Sand underpins everything from skyscrapers to smartphones. Sharp sand (as opposed to rounded desert sand) is the key ingredient in concrete, while high-purity silica sand is essential for making the ...

CHENNAI: About 31 months after river sand quarries in Tamil Nadu were shut down following raids by the Enforcement ...

Bhopal: Former Madhya Pradesh Congress president Arun Yadav on Saturday alleged that illegal sand mining was continuing in ...

Illegal sand-mining at the Chambal’s banks has become emblematic of a problem that several rivers in India now face. As HT reported on Monday, the bleak state of the National Chambal Wildlife ...

Sand is the most mined resource worldwide, yet not many are aware of the global environmental crisis stemming from over-extraction. River sand is the main ingredient of concrete — a core resource in ...

Driver arrested for illegal sand mining from Palar river in Tirupattur; police intensify efforts against local crimes.