Shimla/Tuticorine: The illegal sand mining mafia seem to have spread their 'network' across the nation. After Durga Shakti Nagpal of Uttar Pradesh was suspended recently allegedly for her crackdown o

Lucknow: UP Chief Minister Akhilesh Yadav on Thursday defended the suspension of IAS officer Durga Shakti Nagpal claiming that action was taken against her for demolishing the wall of a mosque withou

In an bid to streamline sand mining, the state government on Saturday proposed to identify new quarries after getting State Environment Impact Assessment Authority’s endorsement and also take steps to

A solution could be found for unlimited sand mining, much of it illegal, if M Sand proves to be a sound alternative to mined natural sand as manufacturers claim.

The M sand campaign comes in the bac

Chief minister J. Jayalalithaa has warned that the government would deal with an iron hand those who indulge in illegal sand mining in the state.

“My government will not allow misuse of river beds fo

The state government will come out with a new sand mining policy in a week's time, putting an end to the problems being faced by the construction and infrastructure industry in the state, said Chief M

The state government has decided to cancel all the existing sand mining leases and go in for a fresh auction. There are about 90 leases in vogue, all of which will be cancelled by the government follo

The Supreme Court has refused to vacate the stay granted by the AP High Court on sand mining in the state. While dealing with a batch of Special Leave Petitions moved by the state government and other

The coastal sands between Nizampatnam and Lankavanidibba near the estuary of the river Krishna contain as many as 20 heavy minerals of high commercial value. They include titanium, zirconium and rare

Sounding a note of caution, about the adverse impact of underwater sand mining, Chief Justice Madan B. Lokur asked the advocate-general to seriously reconsider its policy on allowing it. The Chief Ju