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A giant rail bridge across the Gobi Desert in China is making people ask one big question: How?A massive rail bridge rising above China’s Gobi Desert is drawing global attention. Built to overcome shifting sands, powerful winds, and e...
'Even if your uncle is President, challan will be issued': Who is IPS officer Anu Beniwal, the woman behind this viral warning that has the internet applauding?IPS officer Anu Beniwal's firm stance against a traffic violator, stating "Even if your uncle is the President, the challan will be issued,...
Reliance, Vedanta, Adani join India's drive to cut China rare earth dependence, sources sayIndian conglomerates Reliance, Vedanta, and Adani are among ten companies expressing interest in developing rare-earth processing facilitie...
Resolve pending house, house-site regularisation issues: Andhra Pradesh Chief MinisterAndhra Pradesh Chief Minister N Chandrababu Naidu has ordered officials to speed up the regularisation of houses and house sites. Unresolve...
ED raids 8 locations in illegal sand mining case, unearths Rs 1.53 crore cashThe Enforcement Directorate conducted searches across multiple cities in India. These searches targeted firms and individuals involved in a...
Kerala CM V D Satheesan condemns attack on ED officials during Pinarayi Vijayan residence searchKerala Chief Minister V.D. Satheesan has strongly condemned the attack on Enforcement Directorate officials. The incident occurred during a...
Congress adopting 'narrow-minded' stand on Enforcement Directorate action against opposition parties: Pinarayi VijayanFormer Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan criticizes the Congress party. He states the Congress only objects to Enforcement Directorate...
Eight arrested for attack on ED officials after raid at Pinarayi Vijayan's residencePolice have arrested eight individuals following a violent attack on Enforcement Directorate vehicles. The incident occurred after ED offic...
Bengal Minister Agnimitra Paul vows 24x7 women mobility, priority action on complaintsWest Bengal Minister Agnimitra Paul pledged women's freedom to move anytime, with priority given to their police complaints. She announced ...
West Bengal orders crackdown on illegal mining to plug revenue leakagesIn a decisive move, West Bengal's Chief Minister Suvendu Adhikari has instructed all relevant departments to clamp down on the financial dr...
Illegal sand mining has created environmental crisis in National Chambal Gharial Sanctuary: SCThe Supreme Court has declared rampant illegal sand mining in the National Chambal Gharial Sanctuary an environmental crisis. The court cri...
Illegal sand mining serious, needs to be curbed: SCThe Supreme Court addressed a PIL concerning illegal sand mining in five states, deeming it a "serious issue." The court demanded data from...
A mine of votes: Why illegal sand mining is never an election issueIllegal sand mining, conveniently brushed under the carpet for years, kicked a political storm when CM Shivraj Singh Chouhan embarked on Na...
Government launches Sand Mining Framework to check illegal extractionThe Sand Mining Framework was launched by Union Minister of Mines Narendra Singh Tomar at the third National Conclave on Mines & Minerals h...
Yogi Adityanath may act against sand mafia soonThe Union minister has been writing to many CMs on the issue and the first set of letters has been despatched — including to Yogi Adityanat...
The tragicomedy of being forced to import sandOnce, India’s growth was hobbled by shortage of foods, foreign exchange, or skills. But now we have a bewildering new shortage: a shortage ...
Centre issues guidelines on sustainable sand mining, proposes crackdown on illegal minersThe Union environment ministry on Wednesday came out with detailed "guidelines on sustainable sand mining" in the country.
Why are you allowing sand mining to go on?: NGT to UttarakhandThe National Green Tribunal (NGT) today asked Uttarakhand government why it was allowing large- scale illegal sand mining to go on, as alle...
- Ramesh slams Uttarakhand govt over illegal sand mining issue
The union environment minister Jairam Ramesh on Tuesday slammed the Uttarakhand government for its inaction against the illegal sand mining...
- Goa bans transportation of sand out of the state
State Mines and Geology Director, Arvind Lolienkar, has said in the notification that "under the Central Mining Law, ordinary sand extracte...