Court digest: Major environment hearings of the week (April 15-19)
Down To Earth brings you the top environmental cases heard in the Supreme Court, the high courts and the National Green Tribunal
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
Daily Court Digest: Major environment orders (August 18, 2020)
Daily Court Digest: Major environment orders (August 14, 2020)
Daily Court Digest: Major environment orders (July 13, 2020)
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
Daily Court Digest: Major environment orders (November 21, 2022)
Daily Court Digest: Major environment orders (October 17, 2022)
How sand mining along the Narmada is choking web of life
Mining has altered the landscape, river flow, water availability and sand deposit patterns; rivers have dried up, farming has become difficult&…
No sand mining without environment clearance: NGT
Green tribunal reiterates apex court order in the wake of controversy over suspension of IAS officer Durga Shakti Nagpal
Daily Court Digest: Major environment orders (July 21, 2022)
Down To Earth brings you top environmental cases heard in Supreme Court, high courts & National Green Tribunal
Mining Act does not bar police from prosecuting people found removing sand illegally, rules SC
Apex court expresses serious concern over damage to the environment and water sources caused by indiscriminate sand mining
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 …
Daily Court Digest: Major environment orders (June 7, 2022)
Cauvery gouged
Ten years after the Tamil Nadu government took over sand mining from private players, illegalities continue, harming agriculture and draining the …
Police seize 4,000 tonnes of sand mined from gharial sanctuary
There have been four attacks by the sand mafia on State Armed Forces' jawans protecting the Chambal river banks in the last three months, says …
Loss from illegal sand mining on Air Force land pegged at Rs 1.4 crore
Faridabad deputy commissioner's report to National Green Tribunal estimates that 60,000 metric tonnes of sand has been mined illegally from the …
Mother of three wages lone battle against sand mining lobby
Jazeera along with her three children has been sitting in protest from June 14 in front of government offices, demanding protection of Kerala's …
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'
Court Digest: Major environment hearings of the week (August 17-21, 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
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
Undone by rampant mining, illegal buildings
Uttarakhand government has made no attempt to enforce mining and building regulations in the state, which exacerbated flood's impacts
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 …