The Enforcement Directorate (ED) on Monday questioned Trinamool Congress (TMC) MP and party national general secretary Abhishek Banerjee at its New Delhi office for nearly eight hours in a money laundering case linked to an alleged coal scam in West Bengal. Abhishek (34), nephew of West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee, entered the new office […]
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Court pulls up Meghalaya government for turning blind eye to rampant illegal coal mining in state
The Meghalaya High Court Monday directed the state government to set up a committee “without any political interference” to implement the ban on rat-hole coal mining put in place by the National Green Tribunal (NGT) and the Supreme Court. The order follows a visit by the three-judge bench, accompanied by the state chief secretary, to […]
Goans see red finding mounds of toxic coal dumped in the open
After receiving complaints of truckloads of metallurgical coal being dumped near the Verna railway station, the Deputy Collector of South Goa ordered its removal by Wednesday evening, calling it a violation of environmental norms. A spokesperson for the Konkan Railway Corporation Limited (KRCL) said the coal belonged to the Vedanta Group and meant to be […]
Cabinet okays offering of coal via common e-auction window
The government on Saturday approved offering of dry-fuel by coal companies, including state-owned CIL, through a common e-auction window instead of sector specific auctions. The approval was given during a meeting of the Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs (CCEA) chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi. In a statement, the coal ministry said CCEA has approved […]
Russia-Ukraine crisis to further hamper coal supply to CPPs, industries: ICPPA
The Russia-Ukraine military conflict, which has increased energy prices globally, will reduce the propensity to import coal by power plants and will further hamper the supply of fuel to captive power plants and industries like steel, aluminium from state-owned Coal India, ICPPA said on Friday. According to the Indian Captive Power Producers Association (ICPPA), amid […]
Bengal Govt’s Deocha Pachami Coal Project: 203 landowners get job letters, compensation
A total of 203 landowners were on Wednesday handed over employment letters, leases and compensation cheques on behalf of the state government, Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee said on Wednesday. A compensation package of Rs 10,000 crore has been earmarked for those affected by the Deocha Pachami coal mining project in Birbhum district. Banerjee said, “We […]
Protest meet demands withdrawal of Deocha Pachami coal project
The Communist Party of India (Marxist-Leninist) Liberation, Jai Kisan Andolan and a gamut of other social organisations gathered in Deocha Pachami in Birbhum district on Sunday to protest against the proposed coal mining project in the area. Earlier in February, the organisations had joined hands and launched the ‘Birbhum Jomi, Jeebon, Jeebika o Prokriti Bachao […]
Coal phase-down study to be conducted across all power plants: Aaditya
Maharashtra Cabinet Minister Aaditya Thackeray on Monday announced that a coal phase-down study will be conducted across all power plants in the state and those plants not following the directive will face action. Thackeray was visiting the recently closed Nandgaon ash pond near the Khaparkheda Thermal Power Station (KTPS) in the Nagpur District on Monday […]
42 mines auctioned till date for commercial mining: Coal Ministry
A total of 42 coal blocks have been auctioned till date for commercial mining, the Coal Ministry said in a statement on Saturday. Of the said blocks, 10 coal mines were auctioned the past week under the third tranche, it added. “Under the commercial coal mining auction process, a total of 42 coal mines, including… […]
Deocha Pahchami Coal Project: Left outfit, organisations launch stir against ‘forced land acquisition’
Levelling allegations of forced land acquisition and violence against tribals and women, the Communist Party of India (Marxist-Leninist) Liberation, Jai Kisan Andolan and a gamut of other social organisations launched a movement Tuesday to intensify their protest against the Deocha Panchami coal project in Birbhum district and demand its withdrawal. The organisations have launched a […]
Jharkhand: Five dead after part of coal mine caves in
Five people including four women were found dead in the Dhanbad district of Jharkhand after they were trapped in an open cast coal mine, part of which caved in, officials said. The incident occurred Tuesday morning at the Eastern Coalfields’ open cast mine in the Gopinathpur area of Dhanbad. Officials said that following rescue efforts, […]
Many feared trapped as 3 abandoned coal mines collapse in Jharkhand during illegal mining
Many people were fear trapped as three abandoned coal mines collapsed during illegal mining in Jharkhand’s Dhanbad district, officials said on Tuesday. The first incident happened at Kapasara outsourcing project of Eastern Coalfield Limited (ECL) in Nirsa police station area around 5 pm on Monday, they said. The second incident took place in Chach Victoriya […]