Inside the deadly world of India’s sand mining mafia
2019年6月27日 Inside the deadly world of India’s sand mining mafia India ranks second after China in its use of construction sand, a dwindling and increasingly valuable
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India’s Sand Problem in the Fore as UN Report Warns
2022年4月28日 According to a UNEP report published in 2018, India and China had the most “critical hotspots” where sand extraction was affecting rivers, lakes and coastlines. This is most likely because of...
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Metals Mining Industry in India - IBEF
Between April 2000-June 2022, FDI inflows in the metallurgical industry stood at US$ 17.07 billion, followed by the mining (US$ 3.40 billion), diamond gold ornaments (US$ 1.21
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The Hidden Environmental Toll of Mining the World’s Sand
2019年2月5日 In India, the world’s second-largest sand mining country, widespread illegal extraction “occurs through the country run by highly organized and often violent sand mafias,” reported Koehnken. Rogue
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India's Mining Sector: Towards a Sustainable and Equitable Future
2022年2月21日 Mining is an important activity for India. With 3527 mining leases for 40 major minerals, extending a total lease area of roughly 315,986 hectares, India is a
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Sand mining is causing an ecological crisis in India
2023年3月10日 In India, sand mining is causing major environmental problems, often illegally, as the demand for the resource comes from a construction boom. In fact, there
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Illegal river bed mining continues unabated in north India
2020年11月25日 The ‘North India sand mining dialogue’ was held on October 31, 2020, and began with a presentation of the zonal report by SANDRP on sand mining by Bhim
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The Bloody World of India's Illegal Sand Mining: At least
2020年11月23日 In 2018, only 28 deaths due to illegal sand mining were reported. Death toll in India due to illegal sand mining since January 2019. Source: SANDRP “We have scanned news reports from various states
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Inside the deadly world of India’s sand mining mafia - Environment
2019年6月26日 Yadav says India’s sand mafia will not go away soon because it includes many business people and politicians. The police’s cut of the “royalties” alone, he claims, inflates the price of ...
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Time is running out for sand - Nature
2019年7月2日 Illegal sand mining is rife in around 70 countries 3, and hundreds of people have reportedly been killed in battles over sand in the past decade in countries including India and Kenya, among them ...
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(PDF) Resource Nexus Perspectives in the Blue
2022年12月20日 Abstract. The spotlight on sand mining in coastal zones and marine activities has increased, and for good reason. Since the 2000s, sand has become a scarce but essential natural resource for ...
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Drowning for sand: miners risk all for India's building boom
2017年7月17日 Sand scarcity has set off alarms with the Indian government issuing guidelines last year on sustainable mining and the United Nations flagging concerns about sand consumption globally being much ...
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Why politicians in an Indian state are sparring over sand
2019年11月13日 In its order the tribunal also cited news reports of how sand, a natural resource that the government was giving away for free, was in fact being sold on the black-market at higher prices ...
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Riverbed Mining India 2021 Overview: Judiciary unable to fix
2022年1月9日 The committee is also directed to provide a status report on sand mining in riverbeds passing through the forests and eco-sensitive zones, including national parks and sanctuaries. It will probe whether permission is being granted in those buffer areas.
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India still miles away from sustainable sand mining,
2021年9月9日 As per the sand mining framework, in 2018 annually India needs 70 million tonnes of sand and each year the demand increases up to 7%. And this huge demand made the sand a high-value commodity. This
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Illegal river bed mining continues unabated in north India
2020年11月25日 The ‘North India sand mining dialogue’ was held on October 31, 2020, and began with a presentation of the zonal report by SANDRP on sand mining by Bhim Singh Rawat, SANDRP. This was followed by a panel discussion representing different perspectives on governance, law, media, ecology, civil society/ community and industry. ...
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Grains of Despair: Sand mining in India
The High Court asked the government to come up with a new policy on sand mining after the court appointed Indian Institute of Technology submitted a report. On 20 Oct 2010, State cabinet approved a new sand mining policy that empowers communities to have a say on sand mining in their localities. The policy also bans use of suction pumps in ...
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Sand mining in Tamil Nadu - 3rabica
2022年9月29日 Sand mining, especially illegal sand mining in Tamil Nadu state is done on river beds, basins and beaches, It has been on an increase, since the beginning of the 1990s following a boom in the construction industry. Palar River basin, Vaigai River basin, Cauvery River basin (including its tributaries) and Thamirabarani River basin are some of
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Rising demand for sand calls for resource governance
2019年5月7日 Geneva, 07 May 2019 – With the global demand for sand and gravel standing at 40 to 50 billion tonnes per year, a new report by UN Environment reveals that aggregate extraction in rivers has led to
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The Indian river being hollowed by mining for concrete
2022年2月25日 In 2017, it was the state with the highest revenue in northern India from sales of sand. The centre’s sand mining framework reports that revenue from sale of sand in Uttarakhand was INR 1.735 billion (about USD 23 million) in the financial year 2014-15, and nearly doubled to INR 3.353 billion in 2016-17, the latest year for which figures are ...
