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 …
Ranchi: Steel major ArcelorMittal was today able to break the ice with over 200 villagers of Khunti and Gumla districts where it is scouting for land to set up mega steel and power projects with an investment of over Rs 40,000 crore. In what could be the way forward for …
Dhanbad: The public investment bureau (PIB) has shown the green light to a Rs 6,997-crore Jharia rehabilitation package and it is just a matter of time before the Union Cabinet puts its stamp of approval. But the million dollar question is who will convince some 400,000 residents to evacuate the …
Press Trust Of India / New Delhi October 15, 2008, 0:40 IST To introduce a Bill in the coming session. The Centre plans to introduce competitive bidding for allocation of coal blocks, a move that will benefit consuming industries like power and steel.
TO MINE OR NOT: The Supreme Court of India has asked the Madhya Pradesh government to explain why the mining activity in the state should not be restrained. Petitioner Ajay Dubey, secretary of Prayatna, a Bhopal-based NGO, pointed out that a number of mining leases were functioning illegally across the …
SHILLONG: An eight-member delegation of the MPA Government, led by Deputy Chief Minister Timothy D Shira, will visit High Wall Mining Technology Mission, USA from October 19 to 26 to get the hang of the technology used by the Mission for coal mining. The delegation will submit a report on …
The continuous expansion of the cement industry is fuelling the demand for imported coal in the current financial year, a leading coal importer told Daily Times. It is expected that the cement industry would consume 3.2 to 3.5 million tonnes of coal this year. Najeeb Balgamwala, a leading coal importer …
THE ministry of environment and forest (MoEF) is preparing model terms of reference (ToR) for mining projects to expedite coal mining activities. Currently, the ministry prepares ToRs for individual project proposals leading to delay in obtaining environmental clearances. The government has, however, specified that the model ToR would not be …
A directive that is intended to encourage carbon capture and storage is making its way through the EU approval process. There are clear problems with this technology however.
The industrial development and growing population in India is in demand of more energy. Coal based thermal power generation is a major source of energy and is expanding at a very high rate leading to over exploitation of coal reserves, which is causing adverse impacts on the environment. Remote sensing …
Electricity production in India is projected to expand dramatically in the near term to energize new industrial development, while also easing the energy shortages throughout the country. Much of the new growth in electricity production will be fueled by domestic coal resources; however, there is worldwide concern about increased coal …
This brief describes the potential role of government in facilitating widespread and more rapid deployment of Carbon Capture and Storage through a number of means including: providing financial incentives for initial CCS projects through the use of bonus allowances under a cap-and-trade program, or a fund generated by charges on …
Strong economic and political motives, combined with a partly positive and partly silent NGO community have contributed greatly to the present strong commitment towards the use of CCS in Norway. Overall, the strength of this commitment has had a negative effect on efforts to reduce the GHG emissions in sectors …
In India, the lives and livelihoods of a large number of people are affected by forced displacement due to development projects such as mining, dams, industries, power plants, etc. Not only such displacements put the affected people at grave impoverishment but also sets back the entire poverty reduction efforts of …
nsg India gets into nuclear family On September 6, the 45-member nuclear suppliers group (nsg) lifted its 16-year-old embargo on nuclear commerce with India. The tough negotiations in Vienna went down to the wire after China, which had sounded positive in the run-up to the nsg meeting took a different …
As India gears up for general elections, Political parties will find it hard to explain to their voters a phenomenon that is set to unfold. There seems to be no solution to the acute shortage of fuels that threatens to cripple power generation in the country. India has an installed …
In some ways, it is like having the midas touch: turning coal into black gold, or oil. Given that India has abundant reserves of coal, extracting oil from coal
Rakteem Katakey / New Delhi September 27, 2008, 0:17 IST The petroleum ministry has recommended that successful bidders in its proposed coal-to-liquid project should share a portion of their profits with the government, similar to what oil exploration firms are doing. The projects, located in three different coal blocks in …
NEW YORK - Nobel Peace Prize winner and environmental crusader Al Gore urged young people on Wednesday to engage in civil disobedience to stop the construction of coal plants without the ability to store carbon. The former US vice president, whose climate change documentary "An Inconvenient Truth" won an Academy …
NEW DELHI: Anil Dhirubhai Ambani Group firm Reliance Power has submitted the mining plan of the Chhatrasal coal block, which would supply coal to the company's 4,000 MW ultra mega power project at Sasan in Madhya Pradesh. "Reliance Power has submitted the mining plan of the Chhatrasal coal block to …
