The Bori police seized machinery, vehicles, and cash, collectively worth Rs 3.35 crore from Dudhana riverbed at Pimpli Gaik.

Koppal: BJP MLC Hemalatha Nayak accused the mines and geology department and police department staff of being involved in the ...

Despite STF raids, ED arrests, e-auctions and digitised permits, West Bengal’s sand mafia continues to operate almost ...

The Cuttack administration deployed drones to investigate rampant illegal sand mining across 15 prominent quarries. The ...

Authorities carried out action against illegal sand mining at some locations in Nanded district of Maharashtra on Wednesday, wherein boats, rafts and other material worth Rs 69 lakh were seized, ...

Despite the danger involved, divers keep on working, making 1,000 Indian rupees ($15) for a boat-full of sand and gravel, much higher than the average daily wage in India of about 270 rupees. Their ...

Quarrying activity with its loud noises, dust and blasts is also harming the biodiversity of the forests, says a study.

MUMBAI (Thomson Reuters Foundation) - Raghunath Bartade watched helplessly as his brother was dragged off the sand-mining boat, his leg tangled in the anchor rope and his arms flailing as he sank into ...

Hyderabad: Due to the precarious financial position of the Telangana government, many contractors bemoan the pile-up of ...

Follow TNM’s WhatsApp channel for news updates and story links.Kerala has proposed to mine beach sand in Tamil Nadu’s ...

India has rich sand deposits containing monazite, which includes thorium and light REEs such as neodymium, praseodymium, dysprosium, and terbium. Given the presence of thorium, which is a nuclear fuel ...

Amidst growing concerns over illegal sand mining, the Cuttack administration has imposed a ₹12 crore penalty on operators ...