Rat-Hole Mining

Source:  TH Context: Recently, the tragic loss of lives in a flooded rat-hole coal mine in Assam’s Dima Hasao district reignited the debate on the persistence of illegal mining and its consequences. About Rat-hole Mining: What it is: Rat-hole mining involves digging narrow tunnels, barely large enough for workers to crawl in, to extract coal …

Hokersar Wetland

Source:  DTE Context: The Hokersar wetland, a Ramsar site in the Kashmir Valley, has witnessed a sharp decline in migratory bird populations due to an 81% rainfall deficit in the region. About Hokersar Wetland: Location: Situated in Srinagar, Jammu and Kashmir, within the northwest Himalayan biogeographic province. Receives water from Doodhganga River, a tributary of …