Manu Shrivastava

It all comes down to sustainability. An activity like mining in a mineral-rich country like India is a given, but it must be done with enough enforceable safeguards. Manu Shrivastava narrates India’s confusing mining story Mining has always been controversy’s child all over the world, and in India too. The stories we see and read in mainstream media are mostly those related to environmental damage, human rights violations, and health issues caused by mining activities. However, the significance of mining for development of a nation, industries and employment opportunities is hardly talked about. Mining industry provides employment to 0.7 million individuals in India. Out of 2,842 mining projects proposed for forest clearances in the last 17 years, only 1,723 projects have been issued forest clearance from the Indian government. The remaining are pending or have been rejected/closed on grounds of lack of sustainability. Mining is core India is a mineral-rich nation, and min...