Today's Editorial (25-06-2024)
Nicobar triangle: on the ₹72,000-crore project on Great Nicobar Island
Without wide consultations, Centre should not embark on the infrastructure project
The Union Tribal Affairs Ministry will be looking into the forest clearance paperwork of the ₹72,000-crore infrastructure project on Great Nicobar Island, a major initiative of the National Democratic Alliance (NDA) government, Tribal Affairs Minister Jual Oram told this newspaper. This is a significant step for the government, in its third term, as it brings to the surface the contentious and difficult choices that governments face while addressing the trilemma of infrastructure development, preserving pristine biodiversity respect and, being sensitive to the rights of the indigenous inhabitants, and tribals. The Great Nicobar Project involves developing a trans-shipment port, an international airport, township development, and a 450 MVA gas and solar-based power plant on the island. The project area is expected to cover over 130 sq. km. of pristine forest, and has been accorded a stage-1 environmental clearance — one of the mandatory prerequisites — by an expert committee. The government told Parliament in August 2023 that 9.6 lakh trees could be felled and ‘compensatory afforestation,’ for the loss of this unique rainforest ecosystem, had been planned, thousands of kilometres away, in the vastly different ecological zone of Haryana. The Galathea Bay in the Nicobar islands hosts multiple rare species including the leatherback turtle, and the project imperils their future.
The government contends that its motive is to leverage the strategic location with the Great Nicobar Island located only 90 km away from the western tip of the Malacca Strait, an important shipping route between the Indian Ocean and the South China Sea. However, critics and some of the government’s policy advisers suggest that tourism is a key imperative for the exercise. The Environment Ministry, which is a regulator of environmental policy, has opted to be secretive about the project. Details on the environmental clearance process and the appraisal process, usually a public document, have been kept under wraps. There also seems to be haste on the part of the island administration to proceed while ignoring the rights of the local tribes — the Shompen in particular — regarding consent. The National Commission for Scheduled Tribes, a constitutional body, has demanded an explanation from the district administration on these grounds. The National Green Tribunal had tasked a committee, headed by the Secretary of the Environment Ministry, to submit a report on the approval of forest clearances. This too is not public. Without transparency, it would be foolhardy for the government to attempt such a massive upheaval of the islands and it should, with its new mandate, immediately correct course.
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Diffident (modest or shy because of a lack of self-confidence.)
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■ MICA
Mica is an important non-metallic mineral used mainly in electrical industry as it has great insulating properties, can withstand high voltage and has low power loss factor. It is obtained from muscovite, biotite and phlogopite ores.
□ DISTRIBUTION
◇ Andhra Pradesh – largest producer of mica. Micabelt of Nellore is about 100km long. Also obtained from Khamma in Telangana and Krishna, west Godavari and Vishakhapatnam in Andhra Pradesh.
◇ Rajasthan – Main mica belt of rajasthan extends from Jaipur to Udaipur.
◇ Jharkhand and Bihar - Mica in Jharkhand and bihar is found in a belt extending from eastern part of Gaya through Hazaribagh, Giridh and Munger to Bhagalpur.
◇ Gujarat – Banaskantha, Vadodra and Sabarkantha.
◇ Tamil nadu – nilgiri, Coimbatore, salem and Tiruchirapalli.
◇ Chattisgarh – Bilaspur, bastar and Surguja.
◇ MP – Balaghat and Chindwara.
◇ UP – Mirzapur.
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1. “Scam”
“A word that is very much in the news these days. A scam is ‘a dishonest scheme; a swindle’.
So a fraudulent or a deceptive operation can be referred to as a scam.
Vijay was caught in an insurance scam.
The athlete was involved in a betting scam.
I have just come up with a scam that’s bound to make us all rich.
Scam has also another meaning; it is a ‘large scale plan to smuggle and distribute illegal drugs’.
Nobody is really sure about the origin of this word.
In fact, most dictionaries do not include scam; it is basically American slang.”
2. “Curtain lecture”
“The lecture refers to the scoldings that a wife gives her husband at bed time, especially at a time when all that he wants to do is sleep!
Just as we hang mosquito nets around our beds, it was common practice in England during the 17th and 18th centuries to hang drapes or curtains around their beds.
When the couple got into their bed and the curtain were drawn, the wife began her complaints. Hence the expression ‘curtain lecture’.
