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Coal mining destroying wildlife habitat: Greenpeace
Virtually all new coal fields and planned power plants are in states that have India’s largest contiguous tiger landscape
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
CAG audit points out loss of mining revenue in Odisha
The state government has accepted under assessment and other deficiencies worth Rs 773.44 crore in 180 cases out of 191 identified by CAG
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
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
Mine collapse kills six in Jharkhand, 12 feared trapped
The caved in mine saw illegal extraction of coal
Centre eases green norms to expedite coal mining projects
Projects can now move forward even in the absence of final clearance
Illegal and unfair acquisition of mining land in Korba
SECL has been using loopholes in the law and sometimes even violating laws altogether to avoid compensation against acquired land
Coal companies exempted from public hearing for expansion
One-time hearing okay, says environment ministry
Don’t use power for 2 hours every evening, if you have a choice, Oz energy minister to citizens
The minister made the remarks during a televised address as Australia, the world's largest coal importer, is in the throes of an energy crisis
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
Moving away from coal: Livelihoods of Odisha’s mine workers need to be protected
At least half a million lives are associated with coal mining in Odisha
RE-powering Jharkhand: Solar objectives great, but execution may be tough
Coal to clean transformation will need structural transformation of age-old communities
Central panel opens up forest for Adani mine despite Chhattisgarh’s reservation
Forest Advisory Committee gives Stage 1 clearance to Parsa coal mining project under the umbrage of fait accompli despite clear concerns about …
The unregulated, lethal and corrupt world of Meghalaya’s rat-hole mines
Despite being banned by the National Green Tribunal and continuing litigation against them in the Supreme Court, rat-hole mines in the …
Trouble for Adani’s Carmichael project continues as locals go to court
The Carmichael mining project in Australia faces another legal challenge as aboriginal group claims ownership of land
Activists allege thousands of trees felled in Hasdeo for coal mining
The activity has already displaced elephants and impacting threatened biodiversity
Deutsche Bank refuses to fund Adani’s coal project in Australia
The project can pose environmental threat to the fragile Great Barrier Reef, say conservation bodies like Unesco
NGT order on Jindal Steel & Power in March was a landmark. Here’s why
RS 160 cr fine headlines fixing of responsibility; recognition to locals’ grivances
Proposed amendments to Coal Bearing Areas Act will change land acquisition for mining: Experts
The proposed amendments are likely to grant more control to private corporations, make tribal land acquisition easy, say experts
A yatra to highlight looting of land
Companies will pay a pittance as compensation to extract coal in Hazaribagh
Nowhere to go: How exposure to coal dust has impacted lives in Odisha’s mining villages
From health hazards to crop loss — the residents of Ratanpur, Ratansara, Shiarmal & Dulinga villages face many perils
Illegal mining forces Raniganj residents to eat now and die tomorrow
Villages in Asansol-Raniganj coal belt, which go to polls on April 29, 2019, stand on precarious land that might collapse any day, but the …