A new report by the Legal Initiative for Forests and Environment (LIFE) and Health Energy Initiative (HEI), India, has found that pollution from coal fly ash was rampant across the country between April 2020 and March this year. The report “Coal Ash in India – Vol II: An environmental, social and legal compendium of coal […]
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Coal ministry sets up monitoring cell to help officials who tested +ve for Covid
The Coal Ministry has set up a monitoring cell for rendering help to its officials and their family members who have been tested positive for Covid-19 and are under home quarantine or admitted in hospitals for treatment. The ministry mentioned that a large number of officials in the coal ministry have tested positive for Covid-19 […]
Japan eyes overseas coal units in Bangladesh, ignores climate pressure
One of the last countries in the world to support coal-fired generation overseas is considering financing new capacity in Bangladesh. The Japan International Cooperation Agency said in an email it’s conducting an environmental and social impact assessment for an expansion to the Matarbari power plant. JICA already agreed to finance the first 1.2 gigawatt phase […]
Coal markets roiled as Australia’s flood crisis worsens
The deluge that’s inundating Australia’s eastern states is hampering shipments from the world’s biggest coal export terminal. Heavy rainfall and damaging winds are expected to continue on Tuesday, including in the key coal regions of the Hunter Valley and the Port of Newcastle. That is likely to see prices of the power-station fuel extend Monday’s […]
Replace judge in coal scam: SC to Delhi HC
The Supreme Court on Monday decided to replace the special judge in Delhi trying the coal block allocation scam cases over delay in deciding the matters. The bench, headed by Chief Justice of India SA Bobde, took note of a letter received by the registrar general of the Delhi high court last month to appoint […]
Union minister introduces bill to amend Mines and Mineral Development Act
Mines minister Pralhad Joshi on Monday introduced a bill in the Lok Sabha to amend the Mines and Mineral (Development and Regulation) Act, 1957. The amendments proposed in the Bill are aimed at bringing mega reforms in the mines sector with resolution of legacy issues, and making a large number of mines available for auctions. […]
Japan-Australia venture starts producing hydrogen from dirty coal
A Japanese-Australian venture has begun producing hydrogen from brown coal in a A$500 million ($390 million) pilot project that aims to show liquefied hydrogen can be produced commercially and exported safely overseas. The plan is to create the first international supply chain for liquefied hydrogen and the next big step will be to ship a […]
Reserves exhausted early, Chhattisgarh coal mine seeks larger forest area
A coal block in Chhattisgarh’s Hasdeo Arand region has nearly exhausted its reserves seven years before the approved timeline, and has applied for an amendment to the forest clearance granted to it by the Union environment ministry. The forest clearance for phase 1 of Parsa East and Kete Basan (PEKB) coal block was granted in […]
India’s coal import drops 12 % to 181 million tonnes in January-April period
India’s coal import registered a drop of 11.59 per cent to 180.84 million tonnes (MT) in the first 10 months of the ongoing fiscal. The company had imported 204.55 MT of coal in April-January period of the previous fiscal year, according to provisional data compiled by mjunction services. Mjunction — a joint venture of Tata […]
Odisha: 16 held for stir against coal trucks emitting smoke
Sixteen tribal activists and villagers of Sundargarh district are in jail for the past 4 days for allegedly protesting against the expansion of a mines operated by state-owned Mahanadi Coalfields Limited that is allegedly causing massive pollution near their villages. On January 19 this year, around 5,000 people from 45 villages of Hemagir block of […]
Coal India closes ₹2,900 crore deal for procurement of 96 dumpers
State-owned CIL on Wednesday said it has entered into a pact worth ₹2,900 crore with a Belarus-based mining equipment manufacturer for purchase of dumpers. The pact is for purchase of 96 dumpers of 240 tonne capacity each, Coal India Ltd (CIL) said in a statement. ”CIL on Saturday last formally signed a major procurement pact […]
Coal India output likely to slip 4 per cent in January after months of growth
Coal India’s dry fuel production is likely to snap a five-month growth streak to register a decline in January, owing to high pithead stock, sources said on Sunday. Coal production for the month is likely to be around 60.2 million tonnes compared with the corresponding period a year ago, when the output was at 63.11 […]