The fate of the country

Chief minister, Mr Buddhadeb Bhattacharjee, today urged coal producers to ensure more effective ways of extracting coal from underground mines while he urged the Centre to allocate more coal blocks to meet demands of upcoming industries.

The World Bank has agreed to provide technical assistance worth $ 26 million for the Sindh Coal and Power Project and its details will be finalised with its team currently on a visit to Pakistan.

BS Reporter / Mumbai October 30, 2008, 0:51 IST

Vedanta Resources, London-based energy company Aldwych International and infrastructure firm Nava Bharat Ventures have been shortlisted by Zambia Consolidated Copper Mine Investment Holdings (ZCCM-IH) to develop and operate a coal mine and build a 400 mega watt thermal power plant in the African nation, sources said.

SHILLONG: Random mining carried out in an unscientific manner in Meghalaya has led to severe degradation of the environment there, according to a new study.

The city and its suburbs were powerless and sweaty for several hours on Monday as a coal crisis struck the Bakreswar plant and the maximum temperature remained a couple of degrees above normal.

The West Bengal State Electricity Distribution Company said Tuesday could be worse if coal supply did not improve.

Sudheer Pal Singh / New Delhi October 21, 2008, 0:01 IST

More than 60 per cent of India

SHILLONG, Oct 20: Exploits by the coal barons on common man was narrated by a minister, student leader, academician and renowned panelist during the discussion on mining in Meghalaya.
The panel discussion organized by the Centre for Science and Environmental Studies witnessed top government functionaries talking about the coal barons