Simply Put: Deforestation due to coal

Simply Put: Zero emission house

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How green was my mountain: The abandoned mines of Jharia, in photos

Excessive mining in Jharia in the eastern state of Jharkhand has left swathes of land barren. The lives of people there have been at risk due to …

BHP’s offloading of oil and gas assets shows the global market has turned on fossil fuels

BHP, which was founded in 1885 and plans to be around for the long term, has seen the writing on the wall. It is getting out while it can

Adani Carmichael coal: Do we need it or not?

If we are ramping up coal production abroad at a time when the IPCC and UN say it should drop, we should know what we are getting into

Another problem with China's coal: Mercury in rice

A study finds that coal pollution in China is leading to people getting significant levels of mercury poisoning from …

Clean Coal Policy in China: Interview with Alvin Lin

Alvin Lin specialises in China’s climate and clean energy policies. He is an expert on the environmental impacts of coal, …

Stress on coal a planned move to digress from carbon budget, says Chandra Bhushan

CSE Deputy Director General states that coal is used as a major fuel globally and not just in India

Adani dissolves project team from Carmichael coalmine

The company said it was committed to the mine and insisted that the move was linked to suspension of engineering contractors 

THERMAL POWER

Power plants consumed 530 million tonnes of coal in 2014-15, which is around three-fourths of the total coal use in the country

Freeing coal

As domestic coal production dips, plan panel proposes to allow captive coal power companies to trade coal

Centre close to finalising captive coal mining policy for small scale industries

New captive coal-mining policy for small-scale industry

Coal-based power plants pollute most

Clearing forests for coal

Methane drive

Shaking trade

NTPC Dadri to adopt advanced boiler technology to reduce NOx emissions

Close monitoring of the technology’s performance is necessary to ensure compliance, says the Centre for Science and Environment

Global plans on increasing fossil fuel production a bad sign for warming world: UNEP report

The world will produce 240% more coal than would be consistent with limiting global warming to 1.5°C. This is equal to 75% of current …

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

Why are fly ash brick manufacturers in a tough spot?

Though the government has stressed on increasing fly ash utilisation in the country, manufacturers allege that a situation of scarcity is being …

Tata Steel lease creates a furore

Allegations by Bihar minister Sonadhari Singh of illegal mining in Chotanagpur has stirred up a hornets' nest.

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

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

Biodiversity body claims coal

In a first-of-its-kind case, a biodiversity committee in Madhya Pradesh asks for royalty on coal