 | Illegal mining near Son in UP: NGT slaps fine of Rs 15.96 cr on 2 private firmsThe tribunal also directed the MoEF&CC to look into the question of declaring parts of river Son, running in both states, as 'Son Ghadiyal Wildlife Sanctuary' in accordance with law within 3 months. |
 | Unlawful excavation on forest land in Umerkote in Odisha draws criticismEven incidents of sand smuggling have reportedly come to the fore from Kodinga tehsil area of the district. |
 | Amazon Indigenous woman wins Goldman environment prizeKorap and other Munduruku women took up the responsibility of defending their people, overturning the traditionally all-male leadership. |
 | ED seeks action against Jharkhand CM Hemant Soren's aide in illegal miningThe investigation agency has sent a letter to Sahibganj SP on April 7 asking him to take action. |
 | Illegal mining case ED attaches assets of accused worth Rs 54 croreThe attached assets are in the form of 30 immovable properties consisting of land, residential buildings, commercial premises, etc., owned by the accused persons and their family members. |
 | Illegal mining in Karnataka: ED attaches assets worth Rs 5.21 crore“During investigation under PMLA, it has been noticed that iron ore have been illegally mined, transported and traded without valid permits which caused loss to the exchequer. |
 | Jharkhand mining probe: ED summons Hemant Soren's ex-Principal SecretaryA BJP delegation led by Babulal Marandi also met Jharkhand Governor CP Radhakrishnan demanding a probe against Ekka for allegedly misusing his official position. |
 | Illegal coal mining thrives along Assam-Arunachal border areasLast month, political party Assam Jatiya Parishad had petitioned Prime Minister Narendra Modi expressing concern over environmental degradation due to illegal mining activities in the district. |
| Jharkhand: SIT to investigate role of railway officials in illegal transportation of mineralsDespite communication by the state government officials with the railways, several incidents of transpiration of mineral resources without ‘challan’ have come to the light. |
 | Rajasthan: CAG exposes irregularities in miningThe CAG report has identified illegal mining in 83.25 hectares in 122 cases using remote sensing data and GIS techniques. |
 | Telangana Education Minister Sabitha seeks relief in illegal mining caseThe CBI charged them with assisting mining baron G Janardhan Reddy in illegally extracting iron ore on the AP-Karnataka border and exporting it. |
 | BJP MP seeks names after Odisha govt admits to ‘illegal mining’Aparajita asked state govt to reveal names who plundered exchequer |
 | Karnataka govt authorises CBI to attach excess properties of mining baron Janardhana ReddyThe court had asked the government why it had not given the go-ahead to attach the properties worth Rs 19 crore while it had earlier sanctioned the attachment of Rs 64 crore assets. |
 | Make adverse entries in DM’s ACR: National Green Tribunal to Odisha stateThe green panel indicted Dhenkanal collector for shielding an illegal stone mining accused |
 | CBI moves Karnataka HC for consent to attach Gali Janardhan Reddy’s propertiesThe properties were in the name of Reddy, his wife and his companies. |
 | NGT asks panel to look into illegal mining in Kerala's Ithikkara riverApart from NCSCM, Chennai, the committee will also comprise state PCB, the Irrigation department, and Coastal Zone Management Authority. |
 | Busy with tribal fest, Soren likely to miss date with ED todayThe CM will be also be busy with other programmes involving ‘Sarkar Aapke Dwar’ campaign to mark three years in office, on November 15. |
