Sand mining continues in many parts of Kendrapada and Jajpur districts despite the August 14 National Green Tribunal order to curb such practices without proper environment clearance.

While steel industries at the Cuncolim industrial estate are exploring ways to shift the 90,000 tonnes of steel slag waste dumped in the estate, one steel factory has obtained approval from the Goa

The National Green Tribunal on Thursday directed all states and Union territories to come up with a uniform policy to check illegal sand mining in the country.

The Uttar Pradesh government today informed the National Green Tribunal (NGT) that it has registered FIRs against several persons engaged in large-scale illegal mining of sand and its removal from

The directorate of mines and geology has received the National Green Tribunal's (NGT) order banning sand mining from river beds in the country without license and environmental clearance (EC) from

The Meenavar Viduthalai Iyakkam and Tamizhar Kazahagam outfits, based in Tuticorin district, have submitted a petition to the Kanyakumari Collector seeking a ban on beach sand mining in the distric

Members of the Fishermen United Front, Tuticorin, have sought a CBI enquiry into the illegal beach sand mining and forwarded a memorandum to Union Home Minister Sushilkumar Shinde and the CBI Zonal

The National Green Tribunal on Friday directed Uttar Pradesh government to show by August 29 "definitive results" of the action taken by it to ensure implementation of the tribunal's order banning

The state cabinet on Tuesday approved the new sand policy for the state to check its illegal mining and ensure maximum revenue.

The government is contemplating constituting a flying squad to keep a check on illegal sand mining in the state.