'GREEN' WAR

UNITED NATIONS

Clean move

China cuts down its carbon dioxide emissions

Coal rush

What's behind the huge spurt in coal generation investments in the US?

Black money

Economic concerns make the US promote unclean fuel

Last resort

Petition filed against NPCL in Udupi

Rich land, poor people: Can we let our children go hungry, ask coal pickers of Jharkhand

For the local people living near the coal mines, the livelihood crisis is even more significant than the burning of coal within their homes, …

Deucha Pachami: Mining India’s largest coal block will displace 21,000 in Bengal

21,000 will be displaced, out of which 9,034 will be Adivasis from Santhal community 

Compensatory afforestation: Eye on used-up Coal India mines

Once these lands are accepted for compensatory afforestation, they will be notified and brought under control of state forest department

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

Polluting fuels choke Chinese households

Extensive domestic use of coal in China has led to an increase in the incidence of respiratory illnesses, which are now among the leading causes …

Safety undermined

A recent disaster that claimed 55 lives revealed the abysmal safety standards of India's mines.

Coal storage

Book>>Report>>A moving story, but sans villains--humankind is pitted against nature's fury. But the Centralia inferno was created by …

Coal prices set to change

New grading system will be a setback for the power sector  

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

Burnt fingers

It is a great shame when the World Bank tells us how to rehabilitate our people

Deep despair

20,000 workers die in China's coal mines every year

Coal a human history

According to report

Power plant with zero emission

Indian states, power plants with poor ash utilisation must act now

Pro-activeness of states and power plants towards handling and utilising its generated fly ash can play a major role in clearing huge ash back …

Why we need better policy on reusing discontinued power plant site

Once a closure decision of power station is made, the land remains unutilised for six to 10 years

Mines and other killing devices

STATE OF ENVIRONMENT AND DEVELOPMENT IN INDIAN COALFIELDS: COALFIELDS IN WEST BENGAL·Sunit Kumar Sarkar and Subhankar Sarkar·Oxford …

When Pollution Meant Punishment

As early as the 13th century, restrictions were put on the burning of coal as a precaution against the health hazards of air pollution

Thermal power plants are still not disposing of fly ash properly, NGT cases show

These cases show it is imperative to bridge the gap between legal mandates and their execution