Meghalaya High Court has asked state Chief Secretary to ensure that illegal coal mining activities are stopped at onceThe court has asked to constitute a committee free from political interference be constitute to monitor the execution of Supreme Court and ...
09 Mar, 2022, 08.49 AM IST
Illegal sand mining: SC issues notices to Centre, CBI, 5 statesA bench headed by Justice S A Bobde issued notices to the Centre, the Central Bureau of Investigation, Tamil Nadu, Punjab, Madhya Pradesh, ...
24 Jul, 2019, 11.55 AM IST
Government plans to monitor mines via space technologiesThe government has taken a tough stand against mining mafia, deciding to monitor all mines, including minerals such as limestone and sand, ...
12 Apr, 2016, 04.00 AM IST
Illegal mining rampant at BSP lawmaker's turfVillagers from villages affected by the mining activity said they were a harried lot, helpless "with hardly anyone making it an issue to be...
11 Feb, 2016, 12.52 PM IST
- NGT slams MP govt for illegal mining in Narmada & Ken rivers
National Green Tribunal (NGT) slammed state government for rampant illegal mining in the state in two cases. While one is related to Narmad...
31 May, 2015, 09.27 AM IST
National Green Tribunal asks government to restore areas destroyed by mining in AlwarThe tribunal directed the state government to file a comprehensive plan for 'restoration, reforestation and reclamation' of the entire area.
09 Feb, 2015, 11.26 AM IST
State authorities have shut eyes on mining: NGT to RajasthanA bench headed by NGT Chairperson Justice Swatanter Kumar held that indiscriminate mining has adversely affected flora and fauna in Alwar.
08 Feb, 2015, 10.27 AM IST
Uttarakhand govt forms committee to curb illegal miningAmid reports of rampant illegal mining in Uttarakhand, CM Harish Rawat today set up a committee consisting of senior government officials t...
24 Jul, 2014, 09.02 PM IST
Selective sand mining probe in Tamil Nadu generates heatWith the report just being submitted, critics are questioning why two other districts that see rampant illegal mining have been left out of...
12 Sep, 2013, 02.45 PM IST
Goa mine owners ignore directive to submit detailsA majority of mine owners in Goa have ignored the State Government's order to submit details of mining activity during the last five years.
17 Aug, 2013, 12.02 PM IST
- BJP's Karnataka defeat is beginning of its decline: Congress
BJP's humiliating defeat in the Karnataka assembly polls is the beginning of its decline in election-bound states, Congress said today.
08 May, 2013, 11.17 PM IST
- Goa to cap iron ore exports
Goa Government has decided to cap the iron ore exports from the coastal state at 40-42 million metric tonnes per year, said Chief Minister ...
12 Mar, 2012, 07.57 PM IST
- BJP alleges rampant illegal mining in Goa, demands CBI probe
Alleging rampant illegal mining in Congress-ruled Goa, BJP demanded the resignation of CM Digambar Kamat and an immediate CBI probe into th...
25 Sep, 2011, 10.40 PM IST
- No mining nod in Bellary, Tumkur and Chitradurga by environment ministry till SC lifts ban
In August, the Supreme Court extended a ban on iron ore mining in the Bellary district to the districts of Tumkur and Chitradurg .
22 Sep, 2011, 03.44 AM IST
- Santosh Hegde's report: Give proof of environmental degradation to stop mining in Chitradurga and Tumkur districts, says Supreme Court
The Supreme Court has said that Karnataka Lokayukta Justice Santosh Hegde's report on illegal mining was not enough for it to suspend minin...
30 Jul, 2011, 04.02 AM IST
- Supreme Court asks panel to probe Karnataka mining
The Supreme Court has asked the committee it had appointed to probe the alleged illegal mining in Bellary and other forest areas of Karnata...
26 Feb, 2011, 02.53 AM IST
- Union govt seeks reports on illegal mining from Orissa, other states
Union government has sought detailed reports on mining activities from mineral bearing states in the country. The move follows recent detec...
28 Jan, 2010, 11.12 PM IST