{
  "id": 15718100,
  "title": "Greens see red over Keralam govt’s move to permit sand mining in 17 rivers",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/20/greens-see-red-over-keralam-govts-move-to-permit-sand-mining-in-17-15718100",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-20T07:04:16.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Hindu",
    "slug": "the-hindu",
    "url": "https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/kerala/greens-see-red-over-keralam-govts-move-to-permit-sand-mining-in-17-rivers/article71603504.ece"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "Society for the Protection of the Environment, Kerala (SPEK) says though the govt decision has been presented as a flood mitigation step, no environmental impact assessment appears to have been conducted. Activists also point out that this may serve as a pretext for indiscriminate extraction of sand from all rivers and streams",
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        "outlet": "The Hindu - Sci-Tech",
        "title": "Greens see red over Keralam govt’s move to permit sand mining in 17 rivers",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/20/greens-see-red-over-keralam-govts-move-to-permit-sand-mining-in-17",
        "published": "2026-10-20T07:04:16.000Z"
      }
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}