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Coal and Water Pollution

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Annually, 1040 million cubic meter water is used for ash disposal at coal-fired plants and 6,100 lakh cubic metre of water is pumped out from the mines in India which leads to contamination of local water bodies due to heavy metals from fly ash and toxic mine drainage.

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World Science Day for Peace and Development 2020

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Science and society are integral part of a peaceful and healthy life and greater emphasis should be placed on the need to engage the public in emerging scientific issues. Science has reshaped this world and the recent pandemic highlighted the importance of science to society.

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