COAL TROUBLE

'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 …

Corn against mercury

Quarry in quagmire

Caught in a death trap, Jharia residents await doomsday. While BCCL openly displays a let-them-die attitude and the government remains silent, …

Coal storage

Book>>Report>>A moving story, but sans villains--humankind is pitted against nature's fury. But the Centralia inferno was created by …

Burnt fingers

It is a great shame when the World Bank tells us how to rehabilitate our people

Cleansing solution

Next phase of India's clean coal initiative in the pipeline

100-year Jharia fire: SC asks amicus curiae to help in rehabilitation

Apex court directs Centre, Jharkhand, Bengal, other authorities to assit Gaurav Aggarwal

Fuelling pollution

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

Consigned to flames

Central and state authorities fiddle while underground coalfields burn in Jharia in the state of Jharkhand

Simply Put: Life or livelihood?

Why is there a coal crisis in India?

International coal prices started reaching record highs from 2021 because of the rise in industrial demand, international price fluctuations and …

Simply Put: Silencing pollution

Who’s afraid of auctioning coal?

Centre continues to allocate coal blocks despite calls for competitive bidding

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

G20’s coal declaration is cosmetic and too little, too late

With a Code Red for humanity, the world expects nothing less than absolute withdrawal from all new investment in coal

South Africa’s Eskom seeks $10 billion for strategic closure; transition to renewables

The development is significant as the South African utility is biggest emitter of greenhouse gases in the country

Coal ministry to set up sustainable development cell

It will advise on, plan and monitor mitigation measures taken by coal companies to minimise environmental impact of mining

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

Adani should bow out gracefully from its Carmichael coal mine

With the last major court case cleared, Adani is free to proceed with its Carmichael coal mine. But the business case is not looking good

Environment ministry panel exempts public hearing for companies seeking coal mine expansion

Doing away with public hearing will seriously undermine the EIA notification in letter and spirit

NTPC gearing up to meet new emission norms

India’s largest generator is planning FGD installations and SCR pilot projects to meet the new norms

Daily Court Digest: Major environment orders (November 11, 2022)

Down To Earth brings you the top environmental cases heard in the Supreme Court, the high courts and the National Green Tribunal