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Tractor With Illegally Mined Sand Rams Madhya Pradesh Official's Vehicle
The reign of terror unleashed by the sand mafia in Madhya Pradesh's Bhind district surfaced once again on Monday, exposing the extent to which illegal miners have grown fearless of the law.
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Iran Tackles Unauthorised Crypto Mining After 95 Percent of Bitcoin Mining Devices Found Operating Illegally
Iran’s electricity regulator has revealed that 95 percent of the country’s 427,000 Bitcoin mining machines operate without licences, consuming over 1,400 megawatts of subsidised power daily. Authorities have shut down 104 illegal farms and seized 1,465 devices in Tehran Province alone. A new public-reporting scheme offers cash rewards to citize...
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Malaysia Logs 300 Percent Rise in Electricity Theft Linked to Illegal Crypto Mining: Report
Illegal crypto mining operations in Malaysia rose to 2,397 in 2024 from the 610 cases reported in 2018. Law enforcement authorities there have reportedly initiated efforts to identify and bust locations they suspect are origins of unauthorised mining operations.
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How A Brazilian Chief Is Protecting Amazon From Illegal Miners, Loggers
Brazilian Chief Raoni Metuktire's 1,600-strong community has a two-pronged approach to defending its ancestral homeland: conducting patrols against intruders and teaching Indigenous youth to resist the temptation of getting rich quick.
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Illegal Sand Miners Attack Forest Officials In Madhya Pradesh
Illegal sand miners attacked forest officials and fled with two tractor-trolleys loaded with the construction material that the team had seized in Madhya Pradesh's Chhatarpur district, an official said on Sunday.
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Chhattisgarh Mining Contractors Paid Huge Kickbacks To Officials: Probe Agency
The Enforcement Directorate on Monday alleged that mining contractors linked to the District Mineral Fund in Chhattisgarh paid "huge amounts of illegal gratification" to state officials and political executives in exchange for official work tenders.
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Peru's "7-Foot-Tall Aliens" Turn Out To Be Illegal Gold Miners, Say Officials
The locals even compared the attackers to 'green goblins' and many speculated it was the "face peelers".
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Supreme Court Relief To Rajasthan On Vehicles Seized Over Illegal Minerals
In a relief to the Rajasthan government, the Supreme Court has set aside several orders of the state high court directing the release of vehicles seized for allegedly being used in the transportation of illegally-mined minerals and stone chips.
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3 Workers Killed In Illegal "Rat Hole" Mine In Assam, 5 Arrested
Assam Police said inhalation of some poisonous gas like methane could have led to the death of the coal miners who were all aged below 30 years
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Two Years, 600 Arrests: Malaysia Rounds Up Crypto Miners Stealing Power for Illegal Operations
Malaysian authorities nabbed over 600 crypto miners who were stealing electricity to generate cryptocurrencies on advanced computers. In the last two years, the Malaysian police has seized crypto mining equipment worth MYR 69.8 million (roughly Rs. 125 crore). The country aims to reduce its power problems by cracking down and shutting illegal crypt...
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Illegal Crypto Mining Facilities Busted in Kazakhstan Amid Prevailing Power Crisis
The ministry of energy in Kazakhstan identified 13 illegal crypto mining centres and busted their operations. The development comes after the government of Kazakhstan instructed all crypto mining centres to identify themselves with relevant paperwork before March 19. Crypto mining is overloading the power grids in the central Asian country.
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Gold Rush Draws Hundreds Of Illegal Dredging Rafts To Amazon Tributary
Hundreds of dredging rafts operated by illegal miners have gathered in a gold rush on the Madeira River, a major tributary of the Amazon, floating hundreds of miles as state and federal authorities dispute who is responsible for stopping them.
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Watch: Malaysian Police Destroy Bitcoin Mining Rigs Worth Crores Using Steamroller
Bitcoin mining rigs were crushed by the Malaysian police with a steamroller, a video of which has now gone viral on YouTube. The police last week crushed more than a thousand electronic rigs used by Bitcoin miners illegally, with a steamroller. Watch the video here.
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Third Body Fished Out Of Flooded Illegal Coal Mine In Meghalaya
More than three weeks after an illegal coal pit in Meghalaya's East Jaintia district was flooded trapping five miners, rescuers on Friday fished out another body from the 152-metre-deep mine, an official said.
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Third Body Fished Out From Flooded 'Rat-Hole' Coal Mine In Meghalaya
More than three weeks after an illegal coal pit in Meghalaya's East Jaintia district was flooded trapping five miners, rescuers on Friday fished out another body from the 152-metre-deep mine, an official said.
