Australia is a coal country. It is big business; miners are important in politics and black gold exports dominate the country's finances.

GVK-Hancock’s $10 bn Austalian coal project must meet green conditions.

GVK welcomes proposals from Land Court that the environmental authority and mining lease be granted for its coal project subject to conditions

The Land Court of Queensland in Australia has granted conditional clearance to $10-billion Alpha Coal Mine project being developed by GVK Hancock, part of the Hyderabad-based GVK group. GVK on Tuesday welcomed the recommendations from the Land Court that the environmental authority and mining lease for its coal project be granted subject to conditions.

The CBI said it would be hand over the closure reports of 20 preliminary inquiries into the coal block allocation scam

Welcoming the decision of the Supreme Court in coal blocks allocation cases, Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) said it would be handing over closure reports of 20 preliminary enquiries (PEs) on Monday to CVC for scrutinising whether the cases can be closed or chargesheets need to be filed.

Prime Minister’s Project Monitoring Group (PMG), set up last year to fast track projects by resolving specific issues, has cleared 147 projects worth Rs 5 lakh crore, Anil Swarup, chairman PMG said

A PIL in this regard had been filed by Ratnadeep Rangari, a social worker and resident of Mahadula village

The National Green Tribunal has taken serious note of alarming pollution caused by thermal power plants in Vidarbha using inferior quality coal, in violation of Ministry of Environment and Forests' norms.

Apprehending serious consequences for the environment if the proposed 132 power plants in Vidarbha region are allowed to start operations, the Pune-based National Green Tribunal (NGT) served notice

The Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs (CCEA) on Tuesday approved modifying its earlier decision to allow state governments to grant mining leases for coal blocks to companies if there is no CBI