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Prudhviraj Rupavath
Telangana: 4 Contract Workers Killed in Explosion at Open Cast Coal Mining Site in Singareni Collieries
03 Jun 2020
The coal mine workers were outsourced by a private contractor company -- Mahalaxmi Infracontract Limited Company, which was booked for negligence in a major open cast mining accident in Jharkhand in…
Aditi Roy Ghatak
Questioning the Death of Coal –III: Asian Appetite for Black Diamond
23 May 2020
Five countries in Asia – China, Japan, the Republic of Korea, India and Indonesia – are among the world’s largest emitters, together accounting for nearly 40% of the global total.
Rabindra Nath Sinha
Meghalaya Bids Goodbye to Rat-hole Mining, But Systematic Coal Mining Still Far Away
04 Mar 2020
The state would require at least 18 months to put in place a systematic coal mining regime compatible with the state’s ground realities, said Meghalaya’s Director of Mineral Resources (DMR) Arunkumar…
Sumedha Pal
‘Will Not Be Displaced Again’: Odisha Tribals Resist Deforestation for Mining
14 Dec 2019
“In Patrapalli, people are sitting on a protest day in and out to ensure no trees are cut. Currently, people are not backing off and have surrounded the area to resist any attempts of tree cutting by…
Prabhat Patnaik
FDI in Coal: Why Every Ounce of Our Mineral Resources Should Remain in Public Hands
07 Sep 2019
It is ironical that the Modi government that proclaims its “nationalism” so vociferously, is so keen to hand over control over the nation’s mineral resources to foreign players.
Subodh Varma
‘Nationalist’ BJP Govt Invites Foreign Takeover, Offers Cheap Indian Labour!
31 Aug 2019
A series of moves by the government on FDI, tax concessions, public sector disinvestment, labour reforms and low wages should be seen as a sell-out package.
Newsclick Report
Odisha: Talcher Coalfields Agitation Enters 14th Day, MCL Incurs Losses
06 Aug 2019
Residents in Talcher are protesting against the death of four workers killed in an accident, and are also opposing land acquisition by Mahanadi Coalfields Limited.
PTI
SC Asks Meghalaya to Deposit Rs 100 Cr Fine for Illegal Coal Mining
03 Jul 2019
A report of a three-member committee had stated that there were around 24,000 mines in Meghalaya and majority of them were operating illegally.
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LIVE: Daily Roundup Ep. 131 - Adani's Coal Project, UK Approves Assange's Extradition and More
13 Jun 2019
In Newsclick's Daily Roundup, we bring you important stories from India and abroad.
Ruchira Talukdar
Did Queensland Vote Coal and Adani in Australia’s ‘Climate Elections’
24 May 2019
Let’s read closely between the broad lines.