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Tractor With Illegally Mined Sand Rams Madhya Pradesh Official's Vehicle
The reign of terror unleashed by the sand mafia in Madhya Pradesh's Bhind district surfaced once again on Monday, exposing the extent to which illegal miners have grown fearless of the law.
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Iran Tackles Unauthorised Crypto Mining After 95 Percent of Bitcoin Mining Devices Found Operating Illegally
Iran’s electricity regulator has revealed that 95 percent of the country’s 427,000 Bitcoin mining machines operate without licences, consuming over 1,400 megawatts of subsidised power daily. Authorities have shut down 104 illegal farms and seized 1,465 devices in Tehran Province alone. A new public-reporting scheme offers cash rewards to citize...
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Malaysia Logs 300 Percent Rise in Electricity Theft Linked to Illegal Crypto Mining: Report
Illegal crypto mining operations in Malaysia rose to 2,397 in 2024 from the 610 cases reported in 2018. Law enforcement authorities there have reportedly initiated efforts to identify and bust locations they suspect are origins of unauthorised mining operations.
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How A Brazilian Chief Is Protecting Amazon From Illegal Miners, Loggers
Brazilian Chief Raoni Metuktire's 1,600-strong community has a two-pronged approach to defending its ancestral homeland: conducting patrols against intruders and teaching Indigenous youth to resist the temptation of getting rich quick.
-
Illegal Sand Miners Attack Forest Officials In Madhya Pradesh
Illegal sand miners attacked forest officials and fled with two tractor-trolleys loaded with the construction material that the team had seized in Madhya Pradesh's Chhatarpur district, an official said on Sunday.
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Chhattisgarh Mining Contractors Paid Huge Kickbacks To Officials: Probe Agency
The Enforcement Directorate on Monday alleged that mining contractors linked to the District Mineral Fund in Chhattisgarh paid "huge amounts of illegal gratification" to state officials and political executives in exchange for official work tenders.
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Peru's "7-Foot-Tall Aliens" Turn Out To Be Illegal Gold Miners, Say Officials
The locals even compared the attackers to 'green goblins' and many speculated it was the "face peelers".
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Supreme Court Relief To Rajasthan On Vehicles Seized Over Illegal Minerals
In a relief to the Rajasthan government, the Supreme Court has set aside several orders of the state high court directing the release of vehicles seized for allegedly being used in the transportation of illegally-mined minerals and stone chips.
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3 Workers Killed In Illegal "Rat Hole" Mine In Assam, 5 Arrested
Assam Police said inhalation of some poisonous gas like methane could have led to the death of the coal miners who were all aged below 30 years
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Two Years, 600 Arrests: Malaysia Rounds Up Crypto Miners Stealing Power for Illegal Operations
Malaysian authorities nabbed over 600 crypto miners who were stealing electricity to generate cryptocurrencies on advanced computers. In the last two years, the Malaysian police has seized crypto mining equipment worth MYR 69.8 million (roughly Rs. 125 crore). The country aims to reduce its power problems by cracking down and shutting illegal crypt...
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Illegal Crypto Mining Facilities Busted in Kazakhstan Amid Prevailing Power Crisis
The ministry of energy in Kazakhstan identified 13 illegal crypto mining centres and busted their operations. The development comes after the government of Kazakhstan instructed all crypto mining centres to identify themselves with relevant paperwork before March 19. Crypto mining is overloading the power grids in the central Asian country.
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Gold Rush Draws Hundreds Of Illegal Dredging Rafts To Amazon Tributary
Hundreds of dredging rafts operated by illegal miners have gathered in a gold rush on the Madeira River, a major tributary of the Amazon, floating hundreds of miles as state and federal authorities dispute who is responsible for stopping them.
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Watch: Malaysian Police Destroy Bitcoin Mining Rigs Worth Crores Using Steamroller
Bitcoin mining rigs were crushed by the Malaysian police with a steamroller, a video of which has now gone viral on YouTube. The police last week crushed more than a thousand electronic rigs used by Bitcoin miners illegally, with a steamroller. Watch the video here.
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Third Body Fished Out Of Flooded Illegal Coal Mine In Meghalaya
More than three weeks after an illegal coal pit in Meghalaya's East Jaintia district was flooded trapping five miners, rescuers on Friday fished out another body from the 152-metre-deep mine, an official said.
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Third Body Fished Out From Flooded 'Rat-Hole' Coal Mine In Meghalaya
More than three weeks after an illegal coal pit in Meghalaya's East Jaintia district was flooded trapping five miners, rescuers on Friday fished out another body from the 152-metre-deep mine, an official said.
