Artisanal and small-scale mining is estimated to support the livelihoods of some 4.5 million Ghanaians, about 12% of the population. They account for more than 60% of the country's mining …

But the people involved in illegal mining are heavy-weights like politicians, police officers, big corporates, bureaucrats etc. Around 90% mining in state is illegal," claimed Meena.

He said he is "very sure that most of the people have died". Hours after the Centre and Odisha government rushed teams to help the 15 stranded miners stuck in a coal mine in Meghalaya's Jaintia Hills district, a Congress MP hinted that there is a strong chance that the miners might not be alive. Speaking to news agency ANI, Congress Shillong MP ...

The hermits residing at Aadi Badri Dham and locals are protesting against the mining activities eating up the mountains falling under Goverdhan Parikrama from the other side for the last two months but to no avail. The local village panchayat of Dabak and Kakrala village in 2017 had passed a resolution recommending ceasing of mining activities ...

A $32-billion-a-year industry, human trafficking is the world's fastest growing criminal enterprise, according to the U.S. State Department. An estimated 27 million people are victims of the crime, which involves being forced to perform labor or commercial acts. Advertisement.

A CBI team on Sunday went to the Kolkata residence of Abhishek Banerjee, TMC MP and Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee's nephew, serving a notice to his wife and sister-in …

KOLKATA: The country's leading cigarette makers and the industry body have approached the central government about the booming illegal and smuggled cigarettes sold in India from China and Southeast Asian nations, while at the same time trying to protect their sales by launching multiple variants at the mid-to-premium end.

Indian law prohibits anyone under the age of 14 from working - and certainly not in dangerous jobs like mining. That's why the authorities want to crack down on the illegal mica trade.

Illegal sand mining and its consequences are ignored or underrated in India despite guidelines and litigations. Everything looks good on paper, but.Sand mining in India. Kerala. Thottappally. Alappuzha. Sumaira Abdulali. Awaaz NGO. Bharathapuzha. Periyar. Alappad. Kollam. Kerala Minerals and Metals Limited. Indian Rare Earths Limited. Kuttanad.

One of the many illegal gold mining sites in the Yanomami territory. (Credit: FUNAI) Gold rush in Yanomami country. Since the 1980s, the Yanomami have been facing an onslaught from illegal gold miners. According to Survival International, Yanomami land was invaded by up to 40,000 miners who killed the indigenous people, destroyed their villages ...

Mining and other extractive industries are among the most destructive activities on the planet, especially for indigenous and farming communities. The minerals, metals, fuel, and timber that extractive industries seek are very profitable, so resisting them requires hard work.Although mining companies are powerful, they are also vulnerable. There are ways to stop them. It may take years, but ...

Karnataka illegal Mining Issue Latest Breaking News, Pictures, Videos, and Special Reports from The Economic Times. ... Illegal coal mining: CBI raids five locations in Kolkata. The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) has also asked Eastern Coalfields to furnish details of the action taken against illegal mining and theft of coal.

The federal probe agency further said that in order to pressurize the Enforcement Directorate and the officers investigating the case related to illegal coal mining, Abhishek Banerjee lodged an FIR on date 05.04.2021, against a News Channel and in furtherance of the same, notices have been issued to the IOs investigating the case of illegal ...

How illegal mining takes place. A senior ECL official explained to ThePrint, on the condition of anonymity, why the coal smuggling business is prevalent in the area, and why it runs the entire economy. "The margin is God-like. The ECL sells high grade coal at around Rs 4,500 per tonne to the companies as the certified price.

KOLKATA: The state irrigation department is taking stern action to prevent illegal mining of sands from the river bank in several areas of the state. State irrigation minister Rajib Banerjee said ...

Madan Pratap (right) died in a Mica mine collapse in June. In the mud-and-brick village of Chandwara in Bihar in eastern India, a father's grief laid bare the ugly reality of the illegal mining ...

