Beijing creating ‘great wall of sand’ in South China Sea: US Navy
China has created a 4 sq km artificial landmass in disputed waters by pouring sand over coral reefs, says commander of US Pacific fleet
Carting away sand
Labourers illegally mine beach sand in Ratnagiri, removing the buffer between ocean and human habitat
Concrete without sand?
The world is sitting over a landfill of possible substitutes for sand
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
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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&…
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
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
This sand battery could be a solution for Europe’s energy crisis
A new technology is keeping a Finland town warm with renewable energy
Environmental clearance for small riverbed sand mining projects lifted
The decision is against the earlier orders of 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
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
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
Single shot cure for kala-azar launched in Bihar
State alone contributes to nearly 80 percent of kala-azar cases in the country
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 …
Ban on illegal mining ineffective
It has only increased cost of illegally sourced construction material
