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

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

Rethink sand use, move to circular economy: UNEP

United Nations Environment Programme recommends solutions for better sand management in new report

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

Andhra Pradesh unveils new sand policy

A tonne of sand will be available for Rs 370 only at government-owned stockyards

How will India address illegal sand mining without any data?

New laws to regulate sand mining have not had much impact

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

Daily Court Digest: Major environment orders (April 10, 2023)

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

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

Bihar defers tendering for sand block operators after NGT order

The state floated the tender on the basis of an invalid district survey report, says NGT

Look back at the decade: Sand

India faces sand scarcity leading to conflicts and illegal trade

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

Recycled waste glass can help solve sand shortages

Natural sand is a widely used raw material and has become the second-most widely consumed natural resource on the Earth, after freshwater

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

Tamil Nadu suspends coastal sand mining

Government orders a probe into alleged violations by big companies

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

Mining in news on April 11

Today’s updates in the mining industry

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

Livelihoods of 3 bln people living near river systems under threat: Study

Damming, sediment mining, water diversions and groundwater extraction inhibit efforts to meet UN Sustainable Development Goals by 2030, says report

'District Mineral Foundation’s implementation in MP half-hearted'

The state mineral resources department exhibited scant commitment to assess the impacts of sand mining activities on the environment, …

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)

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

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)

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