`Implement the provisions of Kerala River Protection Act' · 45,000 tonnes of sand extracted everyday: study · `Form `kadavu' committees at panchayat level' KOCHI: `Greens,' an environmen ...More

A vigilance committee set up to preserve the Vellayani lake as a freshwater body and to stop sand-mining has charted out short-term and long-term action plans to be followed. The committee will su ...More

High Court Bench orders inspection of site MADURAI: The Madurai Bench of the Madras High Court, on Friday, restrained the State Government from mining sand along the Tamirabarani riverbank at Thonit ...More

· Front seeks consensus on self-financing row · Denies bid to intimidate private managements THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: The ruling Left Democratic Front (LDF) State committee has called upon the Sta ...More

"10,000 acres of forests have been encroached upon'' Nagercoil: The Conservation of Nature Trust here has urged the Government to take measures to protect the forest wealth. At a function held her ...More

KANCHEEPURAM: The Kancheepuram Municipality will soon acquire mechanical dumper placer bins under the Solid Waste Management Programme. A resolution to this effect was adopted at the council meetin ...More

The Madhya Pradesh Government is making efforts to seek the Supreme Court's permission for sand mining in part of the 435 km stretch of the Chambal Sanctuary that lies within the State in order to avo ...More

Revenue Department to probe illegal extraction of beach sand from the coast · Thiruvananthapuram coast is facing the worst erosion in the last 25 years · Scientists say large-scale extraction ...More

MYSORE: Following reports of illegal sand mining in the Cauvery and Kapila in T. Narasipura taluk near here, the Department of Mines and Geology has warned that action will be taken against the offend ...More

Despite the ban by district authorities, illegal sand-mining is rampant on Periyar river bed. The ongoing illegal mining by the powerful sand mafia prove the ban and police raids have had no impact. ...More

THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: Water Resources Minister N. K. Premachandran said here on Thursday that the Government would shortly bring a comprehensive water policy to ensure protection of water bodies and dri ...More

Such as indiscriminate sand mining in rivers and pollution of drinking water sources DINDIGUL : Various environmental issues such as indiscriminate sand mining in rivers, massive pollution of drinki ...More

Unlawful quarrying rampant, thanks to high price, huge demand · At least 3,000 loads of illicit sand enter Chennai daily · No coordination among enforcement authorities · PWD lacks power t ...More

KANCHEEPURAM: The stubborn and unrelenting attitude of the villagers of Vippedu on the banks of the river Palar, near here, has prevented Public Works Department officials from reviving sand mining ac ...More

Environment has rarely been a significant issue in the Assembly polls in Kerala. But this time, ecological issues have gained in significance, especially in Ernakulam district, where the Oomen Chandy ...More

CHENNAI: Political parties should come out with clear-cut strategies to cope with environmental problems such as air/water pollution, coastal erosion, sand mining and groundwater depletion, according ...More

Demands that deforestation, sand mining in catchments be halted CHENNAI: Political parties should come out with clear-cut strategies to cope with environmental problems such as air/water pollution, ...More

SALEM: Inept officials and their patronising of a few miners have encouraged illicit mining which has become rampant in the district thus robbing it of its rich mineral resources and ravaging the envi ...More

SALEM: Inept officials and their patronising of a few miners have encouraged illicit mining which has become rampant in the district thus robbing it of its rich mineral resources and ravaging the envi ...More

The projects are aimed at improving the environment with the involvement of people · The trust proposes to implement biodiversity-friendly coffee practices · It will also look into fish conse ...More