The sand used to build cities, roads and other infrastructure is being removed from many rivers faster than nature can ...

The court said it was not fully satisfied with the overall progress in tackling organised illegal sand mining, despite some ...

River sand and gravel fuel global construction, but their extraction is reshaping rivers, ecosystems, and communities faster ...

India, July 28 -- Karnataka Home Minister Priyank Kharge has directed the state DGP to completely curb illegal mining, ...

Sand underpins everything from skyscrapers to smartphones. Sharp sand (as opposed to rounded desert sand) is the key ingredient in concrete, while high-purity silica sand is essential for making the ...

The Nanjing Bureau of National Natural Resources Inspection on Tuesday publicly summoned leading officials of the Tongcheng ...

The CEC was informed that since a major chunk of the sanctuary land is not a notified forest, the statutory power of seizure under Section 52 of the 1927 Act is not available in respect of such areas.

KOSSE - In a deepening pit in this small town southeast of Waco, workers aim a high-pressure water cannon that reduces small hills of clay-like sand into a watery slurry that is filtered, processed, ...

The NGT has directed all States and UTs to create a regulatory mechanism, based on a MoEF&CC framework, to regulate the ...

Lacey Sand Solar Farm, if approved, would generate electricity through floating solar panels placed across the quarry's ...

On a rocky Cape Verde beach, Maria and Vania fill their buckets with black sand the moment that waves recede, transporting it ...