SC cancels mining leases in Goa, slams state government, environment ministry for favouring miners

After March 15, fresh leases and environmental clearances must be obtained by miners to continue mining thereafter

Welcome to Goa, state of mines

The ecology-economy debate polarises communities

Unused stock, reduced damage: Why iron ore sale ban was relaxed in Karnataka

Situation because of which ban was imposed 10 years ago now ‘changed for the better’, Supreme Court says

Daily Court Digest: Major environment orders (July 5, 2019)

Down To Earth brings you the top environmental cases heard in the Supreme Court, the high courts and the National Green Tribunal

Bihar advocate alleges threat to life from sand mafia, seeks protection

He wrote to the chief minister and other officials but received no response

Supreme Court gives conditional go-ahead to Bihar to start sand mining

Illegal extraction becomes rampant when mining is banned, says apex court

UP Assembly Elections 2022: Who will the riverine Nishads vote for this time

The Nishad community has been deprived of their traditional rights to river systems; for them, the polls are a matter of survival

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

Why unlawful sand mining in India needs good governance

Violation of environmental laws needs pressing attention by officials; a strict law enforcement is needed against illegal sand mining, says experts

Panic, hunger and loss of livelihood follow closure of 12 mines in Jharkhand’s West Singhbhum

The decision was reportedly a result of disinterest shown by mining giants in renewing the lease and their failure to maintain forests in the area

Goa after mining ban

Green tribunal halts sand mining in coastal Maharashtra

Gujarat and Goa told to instruct police stations in the coastal areas to take immediate steps to stop illegal sand mining in areas which fall …

SC bans transportation of illegally mined ore from Goa

Asks Centre, state to continue with ban on mining in the state

Will the mining stalemate affect Lok Sabha polls in Goa?

The mining industry’s poorest stakeholders, who comprise a sizeable population of Goa, have been rendered jobless by a state dragging its …

Green tribunal bans quarrying in Sariska

Forest department found 84 stone and marble quarries operating within the tiger reserve and its buffer zone

MoEF clears mining in 36 new sand reaches in Andhra

Move effectively overrules high court stay; approved sand reaches fall in districts acutely affected by overexploitation of river sand

Court Digest: Major environment hearings of the week (August 10-14, 2020)

Down To Earth brings you the top environmental cases heard in the Supreme Court, the high courts and the National Green Tribunal through the week