Pradesh, Mining, Sand, Public Interest Litigation (PIL), Illegal Trade
Mining

Maharashtra appoints MoEF representative on committee for issuing licenses for sand mining

Mumbai: A representative from the union environment ministry and a divisional forest officer will now be part of a committee set up by the state government to issue licenses for sand mining for cle

Publication Date: 
11/02/2016
Clara Lewis
Times Of India (Mumbai)
Tags:
Maharashtra, Mining, Sand, Minor Minerals, High Court, Illegal Trade
Mining

Order of the Madras High Court regarding sand quarrying of river Thenpennai, Kandarakottai Village, Cuddalore District, Tamil Nadu, 10/02/2016

Order of the Madras High Court in the matter of Sukumar Vs District Collector, Cuddalore District & Others dated 10/02/2016 regarding sand quarrying of river Thenpennai, Kandarakottai Village, Cuddalore District, Tamil Nadu. The miners are drawing the sand from the entire river and selling the same and are transporting the sand through lorry and huge trucks.

Judgement Date: 
10/02/2016
Tags:
Mining, Sand, Rivers, Cuddapah (D), High Court, Air Pollution, Water Pollution Noise Pollution, Tamil Nadu
Mining

Illegal sand mining exposed in Visakhapatnam

Irregularities in storage of minerals in Srikakulam.

Publication Date: 
10/02/2016
Deccan Chronicle (Hyderabad)
Tags:
Andhra Pradesh, Mining, Sand, Illegal Trade, Srikakulam (D), Mineral - Based Industry, Minor Minerals
Mining

Nearly 4 years after SC directives, J&K comes up with Rules on mining, quarrying

Several stringent measures kept to check impact on environ

*MoEF clearance, Mining Plan made essential

Publication Date: 
10/02/2016
Mohinder Verma
Daily Excelsior (Jammu)
Tags:
Mining, Mines Act 1957, Minor Minerals, Environment Clearance (EC), Sand, Rehabilitation
Mining

NGT seeks affidavits on sand mining

Perturbed over illegal sand mining on Yamuna floodplains despite a ban, the National Green Tribunal has asked the Uttar Pradesh and Haryana governments to apprise it about the action they have take

Publication Date: 
09/02/2016
Statesman (New Delhi)
Tags:
Haryana, Uttar Pradesh, Mining, Sand, National Green Tribunal (NGT), Illegal Trade
Mining

Judgement of the National Green Tribunal regarding manual mining of beach sand minerals, 08/02/2016

Judgement of the National Green Tribunal (Souuthern Zone, Chennai) in the matter of Southern Region Mines and Mineral based Workers Welfare Association Vs Ministry of Environment, Forests and Climate Change dated 08/02/2016 regarding manual mining of beach sand minerals as against mechanized mining.

NGT asks Ministry of Environment, Forests and Climate Change to consider the representations of V.V.Minerals and Industrial Minerals India Private Ltd. seeking for relaxation of the condition of manual mining and shifting to mechanized mining of beach sand minerals.

Judgement Date: 
08/02/2016
Tags:
Sand, Mining, Beaches, National Green Trbunal (NGT), Court, Tamil Nadu, Tirunelveli (D), Atomic Energy Regulatory Board (AERB), Occupational Health, Health Effects
Mining

Order of the National Green Tribunal regarding illegal sand mining in the State of Jharkhand, 05/02/2016

Order of the National Green Tribunal (Eastern Zone Bench, Kolkata) in the matter of Niranjan Sharma & Others Vs Ministry of Environment, Forest & Others dated 05/02/2016 regarding sand mining operation in the State of Jharkhand.

Tribunal passed an order of injunction restraining operation of sand mining of any nature in respect of any unit in the State of Jharkhand without valid consent to operate from State Board and without environmental clearance. The Chief Secretary, Govt. of Jharkhand is directed to take steps and measures to implement this order in the State.

Judgement Date: 
05/02/2016
Tags:
Mining, Sand, Jharkhand, National Green Tribunal (NGT), Court, Minor Minerals, Environment Clearance (EC), State Pollution Control Board (SPCB), Environment Impact Assessment (EIA)

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