Curb Sand Mining and Use M-Sand

Nature is filled with beautiful rivers, hills, oceans and it doubles the beauty of nature. But what happens when we deplete it? It will affect the ecological balance. Sand Mining is one of the processes that disturb the nature, harming the water resources like rivers, streams, and lakes. Sand is a naturally occurring material composed of finely divided rock and mineral particles. Sand is an important economic source in which the silica material used for making optical glasses. It is an ingredient in plaster and used in the manufacture of bricks. River sand along with cement is used as concrete which is used for construction.   

Sand is mined from inland dunes and beaches. There is also a process of mining of mineral sands in which the valuable minerals are separated in water by their density. Excessive sand mining leads to enlargement of river mouths. Sand Mining is not the only threat to rivers, but also a threat to river banks, bridges, and nearby structures.

Sand mining leads to scarcity of water, creates extinction for various water species. It affects the river beds into large and deep pits. Also, it affects the entire aquatic system. In order to reduce the effects of sand mining, artificial sand can be used.  The artificial sand is called M-Sand (Manufactured Sand).

It is one of the best replacement for river sand. This sand is free from elongated particles like in river sand and gives more life and strength to concrete that can be a great use of masonry works that creates a quicker and easy construction. It also helps the concrete to maintain water absorption and saves time for filtering sand. During the past years, river sand is used for construction purposes with a huge amount, that too with restrictions, until the introduction of M-sand. Use M-sand for making constructions more economical thereby protecting our water resources.

Now constructions are increasing and more resources (sand, cement, gravels) are needed. Since all the sector is going to digital, customers can get resources easily without any difficulty. There are many online platforms for buying m-sand in the market like Triveni sand and Stona sand which makes the buying process simple.

Best Food for Your Baby

“What is the best food that I can feed my baby” is a common question every new parent have. Most of the new parents search the same to know what they can feed their kid. Breast milk is the best ever food and primary source of the nutrition for babies up to 6 months. Older infants can also continue breastfeeding. Mother’s milk is the best medicine for prevention and protection as well as curing of illness.

Moving your baby from milk to solid food is the first feeding milestones, followed by three baby food stages. After 6 months you can feed soft solid foods for your kid if she/he is ready to have solid foods and it is the first baby food stage. At this stage, you can feed them baby cerelac and fruit purees recipes. Most common cereals parent use at this stage is rice cereal, ragi cereal, banana, oatmeal or barley cereals. And you can feed them apple puree and banana puree and apricot purees etc. You can also feed them fruits like mango, papaya, and vegetables like pumpkin, sweet potato, and carrot.

Most babies show signs of readiness for thicker solid foods in their 8+ months. Ie, they are mastered in cereal, veggies and fruit purees. They are ready to have stage 2 foods, and it is the time to try new textures and flavors. In this stage, you can feed them cooked vegetables, raw fruits and a bit of texture mashed or pulsed. And they can have cereals, grains, and fruits like grapes and vegetables like onion and potato.

At stage 3(after 10 months), all of your baby’s should come from solid foods, and they will start to feed themselves and drink water themselves. You can feed them egg, whole milk, and mashed boiled rice or other meals. And if they are like to have porridge at this stage, you can feed them rice, wheat and ground porridge mix or rice and moong dal porridge etc. And they will be ready to eat vegetables like tomato, cucumber, and corn etc. And after 1 ½ years, babies can have all the foods that their parents eat.  

Now there are many readymade baby food packs are available off the shelf rack in the supermarket. You should aware of the ingredients of these readymade baby foods. Homemade baby food is always good for baby health, and it is the only preservative-free food that we can trustly feed them.