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ILLEGAL MINING IN GANGA
UP seeks MP, Uttarakhand, Bihar support to curb illegal sand miningUttar Pradesh is collaborating with Madhya Pradesh, Uttarakhand, and Bihar to stop illegal sand mining. A joint enforcement system will mon...
Do you have a policy to stop illegal sand mining, SC asks CentreThe Supreme Court today expressed concern over rampant illegal sand mining in several parts of the country and asked the Centre whether it ...
- Large scale mining and quarrying on Yamuna bed in Haryana: Report
NGT seeks UP government's response on illegal sand mining near Narora atomic plantThe petition, filed by Modi Nagar resident Phirey Ram Prajapati, alleged sand mining mafias have started to trespass in private agricultura...
Uma Bharti for joint probe into 'unauthorised' mining in GangaAn official statement said that Bharti has expressed concern over unauthorised mining activities going on in river Ganga in Bijnor district...
The Swami who took on the mining mafiaThe swami's fight began in 1998 during Kumbh Mela when he spotted the riverbed being dug up and trucks stealthily crossing the river at nig...
Ensure no illegal mining takes place in Haridwar: NGT to Ministry of Environment and forestsNational Green Tribunal today directed the Environment Ministry and Uttarakhand government to ensure that no "illegal and unscientific" san...
2014: National Green Tribunal acts against Ganga pollutionThe NGT talked tough against the polluting industrial units and applied the "polluter pays" principle.
- 2014: NGT acts against Ganga pollution
A number of path-breaking orders to curb pollution and a strict watch on illegal mining kept the National Green Tribunal (NGT) busy in 2014...
Better centre-state co-ordination needed to control illegal mining: Narendra Singh TomarIn a federal set-up, state governments have their own rights, and the states will have to be committed to improve the situation by working ...
23 booked for illegal sand mining in Uttar PradeshPolice received a tip-off that illegal sand mining was taking place at Ganga canal. But when they rushed to the spot, the miners managed to...
- Ramesh Pokhriyal Nishank alleges massive mining scam in Uttarakhand; demands CBI probe
Alleging that the mining scam in Uttarakhand must run into thousand crores of rupees, he said a CBI probe must be ordered into the scam.
Uttarakhand becomes first state to have mining vigilance forceUttarakhand today constituted a Special Mining Vigilance Force to tackle illegal mining in ecologically sensitive zones along the Ganga and...
Illegal sand mining: National Green Tribunal restrains sand mining across the countryIt also alleged that recently a man who had raised his voice against the "powerful sand mafia" had been killed in his home in broad dayligh...
- National Green Tribunal restrains sand mining across the country
The National Green Tribunal on Monday restrained sand mining without any licence or environmental clearance from river beds across the coun...
- Uttarakhand approves new mining policy
The Uttarakhand government today approved a new mining policy in order to earn more revenue through open bidding and end the stranglehold o...
- Stop sand mining along Ganga in 3 weeks: Jairam Ramesh
Union environment and forest minister Jairam Ramesh on Sunday said the Centre would put a blanket ban on sand mining across the country.
- Jairam Ramesh takes up Ganga crusader's cause
Jairam Ramesh has gone ahead and paved the legal ground to regulate development work along 135 kilometres of the Bhagirathi river from Gaum...
- Jairam Ramesh tells Uttarakhand CM Nishank to stop illegal mining in Ganga
Ramesh's strongly worded letter to Uttarakhand Chief Minister refers to inaction by the state govt in tackling illegal riverbed mining.
- Congress, BJP blame each other for Swami Nigamanand's death
The death of the fasting sadhu in Dehradun has triggered a political storm with the Congress and the BJP blaming each other for it.