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Ecological cost: Indian diamond mine plan may cost 200,000 trees — Quartz India

The proposed Bunder diamond block in Madhya Pradesh has been in the news for all the wrong reasons. The diamond mine project, which is now with Aditya Birla Group, is facing protests over ecological concerns.

In Madhya Pradesh s Buxwaha forest, a diamond mine project could claim two lakh trees

The project is facing stiff resistance, including social media campaigns. 2 hours ago A group of youth from Hamirpur, Uttar Pradesh, protested in the Buxwaha forest by tying threads to trees. | Vinay Tiwari / Mongabay India The proposed Bunder diamond block in the Chhatarpur district of Madhya Pradesh has been in the news for the wrong reasons over the years. The diamond mine project, which is now with Aditya Birla Group’s Essel Mining & Industries Limited, is once again facing dark clouds due to protests over ecological concerns, as it could result in the felling of over 2,00,000 trees. The proposed project will be spread across an area of 364 hectares in the Buxwaha forests that is about 225 km northeast of Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh’s capital. The block is estimated to have 34 million carats of rough diamonds. The National Mineral Development Corporation’s existing diamond mine is about 175 kilometres from Bunder.

Groundwater depletion may reduce winter cropping intensity by 20% in India

Groundwater depletion may reduce winter cropping intensity by 20% in India Updated: Updated: Policy-supported intensive agriculture led to unsustainable groundwater use, water scarcity Share Article AAA Scarcity: A good 13% of villages with winter crops are in critically water-depleted regions.   | Photo Credit: Nikhil Patil Policy-supported intensive agriculture led to unsustainable groundwater use, water scarcity India is the second-largest producer of wheat in the world, with over 30 million hectares in the country dedicated to producing this crop. But with severe groundwater depletion, the cropping intensity or the amount of land planted in the winter season may decrease by up to 20% by 2025, notes a new paper. Some of the important winter crops are wheat, barley, mustard and peas.

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