The expression became very popular during the mid 19th century when William Jerrold’s Mrs. Caudle’s Curtain-lectures was published in Punch.
The expression is still in use today.
It also refers to any dressing down or scolding given to anyone in private.
The scolding needn’t necessarily be given by a wife, it can be anyone — parents, relatives, friends, etc.
And what’s more, the place for the curtain lecture needn’t be restricted to the bedroom.
It can be given anywhere; but what is important is that it should be out of earshot of others.
In other words, the reprimand should not be heard by others.
My father gave me a curtain lecture on cigarette-smoking.”
■ DOLOMITE (Mineral resources)
Dolomite is a type of limestone which contains more than 10% of magnesium. When the percentage of magnesium rises to 45 is true dolomite.
□ Distribution
◇ Odisha – Gangapur, Koraput, Sambalpur, Sundargarh.
◇ Chhattisgarh – bastar, Bilaspur, Durg, Raigarh.
◇ Andhra Pradesh – Anantpur, Kurnool and Khammam.
◇ Jharkhand – Chaibasa, Singhbhum, ajmer.
◇ Rajasthan – Alwar, Bhilwara, Jaipur, jai-salmer, Jhunjhunu, Jodhpur, Nagaur, pali, Sawai, Madhopur, sikar and Udaipur.
◇ Karnataka – Belgaum, Bijapur, Chitradurga, Mysore, Uttara kannada and Tumkur.
■ डोलोमाइट (खनिज संसाधन)
डोलोमाइट एक प्रकार का चूना पत्थर है जिसमें 10% से अधिक मैग्नीशियम होता है। जब मैग्नीशियम का प्रतिशत 45 हो जाता है तो उसे सच्चा डोलोमाइट कहा जाता है।
□ वितरण
◇ ओडिशा - गंगापुर, कोरापुट, संबलपुर, सुंदरगढ़।
◇ छत्तीसगढ़ - बस्तर, बिलासपुर, दुर्ग, रायगढ़।
◇ आंध्र प्रदेश - अनंतपुर, कुरनूल और खम्मम।
◇ झारखंड - चाईबासा, सिंहभूम, अजमेर।
◇ राजस्थान - अलवर, भीलवाड़ा, जयपुर, जयपुर, झुंझुनू, जोधपुर, नागौर, पाली, सवाई, माधोपुर, सीकर और उदयपुर।
◇ कर्नाटक - बेलगाम, बीजापुर, चित्रदुर्ग, मैसूर, उत्तर कन्नड़ और तुमकुर।
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■ अभ्रक
अभ्रक एक महत्वपूर्ण गैर-धात्विक खनिज है जिसका उपयोग मुख्य रूप से विद्युत उद्योग में किया जाता है क्योंकि इसमें बहुत अच्छे इन्सुलेटिंग गुण होते हैं, यह उच्च वोल्टेज को झेल सकता है और इसका पावर लॉस फैक्टर कम होता है। इसे मस्कोवाइट, बायोटाइट और फ़्लोगोपाइट अयस्कों से प्राप्त किया जाता है।
□ वितरण
◇ आंध्र प्रदेश - अभ्रक का सबसे बड़ा उत्पादक। नेल्लोर का अभ्रक बेल्ट लगभग 100 किमी लंबा है। तेलंगाना में खम्मा और आंध्र प्रदेश में कृष्णा, पश्चिम गोदावरी और विशाखापत्तनम से भी प्राप्त किया जाता है।
◇ राजस्थान - राजस्थान की मुख्य अभ्रक बेल्ट जयपुर से उदयपुर तक फैली हुई है।
◇ झारखंड और बिहार - झारखंड और बिहार में अभ्रक गया के पूर्वी भाग से हजारीबाग, गिरिडीह और मुंगेर होते हुए भागलपुर तक फैली एक बेल्ट में पाया जाता है।
◇ गुजरात - बनासकांठा, वडोदरा और साबरकांठा।
◇ तमिलनाडु – नीलगिरि, कोयंबटूर, सलेम और तिरुचिरापल्ली।
◇ छत्तीसगढ़ – बिलासपुर, बस्तर और सरगुजा।
◇ मध्य प्रदेश – बालाघाट और छिंदवाड़ा।
◇ उत्तर प्रदेश – मिर्जापुर।
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