Ministry of mines, in association with the Jawaharlal Nehru Aluminium Research Development and Design Centre (JNARDDC) Nagpur, organised a workshop in New Delhi on Effective utilization of ‘Red Mud’.
About:
Names: Bauxite tailings is also known as red mud, red sludge, bauxite residue, or alumina refinery residues (ARR).
What is it? Red Mud, a Bauxite Residue, is a solid waste generated during the aluminium production process.
Concerns: This is an environmental concern due to presence of impurities such as caustic soda and others minerals.
Global scenario: Global generation of red mud is more than 150 million tons and there exists a global inventory of more than 3 billion tons.
Indian scenario: Red mud generation in India is around 9 million tons per year.
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