Coal’s end: DTE had predicted it in 2017

As more countries race to shut coal use forever, here is a recap of our cover story from three years ago

The perversion of centralising coal mining

Questions arise as to why an upcoming process of coal auction is being celebrated as a festival

Coal shortage: Centre may have tried to calm fears, but data suggests otherwise

There are a number of reasons as to why coal-powered thermal stations have reported a shortage of coal reserves, an analysis of data shows

Who’s afraid of auctioning coal?

Centre continues to allocate coal blocks despite calls for competitive bidding

Coal crisis: Why Delhi’s coal stock is critical & what other states are doing

Delhi generates 1,107 megawatts of electricity and imports 4,154 MW from neighbouring states

'Coal will dominate at least for the coming 200 years'

ALEX C TOOHEY, a chemical engineer, is the chief executive of the World Coal Institute (WCI), London. The WCI is a non-profit, non-governmental …

Use their ways

A just transition away from coal is in the offing

Staying within 1.5°C needs the transition to speed up

How coal plants will avoid complying with new emission norms

An analysis by non-profit Centre for Science and Environment finds active help from the Ministry of Power and Central Electricity Authority

India’s coal power fleets under-utilised, says report, amid auctions

Performance of coal power fleets declined by 21 per cent from 78 per cent in 2010 — a historical low

Countries move away from coal even as India moves towards it

Germany, Japan, Spain and the US have all decided to move to renewable energy

Simply Put: Life or livelihood?

Renewable energy sources to overtake coal by 2030, says report

Leaders of the Group of Seven nations have recently backed a goal to phase out emissions this century and sharply reduce greenhouse gases by 2050

For a greener future: Jharkhand needs a planned transition from coal

Jharkhand accounts for close to 300,000 individuals employed within the illegal coal mining industry

Moving from monopoly to competition, Centre opens up coal mining to private sector

The decision will increase competitiveness and allow the use of best possible technology into the sector

Coal blocks on offer

Under new policy, Centre offers 17 blocks with total reserve of 8.5 billion tonnes to state-run firms

India’s growing power crisis: Newer, efficient plants lying idle may have role to play

Newer plants that are idle or underutilised have cumulative capacity of 11,140 MW

Energy crisis: Expensive, unreliable source of electricity, coal in spotlight

The power sector has begun to recognise coal as a ‘zombie fuel’ 

Sooty energy

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‘No foreign players will bid in India’s auction of coal blocks’

It does not make sense to auction coal blocks when most blocks do not have environmental clearances, says Tim Buckley, Institute for …

Jharkhand-based coalition calls for mass protests against decision to open coal sector

The Jharkhand Janadhikar Mahasabha is also irked due to Chief Minister Hemant Soren’s decision to support the Centre’s move

On shaky ground

450,000 people in and around Jharia town of Jharkhand are threatened by the fire raging underground, but there is no political will to implement …

Solar power tariff hits record low, sparks worry about coal’s future

The solar power tariff bid of Rs 2.36 per kilowatt / hour is 3.3% lower than the previous record

World’s top 21 fossil fuel companies owe $5,444 billion in climate reparations, study says

Coal India Limited was exempted from paying for damages as India’s Gross National Income per capita income is below $4000, researchers said

RE-powering Jharkhand: Solar objectives great, but execution may be tough

Coal to clean transformation will need structural transformation of age-old communities