Crackdown on sand mafia: ED raids across Tamil Nadu over money laundering, tax evasion
Sand mining sites and sales depots managed by the state water resources department under lens
Bihar advocate alleges threat to life from sand mafia, seeks protection
He wrote to the chief minister and other officials but received no response
Bihar government bans sand mining near river bridges
Move to check illegal sand mining that is destroying foundations of bridges, disturbing water flow of rivers
Look back at the decade: Sand
India faces sand scarcity leading to conflicts and illegal trade
A river ruined: Our Yamuna is dying due to sand mining, say locals in Haryana
From flora and fauna to human residents, no one has been left untouched due to the wanton extraction of sand in the area
Sand mining ban extended till October 15 in Bihar
Three-month ban was to lift on October 1; changing rainfall trends in monsoon 2023 behind extension
Illegal sand mining: 20 arrested, 40 big boats seized in Bihar police operation on Sone river
Criminal syndicates have been unleashed terror in recent months by attacking & killing police officials who have cracked down upon them
Replenishment study of riverbed sand must for sand mining in Uttar Pradesh: NGT
Replenishment studies must be done by credible institutions, says court
Daily Court Digest: Major environment orders (October 1, 2019)
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Illegal sand mining: 48 arrested in Bihar’s Bhojpur
Cops, however, have failed to arrest any of the chieftains of the region’s powerful sand mafia.
Daily Court Digest: Major environment orders (July 26, 2019)
A river ruined: Are India’s mining laws deterrent enough?
Mining has to be considered not as either a law-and-order or an administrative issue, but rather as one of environmental management
6 billion tonnes of sand taken annually from oceans, causing irreparable damage to benthic life
Marine sand extraction expected to rise to 10 to 16 billion tonnes per year, which is the natural replenishment rate
Daily Court Digest: Major environment orders (July 14, 2022)
NGT seeks report on damages due to sand mining in Jaipur villages
Illegal sand mining affecting health and environment in and around 5 villages of Jaipur’s Katputli tehsil, villagers claim
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Supreme Court gives conditional go-ahead to Bihar to start sand mining
Illegal extraction becomes rampant when mining is banned, says apex court
Illegal sand mining, constructions endanger Son gharials
Uneven flow of water from a dam, illegal constructions have exacerbated soil erosion, led to decline in population of crocodiles in the sanctuary&…
Daily Court Digest: Major environment orders (March 27, 2024)
Wildlife trafficking, organised crime linked: Nonprofit’s report sheds new light
Wildlife Justice Commission Report also includes illegal sand mining as environmental crime
These satellite images of Indian rivers highlight environmental impacts of sand mining
In India, sand mining grew after the rapid urbanisation brought on by the economic liberalisation in the 1990s
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