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Mali: 1 UN peacekeeper killed, 5 wounded in mine attack
Updated : 6 years, 5 months ago IST
Bamako [Mali], Oct 7 (ANI): A United Nations peacekeeper was killed and five others sustained injuries on Sunday (local time) when their vehicle hit an explosive device in northern Mali, the UN said.
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23 killed in attack at gold mine site in Burkina Faso
Updated : 6 years, 5 months ago IST
Ouagadougou [Burkina Faso], Oct 6 (ANI): At least 23 people were killed in an attack at a gold mining site in northern Burkina Faso, a security source said on Saturday night.
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Nicotine, tobacco, betel nut containing magnesium carbonate banned in Raja
Updated : 6 years, 5 months ago IST
Jaipur (Rajasthan) [India], Oct 2 (ANI): Coinciding with Gandhi Jayanti, Medical and Health Minister Dr Raghu Sharma on Wednesday announced to ban the production, storage, distribution and sale of pan masala and flavoured betel nut containing magnesium carbonate, nicotine, tobacco or mineral
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6 killed in mine explosion in Afghanistan's Kapisa
Updated : 6 years, 5 months ago IST
Kapisa [Afghanistan], Oct 02 (Sputnik/ANI): At least six people were killed in a mine explosion in the northeastern Afghan province of Kapisa, local media reported on Wednesday.
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Pak national moves Delhi HC seeking admission for siblings in Delhi school
Updated : 6 years, 5 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Oct 1 (ANI): A Pakistani national, who claims to have migrated to India after being persecuted and traumatized by Pakistani authorities, on Tuesday, approached the Delhi High Court seeking admission of three of his siblings in a school in New Delhi.
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Ministry of Mines amends Minerals (Mining by Government Companies), Rules
Updated : 6 years, 5 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Oct 1(ANI): Union Ministry of Mines on Tuesday amended the Minerals (Mining by Government Companies), Rules 2015 allowing the State government to extend any lease granted to the government company by 12 months prior to the expiry of the lease.
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MOIL signs pact with GMDC for new joint venture company
Updated : 6 years, 5 months ago IST
Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], Oct 1 (ANI): MOIL Ltd, the country's largest producer of manganese ore, on Tuesday signed a detailed memorandum of understanding with Gujarat Mineral Development Corporation (GMDC) to take up joint exploration of manganese bearing areas in the western state.
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Prince Harry retraces Princess Diana's footsteps with Angola minefield wal
Updated : 6 years, 5 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], Sept 28 (ANI): Carrying Princess Diana's legacy forward, the Duke of Sussex Prince Harry visited a de-mining site in Dirico, Angola on Friday.
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There's no Earth B: Children skip school to walk the talk on climate chang
Updated : 6 years, 4 months ago IST
New Delhi (India), Sept 27 (ANI): "We have to raise our thoughts, not the sea levels," was the hard-hitting message echoing the parliament street adjoining Jantar Mantar here on Friday when dozens of children skipped school to draw everyone's attention to today's urgency - climate change!
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BMS withdraws strike after Coal Minister's assurance on FDI
Updated : 6 years, 5 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Sep 25 (ANI): The Bharatiya Mazdoor Sangh, an affiliate of Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS), on Wednesday withdrew its call for strike in coal industry following assurance by Coal and Mines Minister Pralhad Joshi on Wednesday that there is no intention to get FDI into CI
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Measures being taken to boost coal production to reduce imports by 2023: J
Updated : 6 years, 5 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Sept 24 (ANI): India is striving to ramp up coal production from the current annual level of 730 million tonnes (MT) to 1,149 MT by 2023 to reduce imports, Union Minister for Coal and Mines Pralhad Joshi said on Tuesday.
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Need collaborative research to ensure uninterrupted supply of minerals: Pr
Updated : 6 years, 5 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Sept 19 (ANI): Coal and Mines Minister Pralhad Joshi on Thursday called upon the geoscientific community to come up with innovative means of finding deep-seated and concealed mineral resources while causing least ecological disturbance.
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