Around 20,000 e-ravannas are now generated daily through the digital platform Jaipur: The mines department’s technology-driven system to curb illegal mineral transportation has failed to eliminate irregularities in the issuance of transit passes, with records indicating that questionable e-ravannas continue to be generated despite automated weighbridges and a Vehicle Tracking System (VTS) being in place.The…
The fresh construction comes despite repeated Supreme Court interventions and findings by multiple agencies highlighting large-scale encroachments in the protected landscape Gurgaon: Fresh construction activity has surfaced in Anangpur village’s protected forest belt, with a site visit revealing newly built structures, extensive boundary walls and signs of ongoing development in an area that falls under…
– The Central Empowered Committee (CEC), constituted by the Supreme Court, has raised concerns over discrepancies in the ongoing exercise to identify alleged illegal constructions on protected land in Anangpur village of Faridabad and directed Haryana authorities to carry out a fresh khasra-wise field survey after finding inconsistencies in maps and ground verification data._________________Picture by…
By cutting off access routes, authorities hope to disrupt transportation networks that facilitate illegal mining operations Gurgaon: Haryana forest department on Thursday blocked a dirt track used for transporting illegally mined sand and soil through the Raisina Aravalis.In the wake of reports of unauthorised mining activity in the area, it dug a trench across the…
New Delhi: Nearly four years after the forest department imposed a Rs 5.9-crore penalty on Rail Land Development Authority (RLDA) for the alleged illegal removal of 990 trees at the Bijwasan project site in Dwarka, Central Empowered Committee (CEC) and the forest department have granted permission to the authority to transplant or fell 1,254 trees…
Shivamogga: A political and environmental face-off has erupted in the Malnad region over the week-long Karnataka tour of Sunil Limaye, a member of the Supreme Court-constituted Central Empowered Committee (CEC).The CEC is reviewing critical regional environmental disputes, wildlife management policies and infrastructure clearances across multiple sensitive ecological sites in the state. However, it has been…
Pune: Anger, anguish and alarm swept through Aundh’s 500-seat Bharatratna Pandit Bhimsen Joshi Auditorium on Monday, as residents tore into PMC’s plan to fell 163 of 689 trees along the Mula riverbank in Balewadi for a riverfront project. At the packed public hearing, citizens questioned both the legality of the process and the scientific basis…
Jaipur: Taking serious note of rampant illegal sand mining inside the National Chambal Sanctuary, the Supreme Court on Thursday summoned senior Rajasthan govt officials to appear personally before it and explain the steps being taken to curb the menace threatening the fragile river ecosystem, endangered wildlife habitat and nearby public infrastructure.A bench comprising Justices Vikram…
