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
Captive coal block miners, too, must share profits with people
Steel and cement makers who own captive coal blocks spend less on coal than those who have to buy it for their production process
To fast track India’s industrial growth, FM gives sops to mining
Environmentalists say ministry of finance apathetic towards social environmental consequences
Gujarat's power consumers paying for losses caused by Coal India Limited
Supply of inferior quality coal to power plants has increased power production cost, points out NGO
Tribals force cancellation of public hearing for BCCL’s Dhanbad coal mines
They were not informed about the hearing which was organized in officers’ club, far from Bharat Coking Coal Limited’s project site
Coal India to be probed for supply of low grade coal to sponge iron, power plants
Poor quality coal pollutes more; anti-competitive fuel supply agreements also under scanner of Competition Commission of India
How National Board for Wildlife gives legitimacy to illegal mining in Assam
The board approved coal mining proposal that diverts 98.59 hectares of forest land in Dehing Patkai
India didn’t need to let power producers emit more of deadly oxides of nitrogen; here’s why
Limiting NOx emission at 300 mg / Nm3 is doable, claims Finnish state-owned Fortum Oyj; Environment ministry relaxed norms to 450 mg / Nm3 in October
Experts flag dilution of NOx emission limit for coal-fired power stations
The SC on July 8 relaxed limits for coal-fired power stations commissioned between December 2003 and 2016 — to 450 mg / Nm3 from 300&…
New national steel policy in the offing
Policy to propose 14 rail projects, seven road projects and four ports for transportation of minerals
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
By 2050 Coal India Limited may have to lay off 73,800 jobs: Global Energy Monitor
China, India, Poland and South Africa may see most layoffs; Addition of jobs in the renewable energy industry may work in India’s favour
Coal bonanza
Sooty image
Centre stops mining near Tadoba
Leases to Adani group near tiger reserve to be cancelled
Mechanisation of mining operations still an idea in India
Safety the major casualty in mining
Hot Frames
Life in Jharia, Jharkhand where a 90-year-old underground coal fire threatens a whole town
Death by inaction
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Who’s afraid of auctioning coal?
Centre continues to allocate coal blocks despite calls for competitive bidding
Delayed by decades: Centre-state tussle and red tape withhold compensation for land acquisition in Jharkhand’s coal belt
Many of those who were to be compensated, have become destitute
Slow and unsteady
Mine collapse kills six in Jharkhand, 12 feared trapped
The caved in mine saw illegal extraction of coal
Mining rights subject to closure plan
Cabinet dilutes new mining bill
Alters provision on sharing of profits with affected people