“mining”

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A Coal Mine Reopens, Sparking Hope And Fear

After over a decade of dormancy, the Rajhara North coal mine in Jharkhand’s Palamu district has reopened under private ownership.…

9 months ago
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Coal Dust Chokes Plants, Trees In Mining Areas

A recent study in Odisha used remote sensing and on ground sampling methods to find that coal dust impacts several…

10 months ago
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Illegal Mining Imperils A Slender Loris Reserve

Walking along a pebble-strewn footpath to the Valayarumbu Aruvi waterfall in Tamil Nadu, we see two earth movers in an…

10 months ago
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Goa Mining: New Regime, Bigger Challenges

The central and state governments have fast-tracked iron ore mining resumption in Goa Transportation of e-auctioned extracted ore from as-is-where-is…

1 year ago
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“This Is In Honour Of The Adivasis Fighting For Their Land, Water, Forest”

Chhattisgarh-based environmental activist Alok Shukla was conferred the prestigious Goldman Environmental Prize for leading a community campaign to protect the…

2 years ago
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Green Companies Deal In Electoral Bonds!

Some of the biggest purchasers of electoral bonds are involved in sectors like mining, infrastructure, and energy, holding government contracts…

2 years ago
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Soil Degradation In India Spells Ruination For Millions Of People

Most states are affected by soil degradation. The worst are Punjab, Haryana, Gujarat, Maharashtra, Andhra Pradesh and Telangana. Restoring damaged…

2 years ago
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Uniting Tech, Activism To Monitor Sand Mining In India

A West Bengal-based non-profit organisation has launched a new platform ­– India Sand Watch – which aims to monitor every…

2 years ago
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Promised Rehab Eludes Residents Of One Of India’s Earliest Coal Mines

As you walk down this particular wide but cracked road in a West Bengal village, it is evident that something…

2 years ago
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Data Set Details Locations And Scale Of Mining Sites Worldwide

Every vehicle on the road you can hear outside, the rechargeable battery in your headphones, and the phone or computer…

2 years ago
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Bauxite Mining In Jharkhand Impacting Is Soil Fertility, People’s Health

Dumbarpath is a tribal village in Gumla district of Jharkhand, a primary area of bauxite mining in India. Mining activities…

3 years ago
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The River In North India Being Hollowed Out For Concrete

It was around 5 AM on 19 October 2021, dark, drizzling and cold in the foothills of the Himalayas. “A…

4 years ago
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Monks On Hunger Strike For The Ganga

Millions of Hindu pilgrims have taken a dip in the holy Ganga in the past month, and millions more are…

5 years ago
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Middle East Netanyahu fails to form new Israeli government; rival Gantz poised to take up the challenge

JERUSALEM — Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Monday gave up his struggle to form a governing coalition after last…

6 years ago

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