India, May 2 -- Down To Earth brings you top environmental cases heard in Supreme Court, high courts and National Green Tribunal

Illegal mining in Dhenkanal village

The National Green Tribunal (NGT) April 29, 2024 pulled up Odisha Space Applications Centre (ORSAC) for claiming that they will be able to provide satellite data for an illegal mining investigation only after the elections.

The court was hearing a case on allegations of illegal mining in metal quarry-1, Nihalprasad village, Gondia tehsil, Dhenkanal district.

"We fail to understand why sanction of the Election Commission is required for a survey into an investigation of an alleged criminal activity," the bench of Justice B Amit Sthalekar said. ORSAC submitted a letter befor...