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 …
The government on Wednesday issued draft guidelines for e-auction of coal blocks cancelled by the Supreme Court. The auctions, Coal Secretary Anil Swarup said will begin on February 11. “The bid due date would be around February 11. We hope to finalise the technical bid qualification by March 3. The …
Coal Ministry Places in Public Domain Draft Rules for Auction or Allocation of 204 Coal Blocks Cancelled by Hon’ble Supreme Court. In order to implement provisions of the Coal Mines (Special Provisions) Ordinance, 2014 promulgated on 21.10.2014 , the Ministry of Coal has placed in public domain the draft Rules …
An Ordinance to provide for allocation of coal mines and vesting of the right, title and interest in and over the land and mine infrastructure together with mining leases to successful bidders and allottees with a view to ensure continuity in coal mining operations and production of coal, and for …
The Supreme Court on Thursday refused to restrain coal companies, that were directed to wind up mining in six months after their coal block allocations were cancelled, from extracting coal in this period and selling it. A bench headed by Chief Justice H.L. Dattu said as the court granted six …
The Supreme Court on Thursday refused to alter its order allowing cancelled coal blocks to continue operation till March 2015. An application filed by a PIL petitioner ML Sharma, on whose petition the Court ordered cancellation of coal blocks, alleged that companies were extracting coal in excess of their lease …
This moves it a step closer to signing off on a long-delayed $10 bn mine, rail and port project Coal is stockpiled at the Blair Athol mine at the remote Bowen Basin coalfield near Moranbah GVK and Australian billionaire Gina Rinehart have secured an environmental permit to build their Alpha …
The Supreme Court’s decision to cancel coal blocks is sure to pose a headache for Punjab. As the penalty on Panem, the firm operating the coal block allotted to Punjab, works out to around Rs 1,460 crore, deliberations have started in Punjab State Power Corporation Limited (PSPCL) to deal with …
With the Supreme Court order on cancelling coal mining rights expected to throw up legal challenges for the National Democratic Alliance government, the ministry of coal is preparing a back-up plan. This could entail changes in the Coal Bearing Areas (Acquisition and Development) Act or an altogether new law similar …
New research by the Carbon Tracker Initiative (CTI) identifies major financial risks for investors in coal producers around the world, from the domino effect of slowing demand growth in China, where thermal coal demand could peak as early as 2016. CTI’s latest analysis highlights $112billion of future coal mine expansion …
The coal miners and owners who have expressed reservation about the NGT guidelines can approach either the Government or the NGT for rectification, an official said on Wednesday. The Additional Chief secretary KS Kropha, who heads the NGT constituted committee, said on Wednesday said that if there are grievances on …
Meghalaya coal miners, owners and dealers have called a 12-hour dawn-to-dusk bandh on August 6 in protest against the State Government’s failure to comply with the National Green Tribunal’s (NGT) order to prepare an inventory of extracted coal in the State, resulting in continuation of ban on coal transportation. According …
A high level committee has recommended green clearance for Fatehpur East Coal Pvt Ltd's mining project in Chhattisgarh but with certain riders. The Expert Appraisal Committee (EAC) "after detailed deliberations recommended the proposal for granting environment clearance subject to...Specific conditions," according to an official document. The panel is looking into …
In a major breakthrough, International Coal Ventures Pvt Ltd (ICVL), the joint venture of SAIL, CIL, RINL, NMDC and NTPC has finalised the takeover of Rio Tinto’s operating coal mine and coal assets in Mozambique. The mine was acquired by Rio Tinto from Riversdale Mining Ltd in 2011. The mine …
Australian government on Monday cleared the proposed Carmichael coal mine project of the Indian conglomerate Adani Mining in the Galilee Basin in central Queensland. This is expected to provide electricity for up to 100 million people in India. The approval was announced by Environment Minister Greg Hunt, who said “after …
The public sector Eastern Coalfields Ltd has issued a notice for suspending work at its J.K. Nagar plant near Ranigunj in the State’s Bardhaman district. The decision follows an assault on a manager of the mine by an employee on Wednesday. Confirming the development a senior official told The Hindu …
The dream of pollution-free coal plants is getting a boost from growing demand for carbon dioxide used to revive old oilfields. In one of the first projects to harness the C02 waste of a coal plant for oil drilling, power generator NRG Energy Inc. (NRG) announced today that it’s beginning …
Broadly, there are two sectors involved in this study – coal and electricity. The demand of coal-bearing states is that part of the revenues accruing from electricity consumed in other states should rightfully be theirs, since it is generated using their coal and imposes costs on their natural and human …
Australia is a coal country. It is big business; miners are important in politics and black gold exports dominate the country's finances. But dirty and polluting coal evokes strong emotions in environmentally concerned people. Coal-based power provides 40 per cent of the world's electricity but emits one-third of global carbon …
