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India
K’taka’s new sand mining policy allows extraction from 183 blocks
Bengaluru, Feb 10 : In a bid to provide fillip to the construction activities across Karnataka, Mines and Geology Minister Murugesh R. Nirani on...
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Campaign to protect the rare Red Sand Boa
Mumbai, Jan 27 : The World Wildlife Fund-India and TRAFFIC India Office have launched an online campaign to raise awareness on the illegal trade...
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Sand under Ram Janambhoomi site will lay strong foundation for temple, says Trust
By Arshad Afzaal Khan Ayodhya, Dec 7 : As the site of Ram Janambhoomi is in close proximity of river Saryu, the loose sand...
Andhra Pradesh
Jagan Mohan Reddy chairs review meeting on sand policy in state
Amaravati: Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister YS Jagan Mohan Reddy on Wednesday ordered the district collectors in the state to identify sand reaches at ponds,...
India
‘Tomb of sand’ becomes first Hindi novel to win Booker prize
London: Geetanjali Shree has become the first Indian author to win the prestigious International Booker Prize for her “utterly original” Hindi novel ‘Tomb...
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Leave no scope for corruption in sand mining, supply: Andhra CM
Amaravati, Oct 20 : Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister Y. S. Jagan Mohan Reddy instructed officials to leave no scope for corruption in sand mining...
India
Royal sand bath in waterless Yamuna
Agra : Scores of Yamuna river activists on Friday evening, on the festive occasion of Ganga Dussehra, took a ritualistic bath, not with water...
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