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Coal mines at Sonbhadra, Uttar Pradesh, India on Saturday, India, Saturday, March 24, 2012. Coal mines is one of the major source of energy in India, but its surrounding environment is very toxic. India's scandal-plagued government lost hundreds of billions of dollars by selling coalfields to companies without competitive bidding, according to a leaked audit report that the auditor itself called misleading. Angry lawmakers blocked proceedings in Parliament. Photo Credit: Indian Photo Agency