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Lukewarm spots >> Biodiversity hotspots are regions of significant diversity threatened with destruction through commercial exploitation. There are 34 hotspots in the world, accounting for just

While mining continues to exploit mineral-rich areas and impoverish their people, a government panel ignores these costs to focus on fast-tracking private investment in the sector.
By Chandra Bhushan

In its mid-term appraisal of the 10th Five-Year Plan, the Planning Commission realised that the National Mineral Policy (nmp) adopted in 1993 "for encouraging the flow of private investment in

Industrial sectors, states scrap over mining bonanzas The mining and steel industries are at loggerheads over iron ore deposits. The steel industry has demanded exclusive use. It fears exports

Illegal mining in Gujarat exposed When Porbandar-based Saurashtra Chemicals, owned by detergent giant Nirma, lodged a police complaint in the first week of October 2006 alleging mineral theft

Predatory companies prey on weak states In 2006, the world's top four mining companies each posted net profits of over US $5 billion

In the absence of stringent laws and strong institutions, mining remains one of the most unregulated of activities in the country despite its huge social and environmental fallouts. It may be

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