Origins and reining in of sand mafias

Sand mining thrives because it is low investment, low risk, but promises high returns. A few roadblocks like Durga Shakti Nagpal notwithstanding

Concrete without sand?

The world is sitting over a landfill of possible substitutes for sand

Sand slips

Where there is a river, there is sand. Called a minor mineral, it fulfils a major requirement of the booming construction industry. No wonder, …

Cauvery gouged

Ten years after the Tamil Nadu government took over sand mining from private players, illegalities continue, harming agriculture and draining the …

Sand mining lobby uses tricks to evade MoEF scrutiny

Ministry panel visiting Greater Noida finds even leased mining areas do not have any environment clearance

SC issues notices to Centre, states to check illegal sand mining

National Legal Services Authority, the petitioner, says rampant sand mining is devastating rivers in the absence of guidelines

Traditional communities can mine sand in coastal areas: MoEF

Ministry order has no provision to curb illegal sand mining in river beds

Supreme Court refuses to lift stay on sand mining in Andhra Pradesh

Asks state government to approach MoEF for environmental clearance

Supreme Court asks Jaipur metro authorities to approach environment ministry for mining sand

City metro rail project likely to get delayed

IAS officer was punished for taking on SP leaders involved in sand mining

Greater Noida village refutes Uttar Pradesh government's claim that Durga Shakti Nagpal's actions created communal tension

Bring Ganga back to original course, orders Patna High Court

Court directs Centre and state governments to stop illegal mining and dredging

Andhra Pradesh High Court firm on not lifting stay on sand mining

Exempts state-owned Singareni Collieries

Punjab rushes to grant sand mining approvals

Clears environment management plans for 63 sites; mining officials cite shortage of construction material for show of haste

High court concerned over illegal sand mining in UP in wake of IAS officer's suspension

But declines to stay suspension of Greater Noida SDM Durga Shakti Nagpal who challenged the sand mafia

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

Jharkhand chief minister restores power of panchayats over sand mining

Decision follows meeting with coalition partners who threatened to withdraw support

Sand seized by Durga Shakti stolen from district collectorate's custody

Illegally mined sand worth Rs 8 crore had been seized from a close aide of Samajwadi Party bigwig Narendra Bhati; Green Tribunal directs night …

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 …

Environmental issues figured nowhere in Uttarakhand elections

Around 170 hydropower and a number of sand mining projects in the pipeline or underway

Ban on illegal mining ineffective

It has only increased cost of illegally sourced construction material

Madras High Court admits petition accusing Tamil Nadu works department of illegal sand mining

'None of the 42 mining sites on the Cauvery and Kollidam rivers have environment clearance'

Sand mafia goons attack Down To Earth correspondent, Asianet journalist

Journalists were shooting visuals showing illegal mining in Cauvery river bed in Tamil Nadu

Andhra Pradesh introduces lottery system for allotting sand mining leases

State’s new sand policy replaces auction system for allotting leases and bans inter-state transportation of sand

Karnataka sacrifices stones to conserve river sand

State mandates use of manufactured sand in public works, which would result in over-exploitation of another minor mineral and damage to the …

Legalise sand mining in Mysore, MP tells government

The demand was made at a meeting of the environment ministry to discuss issues related to the protection of the Western Ghats