Sand mining: State expects relief from SC
Jaipur: After replenishment study of 19 sand mine leases in Banas River received a nod from the ministry of environment and forests (MoEF), the state government is expecting to get relief from Supreme
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SC order on mining of sand today
Jaipur: Those development projects which came to a halt for want of bajari (sand) will be anxiously looking forward to the Supreme Court decision on Monday as there is a desperate need to resume the work soon to meet the deadline. The Supreme Court has fixed the hearing for Monday after a team of officials from the Jaipur Metro Rail Corporation (JMRC) and the Jaipur Development Authority filed a special leave petition (SLP) in the Supreme Court, following a Rajasthan High Court order against mining sand from the Banas river.
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Destruction of ravines poses threat to Indian wolf
This time it is not merely crying wolf! The Indian Gray Wolf, inhabiting scrub lands and the ravines along the banks of the Central Indian rivers, needs protection. The immediate threat to the Indian wolf