Decades of mining has ravaged Chhattisgarh’s Korba region. Could its Hasdeo Arand forests be next?

After resistance from the state government, New Delhi has dropped plans to auction coal blocks in the pristine Hasdeo Arand region.

Vaishnavi Suresh

· Aug 21, 2020 · 09:30 pm

Who benefits from Modi government’s commercial coal auctions? Not coal mining states

Scroll.in analysis shows the floor revenue share fixed in the current auctions yields lower assured returns for states compared to previous rounds.

Supriya Sharma

· Aug 10, 2020 · 09:00 am

India’s plan to revive its flailing economy by boosting coal production is deeply flawed

Past experience shows Adivasi communities are worst-hit by the resulting resource depletion and land conflicts.

Mayank Aggarwal

· Aug 02, 2020 · 07:30 pm

SC issues notice to Centre on Jharkhand’s petition against coal mining auction

The Jharkhand government said Centre’s action is in violation of the environmental norms and will cause ‘irreparable damage’ to the forests and land.

Scroll Staff

· Jul 14, 2020 · 04:02 pm

Odisha: Bodies of two more miners found in Bharatpur mine

Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik announced a compensation of Rs 5 lakh each for the families of those killed in the incident.

Scroll Staff

· Jul 26, 2019 · 06:01 pm

Odisha: Four feared dead in landslide at state-run coal mine in Bharatpur

According to a report, the body of one worker was pulled out from the rubble and 10 people were rescued. The incident occurred on Tuesday night.

Scroll Staff

· Jul 24, 2019 · 12:40 pm

Meghalaya coal mine: Supreme Court allows state government to call off operation to rescue miners

Advocate Anand Grover said there should be a standard operating procedure for such eventualities.

Scroll Staff

· Jul 12, 2019 · 07:24 pm

Australia: Adani Group receives final approval from Queensland government to begin coal mine project

The Queensland government approved the groundwater plan for Gautam Adani’s Carmichael mine, clearing the company’s last major environmental hurdle.

Scroll Staff

· Jun 13, 2019 · 12:52 pm

Australia: Adani group gets state approval to protect endangered finch bird at its coal mine site

It is one of two state approvals the company needs to begin construction of its proposed billion dollar coal mine project.

Scroll Staff

· May 31, 2019 · 11:34 am

Australian government approves Adani coal mine project in Queensland

Environment Minister Melissa Price said the project has undergone the most rigorous approval process of any mining project in the country.

Scroll Staff

· Apr 09, 2019 · 12:13 pm

Litmus test for Congress in Chhattisgarh: Will it hand over another coal mine to the Adani Group?

Chief minister Bhupesh Baghel had criticised mining contracts awarded to Adani while in Opposition. Has he changed his stance now?

Supriya Sharma

· Mar 26, 2019 · 07:00 am

Nagaland: Four miners die in an illegal coal mine in Longleng district

The police said mining had been suspended in the area a month ago following a state notification banning illegal coal mining.

Scroll Staff

· Mar 04, 2019 · 08:41 am