Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of News Item titled "2 killed in blast at illegal cracker unit in Thanjavur appearing in The Hindu dated 19.05.2025". The application is registered suo-motu on the basis of the news item titled 2 killed in blast at illegal cracker unit …
Even as the government has finalised its plan to make profit sharing with affected locals mandatory for companies in the coal mining sector as a compensation for area damage and displacement, the Planning Commission, the country
The Union Coal Ministry has warned companies which are sitting idle with coal and lignite blocks that have been allotted to them to start work early or face cancellation of their contracts. As many as seven companies have been warned for delaying mining which was having an adverse impact on …
New Delhi Taking forward its crusade against firms sitting idle on coal and lignite blocks allocated to them, the coal ministry has issued warnings to another seven firms, asking them to either develop the blocks or get them cancelled.
An eagerly anticipated opinion of the attorney general has boomeranged on the Arjun Munda government, which was hoping to wrest control over the contentious coal block of Banhardih in Latehar by teaming up a private player of its choice with the state electricity board for mining explorations. Attorney general Goolam …
Illegal mining and theft of coal in India has become a wide spread phenomenon in the coal bearing states, particularly in CCL, BCCL & ECL lease hold areas. Illegal mining can be defined as mining carried out in contravention of any of the provisions of the applicable Acts, rules & …
Dhanbad, Oct. 26: Union labour secretary P.K. Chaturvedi today said the Centre was serious about the safety of contract labourers in the mining sector and would take all possible steps, including framing laws, to ensure better facilities at work for them. In Dhanbad on a visit to the Directorate General …
State-owned NTPC is vying for a stake in Indonesian coal mines to secure long-term capacity while domestic coal supply continues to face hurdles in environmental clearances. NTPC is also looking at directly importing 60 per cent of its coal requirement of about 15 million tonnes (mt) during the next fiscal, …
Arun Kumar NEW DELHI PUBLIC sector mining firms NMDC and Coal India are forming a joint venture with West Bengal Mineral Development and Trading Company to acquire one of the largest coal blocks in the country having reserves of around 19 billion tonnes. Under the proposed structure, NMDC and Coal …
Durgapur, Aug. 19: Around 40 tonnes of coal allegedly smuggled out of an Eastern Coalfields Limited (ECL) mine in Jhanjra near Durgapur were found lying in a heap beside a bush near the mine, sparking an agitation by villagers led by trade union leaders. Around 7.30am, residents of Kochdiha spotted …
RAIPUR: As the Centre proposes to make it mandatory for mining companies to share 26% of profits with local communities, its own largest coal producing company spent just 0.5% of its profits on corporate social responsibility (CSR) projects in 2009, according to data with Chhattisgarh government. The company, South Eastern …
Kalpana Jain & Kirtika Suneja / New Delhi May 5, 2010, 1:18 IST In-principle green approvals scrapped. In a decision that will help streamline clearance procedures, Environment Minister Jairam Ramesh has decided to reconstitute the Expert Appraisal Committees (EACs), while stopping the practice of giving
SHILLONG, April 28: People of Rwiang, West Khasi Hills have accepted the proposals made by a company having a coal plant in the area for protection of the environment. The public hearing, conducted by the Meghalaya State Pollution Control Board (MSPCB) at Rwiang, 20 km from Nongstoin, supported the stand …
TALCHER: In view of large-scale destruction of forest cover due to coal mining, the Forest Department has sought around Rs 7.17 crore from various coal mining authorities for wildlife management plan. The money has been levied at the rate of Rs 20,000 per hectare. According to information received by a …
Discarding its age-old system of allocating coal blocks to steel, power and cement utilities through the screening committee route, the coal ministry has resolved to henceforth allocate all blocks through the competitive bidding process.
KOLKATA, 6 APRIL: Coal India Limited today said that it was facing some problems in raw coal offtake following non-availability of rakes by the Railways. As a result, there has been a meagre 3.6 per cent growth in raw coal offtake during the financial year 2009-10. "There has not been …
Coal companies, mainly the Central Coalfield Limited (CCL), Bharat Coking Coal Limited (BCCL) and Eastern Coalfields Limited (ECL), seem to be neglecting the safety directives issued by the Director General Mining Safety (DGMS) resulting in many ecological problems as well as health hazards to the people residing close to the …
