Uttar Pradesh State Level Environment Impact Assessment Authority (UP-SEIAA) cancels Environmental Clearance for sand mining in Jhansi

Exam-focused facts from the 30 December 2025 current affairs briefing.

Key facts

The Uttar Pradesh State Level Environment Impact Assessment Authority (UP-SEIAA) cancelled the environmental clearance (EC) for sand mining on river Dhasan in Jhansi district.
The EC was previously cancelled after gross irregularities were discovered during the excavation of sand from the riverbed.
The National Green Tribunal (NGT) bench stated in their judgment dated Dec 24 that the appeal was barred by the limitation of the appeal time, which is a maximum period of 90 days.
The court fined Saxena Rs 25,000 for his false claim of not receiving the order of cancellation of the EC.