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Mongabay Series: Environomy, Just Transitions
India’s mining sector: Present is tense and future could be imperfect
by Mayank Aggarwal on 17 July 2020
The Indian government has bet big on the mining sector, including coal, to revive the economy, following the pandemic. However, the history of the mining sector in the country shows that it has often led to injustice with poor communities and has a harmful impact on the environment.
In June 2020, the government launched coal auctions for commercial coal mining which once again triggered the debate around transition to clean energy.
Energy experts, environmentalists and those working with affected communities concede that mining is needed but do not want the government to miss out the larger question on how it can be carried out while protecting the environment and ensuring justice to the communities affected by it.
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