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An aerial view of the coast of Kollam, Kerala, whose three mineral blocks are estimated to hold 302 million tonnes of construction sand in reserves, according to tender documents. Image by Arunvrparavur via Wikimedia Commons (CC BY-SA 4.0).

Auction for offshore mineral blocks met with resistance and delays

Simrin Sirur 20 Mar 2025

A dolphin in Kulsi river. Photo from Prasanna Kalita.

Gangetic river dolphins in Assam decline in the wake of anthropogenic pressures

Nabarun Guha 24 Aug 2022

Unaccounted deaths lay bare the dark side of sand mining

Varsha Singh 7 Jun 2022

[Video] When sand mining alters a river, flooding farmlands in Spiti

Munmun Dhalaria 12 May 2022

Sand mining a threat to the mahseer and other aquatic species in the Narmada

Rohit Shivhare 28 Apr 2022

Mining machinery at a Goa mine brought to a halt by Supreme Court of India’s February 2018 judgment. Photo by Meera Mohanty/Mongabay.

Mining on the shifty sands of Goan politics

Meera Mohanty 20 Jan 2022

Illegal sand mining a threat to the shrinking Chandubi lake

Anuraag Baruah 24 Aug 2021