Representative image. | Photo Credit: Reuters GUWAHATI The authorities in Meghalaya’s East Jaiñtia Hills district on Friday (May 22, 2026) called off the public hearing for a ₹1,800-crore integrated cement plant and limestone mining project after two groups had a brief stand-off. Locals said a truck was set ablaze and a few people sustained minor […]
NEW DELHI: To protect the Aravali hills and ranges – the only barrier against desertification of the Gangetic plains – Supreme Court Thursday barred grant of mining leases, but allowed existing ones to operate, while asking the Centre to prepare a management plan for sustainable mining for the entire range spread across four states.This is […]
As the World Climate Conference, COP30, is underway in Belem, Brazil, the disastrous consequences of environmental crimes are visible across the Amazon. This highlights an oft-overlooked fact in the fight to combat a warming world: Tackling organized crime is also key to safeguarding the climate. In the Amazon, criminal groups like the Comando Vermelho (CV), […]
