Counter affidavit on behalf of the Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change (MoEFCC) in OA No 580 of 2022 Mukesh Singh Vs State of Uttar Pradesh & Others. The report dated May 13, 2025 related to the Khadia Opencast Coal Mine Expansion Project located in Sonbhadra, Uttar Pradesh, and …
Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan has urged the Ministry of Railways to improve their operational arrangements so that required quantity of coal may be supplied to Sanjay Gandhi Thermal Power Station, Birsinghpur and Satpura Thermal Power Stations smoothly. He has written a letter to the Minister for Railways, Laloo Prasad …
International Coal Ventures Limited (ICVL), a special purpose vehicle (SPV) floated by five public sector undertakings, including Coal India Limited (CIL), has identified some coal assets in Australia, Mozambique, the US and Indonesia for acquisition, a top CIL official told Business Standard. The identified coal properties in these countries have …
With reserves of natural gas already diminishing at drilling sites like this one near Kingsville, Tex., more utilities are switching to that fuel, which could mean higher home heating prices. WASHINGTON
BARJORA, Feb 4: As the state reaches the boiling point on the issue of land acquisition, a section of struggling Barjora farmers in Bankura are attempting to reach a mutually benefiting agreement with development authorities. A fortnight ago, the farmers had handed over 40 acres of land to help set …
Staff Correspondent The government is likely to develop an open pit coal mine at the Barapukuria coal field at Dinajpur, where land subsidence has taken place following the underground mining of coal. Sources in the government said members of parliament and local government representatives in Dinajpur had already been asked …
Proceeding of the public consultation held on 27.2.2009 at Gopinathpur jungle village of Chhendipada tahasil of Angul district for environmental appraisal of Radhikapur East (including utkal-f) opencast coal project of M/S Tata Sponge Iron Limited. The Project Director, DRDA invited the public to deliver their views on the environmental issues, …
A.V. Ragunathan NEYVELI: As the demand for energy is increasing, privatisation and outsourcing cannot be ruled out in the mining sector, said M.M.Sharma, Director-General of Mines Safety, Dhanbad. He was delivering the inaugural addresss at a national seminar on
In Xuanwei County, China, unvented indoor coal burning is strongly associated with increased risk of lung cancer and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease. However, the impact of coal burning and stove improvement on risk of pneumonia is not clear. The researchers conducted a retrospective cohort study among all farmers born 1917 …
The purpose of this paper is to identify and examine policies, technologies and practices in China for coal mine methane (CMM) recovery and use, focusing on the unique challenges and opportunities of medium- and smaller-sized coal mines. Research for this report was conducted through a series of meetings and interviews …
This publication by the Programme for the Promotion of Household and Alternative Energy sources in the Sahel (PREDAS) is a summary of a series of surveys and analyses conducted in the Sahelian countries of Burkina Faso, Cape Verde, Mali, Niger, Senegal and Chad.
This analysis uses input-output analysis to examine the economic contributions of U.S. mining in terms of output, employment, payroll, personal income and payroll taxes. For the purpose of this analysis, the U.S. mining includes the mining of coal, uranium, metal ores, stone quarrying, sand and gravel and other nonmetallic minerals. …
Kahalgaon, Farakka, Talchar & Singrauli Plants Running At 20% Below Capacity Niranjan Bharati NEW DELHI AN ACUTE shortage of coal that is hampering power generation at several plants of National Thermal Power Corporation (NTPC) may force the country
NEW DELHI: Reliance Power, the flagship power company of Anil Dhirubhai Ambani Group (ADAG), on Wednesday yet again sprang a surprise with its aggressive bid that won the 4,000 mw Tilaiya ultra mega power project (UMPP), the third such project in its kitty after Sasan (Madhya Pradesh) and Krishnapatnam (Andhra …
A month of negative news for the Tennessee Valley Authority could lead to positive changes in national policy, including federal regulation of toxic coal wastes and new legal constraints on coal-fired power plants. More broadly, the authority
Bhopal, Jan 21: The proposed 210 MW Amarkantak Power Station is likely to go into commercial production of electricity from May this year. It may be mentioned here that in the last one year dates for removing technical snag were deferred first in March, then in September and November. Even …
OUR CORRESPONDENT Ranchi, Jan. 20: At a time when industries are busy formulating innovative and cost-effective technology to tide over the economic crisis, they should also spare a thought for the environment. Efforts should be taken to ensure a cleaner environment. Reduction of emission during coke making is one way …
Dark, dark days ahead? Statesman News Service KOLKATA, Jan. 20: Power cuts in February are a serious possibility if coal supply does not increase, said state minister of power and non-conventional energy sources, Mr Mrinal Banerjee, today. Mr Banerjee was speaking at the inaugural function of the two-day seminar, "Energy …
