CAG picks holes in coal auctions

The report highlights that there are inaccuracies and inconsistencies in valuation of auctioned mines

Centre removes Bander coal mine from auction list but no decision on Chhattisgarh plea yet

Bander removed as it is part of the Tadoba-Andhari Tiger Reserve

The perversion of centralising coal mining

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

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

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