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"We Say 'Stop Mining' And You Stop": Supreme Court To Aravalli Hills Miners
The Supreme Court made it clear Thursday afternoon that all mining in the Aravalli Hills must stop and that status quo must be maintained till it decides otherwise, i.e., till the government and experts agree on topographical boundaries of the range.
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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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"We Say 'Stop Mining' And You Stop": Supreme Court To Aravalli Hills Miners
The Supreme Court made it clear Thursday afternoon that all mining in the Aravalli Hills must stop and that status quo must be maintained till it decides otherwise, i.e., till the government and experts agree on topographical boundaries of the range.
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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
