By : Sikandar KumarResearch Scholar, IIT (ISM), Dhanbad, 826004 1 Introduction Coal is the only natural resource and fossil fuel available, and it is utilize in thermal power plants to generate electricity and in substantial amounts in metallurgical operations. India’s principal source of power generation is coal, which provides for about 55 percent of the country’s […]
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-By Akash Pandey : “Earth provides enough to satisfy every man’s needs, but not every man’s greed” – Mahatma Gandhi When Greed overpowers need, disasters make their way towards mankind. India has been blessed with an optimum amount of forest cover, and its forest laws have ensured that the forest cover does not dwindle down
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By Arpit Agrawal : The precautionary principle states that if there is risk of severe damage to humans and/or the environment, absence of incontrovertible, conclusive, or definite scientific proof is not a reason for inaction. It is a better-safe-than-sorry approach, in contrast with the traditional reactive wait-and-see approach to environmental protection. When there is uncertainty
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