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Maha: Illegal sand mining in Vaitarna river threatens rail bridge ...
1 天前 The sand was being collected and heaped at the site,” he said. Police destroyed the suction pump and the boat. “The act of illegal dredging of sand has made the railway bridge over the Vaitarna river unsafe and also disturbed the environment,” the FIR stated. PTI COR NSK NSK. This report is auto-generated from PTI news service.
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Delhi High Court Directed Delhi Police to Constitute a Joint Task
2023年3月27日 The latest Tweet by ANI states, 'Delhi High Court directed Delhi Police to constitute a joint task force with UP police to monitor and stop the illegal sand mining in River Yamuna in Alipur area. HC also expressed its concern over rampant illegal sand mining in the river. HC has also called for a status report.' 📰 Delhi High Court Directed
MoreInside the deadly world of India’s sand mining mafia - Environment
2019年6月26日 Yadav says India’s sand mafia will not go away soon because it includes many business people and politicians. The police’s cut of the “royalties” alone, he claims, inflates the price of ...
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Metals Mining Industry in India - IBEF
Coal production in India stood at 380.082 MT in FY 2022-23 (April-October 2022). In FY22, mineral production is estimated at Rs.190,392 crore (US$ 24.95 billion). India ranks fourth globally in terms of iron ore production. Production
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(PDF) Resource Nexus Perspectives in the Blue
2022年12月20日 The spotlight on sand mining in coastal zones and marine activities has increased, and for good reason. Since the 2000s, sand has become a scarce but essential natural resource for development ...
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Drowning for sand: miners risk all for India's building boom
2017年7月17日 Officials from the ministries of environment and mining said the onus of regulation is on each of India’s 29 states. District officials in Thane said they had cracked down on illegal sand...
MoreWhy politicians in an Indian state are sparring over sand
2019年11月13日 In its order the tribunal also cited news reports of how sand, a natural resource that the government was giving away for free, was in fact being sold on the black-market at higher prices ...
MoreRiverbed Mining India 2021 Overview: Judiciary unable to fix
2022年1月9日 The committee is also directed to provide a status report on sand mining in riverbeds passing through the forests and eco-sensitive zones, including national parks and sanctuaries. It will probe whether permission is being granted in those buffer areas.
MoreIndia still miles away from sustainable sand mining,
2021年9月9日 As per the sand mining framework, in 2018 annually India needs 70 million tonnes of sand and each year the demand increases up to 7%. And this huge demand made the sand a high-value commodity. This
MoreIllegal river bed mining continues unabated in north India
2020年11月25日 The ‘North India sand mining dialogue’ was held on October 31, 2020, and began with a presentation of the zonal report by SANDRP on sand mining by Bhim Singh Rawat, SANDRP. This was followed by a panel discussion representing different perspectives on governance, law, media, ecology, civil society/ community and industry. ...
MoreGrains of Despair: Sand mining in India
The High Court asked the government to come up with a new policy on sand mining after the court appointed Indian Institute of Technology submitted a report. On 20 Oct 2010, State cabinet approved a new sand mining policy that empowers communities to have a say on sand mining in their localities. The policy also bans use of suction pumps in ...
MoreSand mining in Tamil Nadu - 3rabica
2022年9月29日 Sand mining, especially illegal sand mining in Tamil Nadu state is done on river beds, basins and beaches, It has been on an increase, since the beginning of the 1990s following a boom in the construction industry. Palar River basin, Vaigai River basin, Cauvery River basin (including its tributaries) and Thamirabarani River basin are some of
MoreTime is running out for sand - Nature
2019年7月2日 Illegal sand mining is rife in around 70 countries 3, and hundreds of people have reportedly been killed in battles over sand in the past decade in countries including India and Kenya, among them ...
MoreThe Indian river being hollowed by mining for concrete
2022年2月25日 In 2017, it was the state with the highest revenue in northern India from sales of sand. The centre’s sand mining framework reports that revenue from sale of sand in Uttarakhand was INR 1.735 billion (about USD 23 million) in the financial year 2014-15, and nearly doubled to INR 3.353 billion in 2016-17, the latest year for which figures are ...
MoreMaha: Illegal sand mining in Vaitarna river threatens rail bridge ...
1 天前 The sand was being collected and heaped at the site,” he said. Police destroyed the suction pump and the boat. “The act of illegal dredging of sand has made the railway bridge over the Vaitarna river unsafe and also disturbed the environment,” the FIR stated. PTI COR NSK NSK. This report is auto-generated from PTI news service.
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Rising demand for sand calls for resource governance - UN Environment
2019年5月7日 Geneva, 07 May 2019 – With the global demand for sand and gravel standing at 40 to 50 billion tonnes per year, a new report by UN Environment reveals that aggregate extraction in rivers has led to pollution, flooding, lowering of water aquifers and worsening drought occurrence.
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