mining practices unscientific

mining practices unscientific

Ministry of Coal, GOI

Unscientific mining practices adopted by some of them and poor working conditions of labour in some of the private coal mines became matters of concern for the Government. On account of these reasons, the Central Government took a decision to nationalise the private coal mines.

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Management of acid mine drainage (AMD) in Indian coal ...

Mining practices, present and past, contribute towards environmental degradation affecting the ecosystems and human health. The unscientific coal mining in the tertiary North Eastern Region (NER) Indian coal mines poses a serious threat to the environment. Dumping of waste rocks including mine rejects generated during mining adds to the problem by aqueous weathering

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Soil and Sand Mining: Causes, Consequences and

2012-7-25 · connected. Unscientific mining has caused degradation of land, accompanied by subsidence and consequential mine fires and disturbance of the water table leading to topographic disorder, severe ecological imbalance and damage to land use patterns in and around mining regions (Ghose, 1989). Topsoil is an

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Mapping precarious energy geographies: Exploring the

2021-12-1 · The research reveals that unscientific and illegal mining activities are the two major threats to the lives of local residents in Jharia. The illegal mining activity spreads fire that often undermines hundreds of workers’ health and livelihood [Fig. 1(a)] and also leads to environmental degradation .The underground fire pollutes the quality of air in this region through the

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MINING AND THE SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT GOALS1

2017-9-18 · The mining industry impacts positively and negatively across the SDGs, and the nature and quantum of the impact depends on mining practices. Mining can foster economic development by providing opportunities for decent employment, manufacturing, increased fiscal revenues, and infrastructure linkages.

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Will the new National Mineral Policy ensure responsible ...

2019-3-28 · This arises from unscientific and rampant mining (and related) activities, poor pollution standards and pollution monitoring, and improper mines management and mine closure practices. Air, water and soil pollution problems

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REGULATING SMALL-SCALE MINING OF MINOR

how much they will be effective in ensuring better mining practices and sustainability, it is pertinent to recount the course of events that led to this action. The issue of granting EC for small-scale mining of minor minerals has been under deliberation for the past few years. Earlier, the EIA Notification, 2006 and its subsequent

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All you want to know about coal mine auctions - The

2020-6-22 · Some private coal miners were found to be using unscientific coal mining practices and providing poor working conditions for labour. This

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Understanding the hazards and threats - WHO

• the contamination of water from the mining industry; and • radionuclides from the medical or industrial use of radioactive materials. 5.2 HAZARDOUS EVENTS Once hazards are listed it is important to consider the corresponding events that lead to their entry into the drinking-water supply. These might be termed hazardous events

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LAND USE PLANNING - UNCCD

2018-6-5 · 3. Principles of Best Practice in Land Use Planning for SLM 12 3.1 Socio-political and legal contexts 13 3.2 Multi-stakeholder engagement: integration and participation 14 3.3 Multi-scale relevance and vertical integration 14 3.4 Multi

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Soil and Sand Mining: Causes, Consequences and

2012-7-25 · connected. Unscientific mining has caused degradation of land, accompanied by subsidence and consequential mine fires and disturbance of the water table leading to topographic disorder, severe ecological imbalance and damage to land use patterns in and around mining regions (Ghose, 1989). Topsoil is an

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Mapping precarious energy geographies: Exploring the

2021-12-1 · The research reveals that unscientific and illegal mining activities are the two major threats to the lives of local residents in Jharia. The illegal mining activity spreads fire that often undermines hundreds of workers’ health and livelihood [Fig. 1(a)] and also leads to environmental degradation .The underground fire pollutes the quality of air in this region through the

Read More

MINING AND THE SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT GOALS1

2017-9-18 · The mining industry impacts positively and negatively across the SDGs, and the nature and quantum of the impact depends on mining practices. Mining can foster economic development by providing opportunities for decent employment, manufacturing, increased fiscal revenues, and infrastructure linkages.

Read More

Will the new National Mineral Policy ensure responsible ...

2019-3-28 · This arises from unscientific and rampant mining (and related) activities, poor pollution standards and pollution monitoring, and improper mines management and mine closure practices. Air, water and soil pollution problems

Read More

Understanding the hazards and threats - WHO

• the contamination of water from the mining industry; and • radionuclides from the medical or industrial use of radioactive materials. 5.2 HAZARDOUS EVENTS Once hazards are listed it is important to consider the corresponding events that lead to their entry into the drinking-water supply. These might be termed hazardous events

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Western science and traditional knowledge: Despite their ...

2021-12-15 · However, many existing traditional practices are ecologically healthy, and we cannot simply dismiss them as primitive and unscientific belief systems. In all cultures, humans have gained knowledge by conceptualizing empirical observations to better understand nature, and thus interpret and predict it (Iaccarino, 2003). The problem is how to ...

