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• Order of the Supreme Court regarding illegal dumping of coal in the land belonging to Northern Coalfields (Bina project), Krishnashila railway siding, Bina, Shaktinagar, district Sonbhadra, Uttar Pradesh, 15/09/2023

  <p>Order of the Supreme Court in the matter of Northern Coalfields Ltd Bina Project Vs Union of India &amp; Others dated 15/09/2023.</p> <p>The <a href="http://www.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/content/475028/order-of-the-national-green-tribunal-regarding-dumping-of-coal-in-huge-quantities-in-the-vicinity-of-residential-area-at-krishnashila-railway-siding-bina-district-sonbhadra-uttar-pradesh-02042023/"

  • 15/09/2023

  • • Northern Coalfields
    • Coal
    • Air Pollution
    • Supreme Court
    • National Green Tribunal (NGT)
    • Compensation
    • Rail Transport
    • Air Pollution Control
    • Industrial Pollution
    • Sonbhadra
    • Uttar Pradesh

• Revised guidelines for qualifying requirements for bidders of balance of plant for coal/lignite based thermal power stations

  The bidder should have executed contracts on engineering, procurement and construction (EPC) basis for at least one (1) no. coal based/lignite based/power plant of installed capacity not less than 250

  • 04/09/2023

  • Central Electricity Authority
  • • Coal
    • Thermal Power Plants
    • India

• India enters an unnecessary coal plant permitting spree in 2023

  In 2023, India’s power companies and the Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change’s Expert Appraisal Committee have ushered in a new coal permitting spree, the latest briefing from the Global

  • 07/08/2023

  • Global Energy Monitor
  • • Coal
    • Thermal Power Plants
    • India
    • Power Industry

• Coal market update – July 2023

  Coal markets, like those for oil and natural gas, have experienced a turbulent three years as a result of the pandemic and Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, which triggered the first truly global energy crisis.

  • 27/07/2023

  • International Energy Agency (IEA)
  • • Coal
    • Trade
    • India
    • Global

• Order of the High Court of Meghalaya for protection of petitioners from "kingpins" involved in the operation of illegal coke plants and illegal coal mining in Meghalaya, 06/07/2023

  <p>Order of the High Court of Meghalaya at Shillong dated 06/07/2023 in the matter of Shailendra Kumar Sharma Vs State of Meghalaya &amp; Others.</p> <p>The matter related to threats being faced by the

  • 06/07/2023

  • • Coal
    • Mining
    • Meghalaya
    • Assam
    • High Court

• Order of the National Green Tribunal regarding illegal coal mines in Alakdiha, district Dhanbad, Jharkhand, 04/07/2023

  <p>Order of the National Green Tribunal (Eastern Zone Bench, Kolkata) in the matter of Ajay Rajak Vs Ministry of Coal &amp; Others dated 04/07/2023.</p> <p>The matter is related to illegal coal mines

  • 04/07/2023

  • • Mining
    • Coal
    • Dhanbad (D)
    • Jharkhand
    • National Green Tribunal (NGT)
    • Court
    • Occupational Safety
    • Coal India

• Final report of the committee constituted for studying various aspects of R&M and LE of coal based power plants

  The R&M of old thermal units are cheaper and cost effective solution in comparison with new addition of thermal capacity for meeting the surging demand in the country along with the challenges posed by

  • 01/07/2023

  • Central Electricity Authority
  • • Coal
    • Thermal Power Plants
    • India

• Reply by Northern Coalfields, Khadia Project, Sonebhadra district, Uttar Pradesh, 14/06/2023

  <p>Additional reply on behalf of Northern Coalfields Ltd., Khadia projects in terms of the National Green Tribunal order dated March 14, 2023 in the matter of Sanjay Kushwaha Vs State of Uttar Pradesh

  • 14/06/2023

  • • Northern Coalfields
    • Coal
    • Air Pollution
    • Air Pollution Control
    • Sonbhadra
    • Uttar Pradesh
    • National Green Tribunal (NGT)
    • Court
    • Industrial Pollution

• Order of the National Green Tribunal regarding violation of environmental norms by ACC Cement, village Salai Banwa, district Sonbhadra, Uttar Pradesh, 17/05/2023

  <p>Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of Vikas Shakya Vs Union of India &amp; Others dated 17/05/2023. Grievance in the application is against violation of environmental norms by M/s ACC

  • 17/05/2023

  • • Cement Industry
    • Coal
    • Rivers
    • Hydrology
    • Drainage
    • Sonbhadra
    • Uttar Pradesh
    • National Green Tribunal (NGT)
    • Court
    • Rail Transport
    • State Pollution Control Board (SPCB)

• 200 and counting: global financial institutions are exiting coal

  In its latest report, IEEFA has found that globally significant financial institutions (FIs) are committing to divesting away from coal at a quicker rate as climate change becomes a priority globally.

  • 04/05/2023

  • Institute for Energy Economics and Financial Analysis (IEEFA)
  • • Coal
    • Finance
    • Fossil Fuels
    • India
    • Global