ENVIRONMENT

Indian coal fuels elephant v human war

UNREGULATED coal mining in India is causing serious health and environmental issues and causing more conflicts between elephants and humans, according to Indian environmental activists.

Karma Barndon
A Chhattisgarh elephant

A Chhattisgarh elephant

While India is one of the world’s largest coal producers and meets over half of its commercial energy needs with coal, a lack of regulations has seen rampant deforestation for coal mining, leaving wild...

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