In this Special Report, India Today's Special Investigation Team exposes the rampant illegal sand mining devastating the Kosi ...

By Carolyn Cowan Rampant sand mining in the Mekong River is directly weakening critical seasonal river flows that sustain ...

Sand is mined more than any other mineral in the world. Roughly 40 billion to 50 billion tons of aggregate sand (including gravel and crushed rock) are extracted every year from the earth. The United ...

Brazilian authorities have launched a series of operations targeting illegal sand extraction as part of a renewed commitment to fighting environmental crimes. But much more may be required to tackle ...

It’s been nearly a decade since Sio Silica staked its first claims in southern Manitoba. Initially, the Alberta-based company ...

ED rebuts Tamil Nadu government's claims of illegal sand mining survey, asserting expert findings are legitimate and ...

Georgetown University is set to divest from companies whose primary business involves the extraction of tar sands, according to a June 7 news release from the university. At the June meeting of the ...

GREENFIELD, Wis. — Since the arrival of a mine that supplies sand to hydraulic fracturing sites in distant shale fields, this tiny township has gained a new dump, recycling center, snowplow and salt ...

Digapahandi: Minister for Mines, Steel, Commerce and Transport Bibhuti Bhusan Jena Sunday cracked down on three tractors ...

Explore the crackdown on illegal sand mining in Odisha, with authorities seizing vehicles and making numerous arrests.

Chennai: The AIADMK's legal wing on Saturday submitted a petition to the directorate of vigilance and anti-corruption (DVAC), ...