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Sumedha Pal
‘Modi Govt Talks Clean Energy But Boosts Coal Mining, Dilutes Mining Laws’
17 Aug 2021
As India gives an ambitious push to renewables, it also continues its reliance on coal while incentivising corporate interest in the fossil fuel industry.
Ayaskant Das
Modi Government Introduces Amendment Bill to Help Corporates Profit from Coal Mining
08 Aug 2021
The union government has formulated a bill wherein corporates will be exempted from LARR Act, 2013 in acquiring land for commercial coal mining.
Sumedha Pal
Hasdeo Aranya: Demand to Defer Kente Besan Public Hearing on July 14 Grows
06 Jul 2021
The Gond adivasis in Chhattisgarh’s Surguja district are continuing their ongoing resistance against the operations in yet another coal block--the Kente Besan situated in the heart of the dense…
Ayaskant Das
Why is the Goa Govt. Dragging its Feet in Mining its Allocated Block in Madhya Pradesh?
05 Apr 2021
The Union Ministry of Coal has granted the Goa government five extensions to appoint a mining contractor so far, the last of which expired on March 28.
Prudhviraj Rupavath
Singareni Coal Workers Start Indefinite Dharna Against Commercial Mining
08 Mar 2021
The workers are strongly opposing the commercial coal mining, which was cleared by the Bharatiya Janata Party-led central government.
Prudhviraj Rupavath
Jharkhand: Communities near Coal Mines in Ramgarh Suffering from Severe Chronic Health Problems
02 Mar 2021
The analyses of air, water, soil and sediment samples near the study site showed severe contamination with various toxic heavy metals.
Ayaskant Das
Meghalaya: Scourge of Illegal Coal Mining Persists Despite Ban
06 Feb 2021
A committee appointed by the NGT had reported that the illegally mined coal was not only being used by local heavy industries but was also being smuggled to Bangladesh.
Ayaskant Das
Is Centre Violating Peoples’ Rights for Acquiring Coal-Bearing Land in Chhattisgarh?
08 Jan 2021
There is no clarity yet on whether gram sabhas will be consulted to acquire 700 acres of land for the Madanpur South Coal Block in Korba.
Ayaskant Das
Mamata Banerjee’s ‘Game Changer’ Coal Mining Project to Face Resistance
13 Nov 2020
The coal block is a unique instance where the top soil is rich in minor minerals and a number of locals are employed in their extraction.
Sumedha Pal
Coal Auction: Independent Analysis Reveals All 42 Companies Violate Norms, Suggests Proper Test
04 Nov 2020
An assessment by the Environics trust and the Mineral Inheritors Rights Association shows that not even a single company qualifies the fit and proper person test often used by international agencies…