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The mining ministry of the union government has announced a special commission to investigate the various cases of illegal mining in India. [ 69 ] [ 70 ] The union mining minister, B.K. Handique , announced that the investigation spanning Karnataka, Orissa and Jharkhand, will submit a report in 6 months.
Sand theft or unauthorised or illegal sand mining leads to a generally unknown global example of natural and non-renewable resource depletion problem comparable in extent to global water scarcity. [1] [2] [3] Beach theft is illegal removal of large quantities of sand from a beach leading to full or partial disappearance of the beach. In India ...
It however praised her work in preventing illegal sand mining and ordered both the central and the state government to report how they are tackling illegal mining and what security is being provided to the officers engaged in stopping it. [92] [93] On 8 August, the Supreme Court of India accepted a PIL filed by an advocate M. L. Sharma. The PIL ...
Murder of a senior Indian police official by the mining mafia created a debate on Corruption in India. Several activists including Anna Hazare were protesting against the incident. [2] CBI probe was ordered by the Indian central government in the issue. [3] He was run over by tractor carrying illegally mined stones after he tried to stop it. [4]
The Uttar Pradesh illegal sand mining scam is a political scandal relating to events that occurred in 2012–2017 during the Samajwadi Party (SP) rule. It is being investigated by the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) on the 2016 orders of Allahabad High Court for allowing illegal mining in 7 districts of Uttar Pradesh – Shamli, Hamirpur, Fatehpur, Siddharthnagar, Deoria, Kaushambi and ...
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Sand smuggling is the cross-border environmental crime [1] of illegal transportation of often illegally extracted natural sand and gravel. [2] While sand smuggling and illegal mining are global concerns, they are especially acute in Asia, where continuing urbanization and the region’s large construction boom are driving the increasing demand for sand. [3]
The mining licence will be auctioned. For non-notified minerals, a prospecting-cum-mining licence will be required. [17] The amendment will make illegal mining, trespassing and violation of norms, cognisable offences punishable by 2 years imprisonment and/or fine. The state government will be allowed to set up special courts for such trials.