kolkata : The ministry of environment and forests (MoEF) has asked Central Mine Planning and Design Institute (CMPDI) to obtain prospecting licence for getting easy forest and environment clearances, crucial for increasing exploration activity for identifying new mineable coal reserves.

India, at present, has an estimated proven coal reserve of 118 billion tonne, expected to last 100 years, but CMPDI has to identify mineable coal reserves ahead of the two Plan periods.

Tuticorin (Tamil Nadu) : The copper smelter unit of Sterlite Industries in Tuticorin, which was shut down over two months ago, has resumed operations after the National Green Tribunal's (NGT's) exp

Over the last few months, the ministry of petroleum and natural gas (MoPNG) has cleared around 200 pending management committee (MC) resolutions involving oil and gas blocks operated by both public

The European Commission on Thursday published a draft nuclear safety law that includes mandatory EU-wide reviews every six years in response to lessons learnt from the Fukushima nuclear disaster in Japan.

In the aftermath of the Japanese nuclear tragedy, the EU carried out a series of stress tests to examine the resilience of nuclear power stations and Thursday’s proposals build on conclusions drawn from the tests.

The petroleum and natural gas ministry is expected to move a Cabinet note on gas pricing to the Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs (CCEA) as early as next week, Veerappa Moily, minister of petro

The government on Thursday deferred the decision on bringing in an ordinance on the food security Bill and, instead, chose to engage the Opposition once more to drum up support to get the Bill pass

The Supreme Court on Monday refused to stay the National Green Tribunal (NGT) order allowing Sterlite Industries to recommence operation of its copper smelting plant in Tamil Nadu's Tuticorin distr

India may continue to finance hydroelectric power projects in Bhutan despite financial difficulties as the country is uncomfortable with the joint venture ( JV) route proposed by the Indian side.

The Dongria and Kutia Kondh tribals of Niyamgiri want palli sabha or gram sabha in all the villages that are going to be affected by Vedanta Aluminium's (VAL) mining project.

French water supply services company Veolia Water on Thursday said that it has won contracts for water supply in two cities in Karnataka that would generate nearly 8.5 million euros in revenue for