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 …
CENTRAL Mine Planning and Design Institute (CMPDIL) plans to join hands with Mineral Exploration Corp (MECL) to fast-track the process of coal exploration in the country. The tie-up will help CMPDIL to involve MECL in undertaking its drilling works without inviting tenders. CMPDIL, the exploration subsidiary of the country
Maharashtra coal mining EIA dumps people, wildlife COAL mining is set to replace 3,350 hectares (ha), and perhaps more, of reserve forests in Chandrapur district, Maharashtra. This will affect people who are dependent on such forests for everyday needs like firewood. The Centre has given mining leases to three companies, …
The coal ministry today ruled out allocation of coal blocks to power, steel and cement industries by way of competitive bidding in the near future and blamed the mines ministry for delaying the Bill which would amend the Act under which mining blocks are allotted. The move could disappoint Tata …
Satellite-based mapping of coal fire is an effective technique in terms of cost and time. At present, ASTER (Advanced Spaceborne Thermal Emission and Reflection Radiometer) is the only available spaceborne sensor, which provides multi-channel thermal data. ASTER provides moderate-resolution thermal data useful for mapping of coal fires, which generally have …
Chandigarh: The Haryana Power Generation Corporation Limited (HPGCL) and Indraprastha Power Generation Corporation Limited (IPGCL) signed an agreement for the formation of a joint venture company (JVC) for the development of a coal block in Singrauli, in Madhya Pradesh. The agreement was signed by the Managing Director of HPGCL Sanjeev …
CHANDIGARH: Haryana Power Generation Corporation (HPGC) and Indraprastha Power Generation Corporation (IPGC) of the National Capital Territory of Delhi signed an agreement here on Friday for formation of a joint venture company (JVC) to develop a coal block in Singrauli, Madhya Pradesh. The agreement was signed by HPGC Managing Director …
The Cabinet has given its nod for going ahead with the proposal for availing coal block in Chhattisgarh. Disclosing this to reporters, Chief Minister Digambar Kamat said that Goa was the only State so far, which had not even applied for a coal block. The Centre awards coal blocks to …
Even as 56 state-run power plants grapple with critical coal- stock position, the coal and power ministries are locked in a tug-of-war on long-term supply of the fuel through Letter of Assurance (LoAs) on priority basis for the 11th Plan thermal power projects. It seems that the Coal Ministry has …
Beijing: A coal mine blast in northern China killed 15 miners and three rescuers died in a cave-in Monday morning. China's coal mines are the world's deadliest. Coal is hugely important in China, feeding two-thirds of the economy's energy demand. Fifteen miners were confirmed dead after the gas explosion on …
KOLKATA: Reserves of about 1.4 billion tonnes of prime Ranigunj coal will get blocked if the project proposed by the West Bengal Government for setting up an airport and a mini-township in the Andal-Fardipur block in Burdwan is implemented, a study done by the Central Mine Planning and Design Institute …
VIVEH DESHPANDE THE proposed coal mining project of Adani Power Limited, a subsidiary company of the Adani Group, close to Tadoba-Andhari Tiger Reserve (TATR), is set to face tough questions from the Ministry of Environment and Forests (MoEF), with Maharashtra's Principal Chief Conservator of Forest (PCCF, Wildlife) B Majumdai expressing …
In the context of growing emission of carbon dioxide in coal-based power stations, solar energy promises to be a viable alternative and a clean energy source. Yet, the market for solar energy remains small and uneconomic, confined as the system is to households in remote villages and delinked from the …
By Shankar Sharma A comparison with the environmental disaster that is facing China is worth making. Recently, several articles have appeared in the media strongly advocating the need to add to the country
Public sector diversified mineral resources company NMDC is planning to bring a foreign partner for its proposed joint venture for thermal coal mining in West Bengal, and has even held talks with Rio Tinto, the world
KOLKATA: Navratna public sector National Mineral Development Corporation (NMDC) will initially invest Rs. 1,000 crore to develop a coal mining project in Birbhum district in West Bengal, Chairman and Managing Director Rana Som said. Mr. Som was here on the occasion of signing of Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the …
In order to boost production of clean energy source the Central Mine Planning and Design Institute Limited (CMPDIL), a subsidiary of Coal India Limited (CIL), would inaugurate on Monday a clearing house in the city. The new unit would enable those interested in extraction of methane from the coal mines …
