Mine Mine Mine

Some, and not in even the galaxy of enough, has been written about illegal mining this year. Flagrant and damaging legal, illegal, and para-legal mining is widespread across the nation. The states most in the news for this have been Karnataka, Orissa, and Jharkhand, and with the omission of Chattisgarh and Andhra Pradhesh, given the rank madness in these states, maybe deservedly so. For comprehension of what has been taking place in Orissa for over a decade, click here, here, and here. Jharkhand's King Koda, illegal mining, and related Hawala issues have been covered well by Tehelka, see here, here, and here. And for an over-view, in case you missed the biggest scams of the decade, consider the Frontline issue dedicated to mining. As for Karnataka, somebody get a hold of that Lokayukt report.