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How Illegal Coal Mining Case Put I-PAC Under Probe Agency Radar, Led To Raids
High drama unfolded on Thursday as the Enforcement Directorate (ED) conducted raids in West Bengal and Delhi, including at the I-PAC office and the residence of its director Pratik Jain in Kolkata.
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What is The Aravalli Story And Why It Is Important
The Aravalli Hills one of the world's oldest mountain ranges and an ecologically sensitive zone that supports biodiversity, recharges groundwater, and regulates climate across northern India is at the centre of a legal and political storm.
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Top Court Stays Own Order On Aravalli Range Definition, Seeks Experts' Report
The Supreme Court on Monday stayed its own order from last month on a new definition of the Aravalli mountain range, a decision that activists and scientists alleged could open vast stretches of the fragile ecosystem to illegal and unregulated mining
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Cases Pile Up As Aravalli Mining Curbs Fail To Halt Violations In Rajasthan
Illegal mining continues in the Aravalli range in Rajasthan, with official data revealing large-scale violations despite repeated political promises to protect one of India's oldest mountain systems.
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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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Explained: Supreme Court's 100-Metre Rule, Mining Ban And What's Next For Aravallis
Under the new criteria, any landform within Aravalli districts must have at least 100 metres of elevation above the local relief - including its slopes and adjoining areas - to be treated as part of the Aravalli Hills.
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Probe Agency's 2-State, 42-Location Crackdown In Illegal Coal Mining Case
The Enforcement Directorate simultaneously raided 42 locations across Bengal and Jharkhand Friday morning in connection with the illegal mining, transportation, and storage of coal.
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Jharkhand Man Who Protested Illegal Sand Mining Run Over By Tractor
A 30-year-old man was allegedly run over by a tractor in Jharkhand's West Singhbhum district on Friday after he confronted its driver over illegal sand mining.
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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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Karnataka Congress MLA Targets Own Government In Sand Mafia Row, Then Clarifies
Karnataka Congress MLA Basavaraj Rayareddy pointed fingers at his own government over illegal sand mining in the state, alleging that officials from the Department of Mines and Geology are involved in large-scale stealing of sand from the banks of th
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Dalit Man Urinated Upon In Madhya Pradesh For Opposing Illegal Mining
A Dalit man was brutally assaulted and allegedly urinated upon in Madhya Pradesh's Katni district after he protested against illegal mining on government land. The incident has triggered outrage over recurring caste-based violence in the state
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19 Arrested For Illegal Sand Mining In Bengal after BJP MLA-Worker Clash
Tension gripped West Bengal's Purulia town following a dramatic confrontation between a BJP worker and a party MLA amid a crackdown on illegal sand mining. Police have arrested 19 individuals allegedly involved in illegal sand extraction
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Over 100 Feared Dead In Gold Mine Collapse In Nigeria
At least 100 people are feared dead following the collapse of a gold mining pit in Nigeria's Zamfara State, survivors and residents said on Friday.
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4000 Tonnes Of Coal Washed Away By Rain? Meghalaya Minister Sparks Row
Days after the Meghalaya High Court pulled up the state after nearly 4,000 metric tonnes of illegally mined coal 'disappeared' from two coal depots in Rajaju and Diengngan villages, a minister of the state has come up with a bizarre explanation.
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"Want You To Govern For 5 Years, You Suit Us": Ashok Gehlot To Bhajan Lal
Ashok Gehlot says he wants Bhajan Lal Sharma, a first-time MLA who went on to become the Rajasthan Chief Minister, to govern for full five years, adding "he suits us", sending the political observers in a tizzy about the mixed messaging.
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How Illegal Coal Mining Case Put I-PAC Under Probe Agency Radar, Led To Raids
High drama unfolded on Thursday as the Enforcement Directorate (ED) conducted raids in West Bengal and Delhi, including at the I-PAC office and the residence of its director Pratik Jain in Kolkata.
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What is The Aravalli Story And Why It Is Important
The Aravalli Hills one of the world's oldest mountain ranges and an ecologically sensitive zone that supports biodiversity, recharges groundwater, and regulates climate across northern India is at the centre of a legal and political storm.
-
Top Court Stays Own Order On Aravalli Range Definition, Seeks Experts' Report
The Supreme Court on Monday stayed its own order from last month on a new definition of the Aravalli mountain range, a decision that activists and scientists alleged could open vast stretches of the fragile ecosystem to illegal and unregulated mining
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Cases Pile Up As Aravalli Mining Curbs Fail To Halt Violations In Rajasthan
Illegal mining continues in the Aravalli range in Rajasthan, with official data revealing large-scale violations despite repeated political promises to protect one of India's oldest mountain systems.
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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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Explained: Supreme Court's 100-Metre Rule, Mining Ban And What's Next For Aravallis
Under the new criteria, any landform within Aravalli districts must have at least 100 metres of elevation above the local relief - including its slopes and adjoining areas - to be treated as part of the Aravalli Hills.
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Probe Agency's 2-State, 42-Location Crackdown In Illegal Coal Mining Case
The Enforcement Directorate simultaneously raided 42 locations across Bengal and Jharkhand Friday morning in connection with the illegal mining, transportation, and storage of coal.
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Jharkhand Man Who Protested Illegal Sand Mining Run Over By Tractor
A 30-year-old man was allegedly run over by a tractor in Jharkhand's West Singhbhum district on Friday after he confronted its driver over illegal sand mining.
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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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Karnataka Congress MLA Targets Own Government In Sand Mafia Row, Then Clarifies
Karnataka Congress MLA Basavaraj Rayareddy pointed fingers at his own government over illegal sand mining in the state, alleging that officials from the Department of Mines and Geology are involved in large-scale stealing of sand from the banks of th
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Dalit Man Urinated Upon In Madhya Pradesh For Opposing Illegal Mining
A Dalit man was brutally assaulted and allegedly urinated upon in Madhya Pradesh's Katni district after he protested against illegal mining on government land. The incident has triggered outrage over recurring caste-based violence in the state
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19 Arrested For Illegal Sand Mining In Bengal after BJP MLA-Worker Clash
Tension gripped West Bengal's Purulia town following a dramatic confrontation between a BJP worker and a party MLA amid a crackdown on illegal sand mining. Police have arrested 19 individuals allegedly involved in illegal sand extraction
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Over 100 Feared Dead In Gold Mine Collapse In Nigeria
At least 100 people are feared dead following the collapse of a gold mining pit in Nigeria's Zamfara State, survivors and residents said on Friday.
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4000 Tonnes Of Coal Washed Away By Rain? Meghalaya Minister Sparks Row
Days after the Meghalaya High Court pulled up the state after nearly 4,000 metric tonnes of illegally mined coal 'disappeared' from two coal depots in Rajaju and Diengngan villages, a minister of the state has come up with a bizarre explanation.
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"Want You To Govern For 5 Years, You Suit Us": Ashok Gehlot To Bhajan Lal
Ashok Gehlot says he wants Bhajan Lal Sharma, a first-time MLA who went on to become the Rajasthan Chief Minister, to govern for full five years, adding "he suits us", sending the political observers in a tizzy about the mixed messaging.
