Murky mining – The Hindu (Feb 10 2018)

Murky mining – The Hindu (Feb 10 2018)

The Supreme Court order to halt the murky course that mining has taken in Goa should help restore some balance to the exploitation of iron and manganese ore in the ecologically fragile State. For further reading, visit “The Hindu”.

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Word List-1 (To Improve English Vocabulary)

1. murky (adjective) – questionable, suspicious, dubious/mysterious.
2. ore (noun) – a natural solid material from which a metal is extracted.
3. fragile (adjective) – tenuous, insubstantial, unsound.
4. rapacious (adjective) – greedy, materialistic, extortionate.
5. lay down (phrasal verb) – formulate, stipulate; prescribe.
6. disregard (noun) – ignore, take no notice of, overlook/dismiss.
7. inexplicably (adverb) – in a way something can not be accountable /explainable/ understandable.
8. cloud (noun) – an indistinct & large quantity of something.
9. suspicion (noun) – doubt/qualm, question mark, misgiving.
10. hastily (adverb) – quickly, hurriedly, swiftly/rapidly.
11. unveil (verb) – present, disclose, make public.
12. apparently (adverb) – seemingly, evidently, ostensibly.
13. pre-empt (verb) – act in advance, take over (in advance), get in before.
14. resumption (noun) – restarting, recommencement, reopening.
15. sustainable (adjective) – valid, reliable, dependable.
16. contaminated (adjective) – polluted, adulterated; spoiled.
17. fouled (adjected) – unclean/dirty, contaminated, polluted.
18. underscore (verb) – call attention to, emphasize, highlight.
19. zero tolerance (noun) – a complete refusal to accept certain behavior (Courtesy: VOA Learning English).
20. indefensible (adjective) – unjustified, baseless, illogical/irrational.
21. abeyance (noun) – suspension, reserve, postponed; abeyance order (noun) – an order that is temporarily put on hold/suspension.
22. charter (noun) – service, contract, engagement.
23. opencast (adjective) – denoting a method of mining in which ore is extracted at earth’s surface by making cut/pit/hole at the surface of the ground (instead of tunneling into the earth).
24. dust bowl (noun) – waste land.

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