RTI reveals 13 of 14 operational coal mines allotted to PSUs being run by pvt contractors

Of the total 35 coal mines allotted to PSUs between 2015 and 2020, 21 have been given to mines developer and operator contractors

Meghalaya asked to pay Rs 100 crore over illegal mining

Following a judicial committee report on violations to the ban on rat-hole mining, National Green Tribunal imposes a fine on state government

खास रिपोर्ट: कोयले का काला कारोबार-एक

कोविड-19 लॉकडाउन के बावजूद जून 2020 में कोयले की खानों की नीलामी की प्रक्रिया शुरू हुई, लेकिन इसके पीछे पूरी कहानी क्या है?

क्या डीएमएफ की राशि का इस्तेमाल सही दिशा में हो रहा है?

सेंटर फॉर साइंस एंड एनवायरनमेंट (सीएसई) ने डीएमएफ के क्रियान्वयन पर 13 जिलों को केंद्र में रखकर अपनी एक रिपोर्ट पेश की है

Supreme Court cancels allotment of 214 coal blocks

All the operational mines have been asked to wind up their production by March 2015

Maharashtra to allow coal mines closer to rivers

Relaxation of river zone regulation law will damage rivers and even mines, say environmentalists

Rajya Sabha passes coal mining bill

Amendments suggested by members of Parliament rejected

Chhattisgarh activist, Ramesh Agrawal, bags Goldman prize

He used RTI to block big corporations, such as Jindal group, that have mining and steel interests in the state

Opencast expansion at Chhattisgarh mine violates NGT order

The EAC recommended that the coal mine be expanded to 1.5 million tonnes per annum (MTPA) from 1 MTPA through opencast method

Chhattisgarh village under demolition for Hindalco mine, villagers claim foul play

At least 50 families have been relocated, claims official. A house was razed on June 2  

Coal scam: fait accompli no ground for not cancelling coal blocks, says SC

Apex court says companies which invested money on coal blocks without getting green clearances took the decision at their own risk

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

Green clearances not required for new coal mine leaseholders

Environment ministry transfers environment clearances of previous leaseholders to new allottees

NGT retains ban on mining in Meghalaya

The state has lost Rs 600 crore in revenues as a result of the ban, says the chief minister

‘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 …

Supreme Court terms coal block allocations 'illegal'

Bench headed by chief justice says Centre made the allocations in an arbitrary and unfair manner

पर्यावरण मुकदमों की डायरी: बंद खानों में अम्लीय पानी की वजह से मछलियों की जान को खतरा

देश के विभिन्न अदालतो पर्यावरण से संबंधित मामलों की सुनवाई के दौरान क्या कुछ हुआ, यहां पढ़ें-

Mined to death: an elegy for the rivers of Meghalaya

The rivers in the Jaintia Hills have turned deep blue; mines and cement factories have killed all fish and aquatic life in them