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
धुआं-मुक्त ‘सिटी ऑफ जॉय’
धुएं की बढ़ती समस्या ने आधिकारिक चिंता और घबराहट पैदा कर दी, और वर्ष 1863 में कोलकाता धुआं रुकावट कानून लागू करने वाला विश्व ...
Who’s afraid of auctioning coal?
Centre continues to allocate coal blocks despite calls for competitive bidding
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
मौत की मांग
मुआवजे के लिए 35 साल से संघर्ष कर रहा है एक गांव। ग्रामीणों का सरकार से संघर्ष चल रहा है। जीवनयापन के उनके अधिकारों ...
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
कोयला खदानों की नीलामी: राष्ट्रीय संपदा के केन्द्रीकरण की कोशिश!
18 जून 2020 को देश में पहली बार, अपनी तरह की पहली वाणिज्यिक कोयला नीलामी का आयोजन किया जा रहा है
Mine collapse kills six in Jharkhand, 12 feared trapped
The caved in mine saw illegal extraction of coal
विकास की राख और धुआं
गिरीडीह में औद्योगिक प्रदूषण ने स्थानीय लोगों के स्वास्थ्य और पर्यावरण को गंभीर खतरे में डाल दिया है।
कोयले के व्यवसायिक खनन का रास्ता खुला
भारत सरकार ने 20 फरवरी को कोयला खनन के दरवाजे निजी कंपनियों के लिए खोल दिए। इसी के साथ सरकारी खनन कंपनी कोल इंडिया ...
Coal blocks on offer
Under new policy, Centre offers 17 blocks with total reserve of 8.5 billion tonnes to state-run firms