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Uttarakhand Riverbed Mining 2020: Rivers, People,

2020-5-2 · The hilly state of Uttarakhand also known as land of rivers has seen increase in riverbed quarrying operations over past decade. With establishment of stone crushers industry, scale and intensity of riverbed minerals (RBM) excavation has further increased in past few years. So has become the impact on villagers and rivers. However, the government lacks

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VOLUME 16 NUMBER 2 CMI BRIEF

2018-1-5 · for mining operations. So-called rat-hole coal mining has resulted in environmental degradation as well as in the loss of lives of miners, most of whom are from outside the state. The National Green Tribunal has banned coal mining until safer, more environmentally sound policies and practices are in place. Critics in Meghalaya claim that the

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First digital flood inventory (IFI) in geospatial format ...

2021-11-22 · India’s first digital flood inventory (IFI) in modern geospatial format created. A team of experts have created India's first flood inventory freely available in modern geospatial formats with the help of data from the India Meteorological Department from 1985 to 2016. Data for the flood inventory is derived 89 percent from India Meteorological Department's Disastrous

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Buhari Hosts South African President

2021-12-5 · After embarking on some foreign trips recently, it was time for President Muhammadu Buhari to host the South African President, Cyril Ramaphosa in the 10th Session of

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Soil and Sand Mining: Causes, Consequences and

2012-7-25 · connected. Unscientific mining has caused degradation of land, accompanied by subsidence and consequential mine fires and disturbance of the water table leading to topographic disorder, severe ecological imbalance and damage to land use patterns in and around mining regions (Ghose, 1989). Topsoil is an

Read More

Mapping precarious energy geographies: Exploring the

2021-12-1 · The research reveals that unscientific and illegal mining activities are the two major threats to the lives of local residents in Jharia. The illegal mining activity spreads fire that often undermines hundreds of workers’ health and livelihood [Fig. 1(a)] and also leads to environmental degradation .The underground fire pollutes the quality of air in this region through the

Read More

MINING AND THE SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT GOALS1

2017-9-18 · The mining industry impacts positively and negatively across the SDGs, and the nature and quantum of the impact depends on mining practices. Mining can foster economic development by providing opportunities for decent employment, manufacturing, increased fiscal revenues, and infrastructure linkages.

Read More

Mining affected areas and its impact on livelihoods ...

2021-4-27 · Mining in Meghalaya. Mining in Meghalaya is mostly done in an unscientific manner with no consideration to environmental protection and social responsibility. The absence of any post-mining treatment and restoration of degraded ecosystems worsen the situation with long term environmental and social implications. Coal mining

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Impact of Unscientific Development Practices on Local ...

2021-7-27 · Impact of Unscientific Development Practices on Local Environment. Quarries, mindless tourism projects, construction of dams and encroachment of forests in Kerala have impacted its ecosystem, upsetting the delicate balance of

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Understanding the hazards and threats - WHO

• the contamination of water from the mining industry; and • radionuclides from the medical or industrial use of radioactive materials. 5.2 HAZARDOUS EVENTS Once hazards are listed it is important to consider the corresponding events that lead to their entry into the drinking-water supply. These might be termed hazardous events

Read More

Western science and traditional knowledge: Despite their ...

2021-12-15 · However, many existing traditional practices are ecologically healthy, and we cannot simply dismiss them as primitive and unscientific belief systems. In all cultures, humans have gained knowledge by conceptualizing empirical observations to better understand nature, and thus interpret and predict it (Iaccarino, 2003). The problem is how to ...

Read More

Uttarakhand Riverbed Mining 2020: Rivers, People,

2020-5-2 · The hilly state of Uttarakhand also known as land of rivers has seen increase in riverbed quarrying operations over past decade. With establishment of stone crushers industry, scale and intensity of riverbed minerals (RBM) excavation has further increased in past few years. So has become the impact on villagers and rivers. However, the government lacks

Read More

VOLUME 16 NUMBER 2 CMI BRIEF

2018-1-5 · for mining operations. So-called rat-hole coal mining has resulted in environmental degradation as well as in the loss of lives of miners, most of whom are from outside the state. The National Green Tribunal has banned coal mining until safer, more environmentally sound policies and practices are in place. Critics in Meghalaya claim that the

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Environmental impact assessment of open pit mining in

2008-8-26 · Mining is widely regarded as having adverse effects on environment of both magnitude and diversity. Some of these effects include erosion, formation of sinkhole, biodiversity loss and contamination of groundwater by chemical from the mining process in general and open-pit mining in particular. As such, a repeatable process to evaluate these effects primarily aims

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