Mine closure opens opportunities in circular economy but needs coordinated efforts
The ₹40,000-crore mine closure corpus, which the Union government has earmarked, signals a beginning of new economic lifecycle, wherein future generations inherit thriving ecosystems. Abandoning an ecologically insensitive ‘extract-and-abandon’ model, India, the second largest producer of coal in the world, has chosen a path of circular economy, implying diversified local economies; even as details are…
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