Coal mining would only increase their problem. "We already face air pollution and water shortage due to the illegal stone quarries and crushers. Apart from these, stone mining is affecting agriculture as well as public health of tribals. During the summers, water is not available in all villages. People have to go to other areas for drinking ...

According to mines department data, between 2014 and 2017, around 2,514 cases of illegal mining were registered. The top five districts with …

Human trafficking is the trade of humans for the purpose of forced labour, sexual slavery, or commercial sexual exploitation for the trafficker or others. This may encompass providing a spouse in the context of forced marriage, or the extraction of organs or tissues, including for surrogacy and ova removal. Human trafficking can occur within a country or trans-nationally.

Referring to the 350-km padayatra conducted by the former CM, when he was the Opposition leader, to challenge illegal mining in the State, …

Illegal mining of minor minerals in Karnataka: 'Inadequate workforce led to difficulty in monitoring' Since election results were announced on May 15, Karnataka has been in news due to jostling among political parties to form the government. One major issue that was raised during pre-election rallies was illegal mining in the state.

is illegal mining an issue of survival. Illegal Mining is one of the environmental issues in the Philippines. Historically, mining has been known in the Philippines as early as 1521. It was common belief that before the arrival of foreign invaders, native Filipinos have been panning gold …

Editor's note: The issue of illegal sand mining has affected many states in terms of revenue, law and order and environmental hazards.Despite promises by parties and government alike, none of them has succeeded in uprooting the menace. Further, even the media hasn't been spared when covering the matter.

This essay focuses on three young Goan artists, Loretti Joyce Pinto, Ramdas Gadekar, and Kedar Dhondu, who grapple with land issues, urbanization, and illegal mining in their work. See publication

The causes are many, but illegal artisanal and small-scale mining is a major theme. The current government, which came into power at the peak of the crisis in 2017, took steps to deal with the issue by banning galamsey and ASM activities, and setting up an Inter-Ministerial Committee to develop appropriate regulations.

A spokesman for India's ministry of mines said safety in mica mines was a matter for state governments who are facing mounting pressure from the mining industry to grant licenses to illegal mines.

West Bengal's environment department and the ULBs in the eastern fringe of Kolkata were told by the court their officials could receive civil imprisonment, withholding salaries and payment of penalties. The NGT, July 2020, ordered the scientific shifting of legacy waste — also called bio-mining — accumulated in the wetlands for decades.

Destructive cases of illegal mining across the world. In South America, the $2.4 billion illegal gold mining industry has been destroying the Amazon and costing dozens of lives. In Peru, Bolivia, and Colombia, illegal gold mining operations by …

A street child is a child "for whom the street (in the widest sense of the word, including unoccupied dwellings, wasteland, etc.) has become his or her habitual abode and/or source of livelihood; and who is inadequately protected, supervised, or directed by responsible adults".. India has an estimated one hundred thousand or more street children in each of the following cities: New Delhi ...

In 2011, the national census of India found that the total number of child labourers, aged [5–14], to be at 10.1 million, out of the total of 259.64 million children in that age group. The child labour problem is not unique to India; worldwide, about 217 million children work, many full-time.

Many young people are arrested, but they are adamant that without an alternative, illegal mining remains a viable way of survival. Watch video 02:03 Osino is a community rich in gold.

According to CBI sources, notice was served to Ms. Banerjee as a witness in a case involving coal theft under Section 160 of Code of Criminal Procedure. A …

Jharkhand is one of the richest mineral zones in the world and boasts of 40% and 29% of India's mineral and coal reserves, respectively. Due to its large mineral reserves, mining and mineral extraction are the major industries in the state. Mineral production (excluding fuel minerals, atomic minerals and minor minerals) in the state stood at Rs ...

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By HT Correspondent, Kolkata. West Bengal chief minister Mamata Banerjee on July 22 announced that her government was coming up with a sand mining policy to put in place a centralised system for ...