Editorial photo #12832301 Human Interest
Hindustan Copper Limited, Ghatshila, Jharkhand, India
The entrance of the Moubhandar copper smelter in Jharkhand, India, operated by state-owned Hindustan Copper Limited, remains idle since 2019. This reflects the economic and environmental pressures on India's older industrial sites, even as the government seeks to expand domestic copper production to meet growing global demand for critical minerals. (Photo by Yousuf Sarfaraz/NurPhoto)
