Clean power from coal

Giving coal a 'good scrub' by using small calcium oxide crystals might greatly reduce the pollution caused by coal-based power stations

Mechanisation of mining operations still an idea in India

Safety the major casualty in mining

Hot Frames

Life in Jharia, Jharkhand where a 90-year-old underground coal fire threatens a whole town

Economic Survey 2022-23: Production of coal to cross 900 million tonnes next financial year

Coal industry is expected to grow at 6-7 per cent annually to reach a production level of one billion tonnes by 2025-2026

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

IFC stake in Federal Bank Ltd results in no new coal commitment

The international body had demanded in July 2021 that India’s 7th largest commercial bank should put a stop to coal financing  

Cabinet dilutes new mining bill

Alters provision on sharing of profits with affected people

COVID-19 led to coal production and import decline: Economic Survey

This is a very worrying trend, says Delhi-based non-profit CSE

Rich land, poor people: What will be the future of generations growing up in Jharkhand’s coal belt

If the coal-dependent communities are not connected to employment opportunities, this illegal parallel economy may grow even larger

Lahbera: How the last Santhal settlement of Dhanbad is fighting for survival

The Santhals of Lahbera are fighting for their identity, ancestral land and survival amid the dust-laden air of coal mines in what used to be …

Slow and unsteady

Death by inaction

Book>>Death by inaction

Mapping the danger zone

Black is not green

Future fuel

Coal is making a comeback, in gaseous and liquid forms, as the fossil fuel of choice

Hidden culture of energy

Crude shock

Finally, some action

Renewable Generation Obligation notification will enrol coal players in clean energy transition

Notifications by the ministry are attempts to enhance ‘supply-side’ management for renewable energy & reduce dependence on coal

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 …

Net Zero by 2070: India still has 99 coal projects in pipeline

India has a 36% underutilised coal capacity in existing mines

US announces first national regulations on safe coal ash disposal

Environment watchdog formulates rules for lining of all ash disposal ponds and to define ash pond’s design and pollution monitoring requirements

Union Budget 2022-23: Why CSE disagrees with government’s proposal on coal gasification

The chances to reduce emissions through coal gasification are very remote, says CSE

Coal shortage: A dozen states edging towards power crises

Punjab and Rajasthan already cutting power for three hours a day due to non-availability of coal

Centre removes Bander coal mine from auction list but no decision on Chhattisgarh plea yet

Bander removed as it is part of the Tadoba-Andhari Tiger Reserve