Commencing the process of industry-stakeholder consultations towards preparing a roadmap for commercial mining of coal, the government on Tuesday said it is looking at involving states in the activity.
This working paper analyses the political factors that shape subsidies to coal extraction in Colombia, and explores why and how those subsidies have been promoted. Colombia is one of the world’s top five
Question raised in Lok Sabha Environmental Clearance for Mining, 26/04/2016. The Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change (MoEFCC) has accorded 349 environmental clearances in the mining sector
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
Rescuers carry the body of a miner onto an ambulance at the entrance of Zhengsheng Coal Mine in Fenyang of North China's Shanxi province on October 8, Tuesday, ten days after the mine flooded. Ten miners
The CAG has picked holes in the e-auction of coal mines by the NDA government last year saying multiple bids by corporate groups through joint ventures or subsidiaries did not give an assurance that potential
Adani's Carmichael coal mine has cleared another legal hurdle after the Federal Court threw out a challenge against the project by the Australian Conservation Foundation. The ACF had sought to establish
However, Forest Advisory Committee eases procedure for firms to apply for permits The Environment Ministry’s apex forest body has shot down a joint proposal by the Coal, Petroleum and Mining ministries
The National Green Tribunal (NGT) has once again upheld its earlier order banning unscientific coal mining in Meghalaya. The Tribunal also asked the Meghalaya government to submit a list of all coal
<p>Order of the Supreme Court of India in the matter of Aditya N Prasad Vs Union of India & Others dated 11/01/2019 regarding miners trapped inside an illegal rat-hole coal mine in Meghalaya. <a href="http://www.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/files/file/Meghalaya_mining_SC_Order_11-Jan-2019.pdf"
<p>Brief summary of the arguments on behalf of the appellant - Laxmi Chouhan dated August 7, 2020.</p> <p>An application was filed before the NGT challenging the Environmental Clearance (EC) dated February
<p>The total estimated coal resources in the country is about 326495.63 million tonnes (MT) as per “The inventory of Geological Resources of Indian Coal” (as on 01.04.2019), prepared by the
In the first major step towards opening the coal mining sector, the government will start allocating coal blocks to state governments for commercial mining. The move, likely in a month, will put an end
Greenpeace on Sunday demanded that the Indian government re-look at its massive expansion of coal mining in forest areas. It also demanded a moratorium on new coal mines. The demands came with the 11th
The O.M. of even number dated 19.12.2012 deals with the guidelines for granting Environment Clearance (EC) for expansion of coal mining projects involving one time capacity expansion of up to 25% in the
SHILLONG: In an attempt to bring to the attention of the Centre on the impact of the NGT ban on coal mining on the livelihood of the local people, the Movement for Indigenous People’s Rights and Livelihood-Meghalaya
Centre and states are running out of time to clear these projects which have been stuck since January 2015 due to various regulatory hurdles. With the January 11, 2017, deadline looming large, the Centre
Question raised in Rajya Sabha on Clearance for diversion of forest land for coal mining, 14/12/2015. The Government of India grants prior approval under the Forest (Conservation) Act, 1980 to use forest
GUIYANG -- Eight people have been trapped in a flooded coal mine in Southwest China's Guizhou province, authorities said Monday. Days of torrential rains triggered flooding of a river near the Nasheng
<p>Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of Subhash Kushwaha, President, Machhali Palan Sahkari Samiti Maryadit Banouli Vs State of Madhya Pradesh dated 05/08/2020 against unscientific disposal
