New liquefying technique works for high grade coal,

Report would mainly address the issues of increasing the availability of coal in the short to medium term and bridge the gap between demand and supply. It was felt that the role of captive coal producers would be quite important and captive mining could take root and contribute significantly in the short to medium term.

Coal based thermal power plants come back to haunt villages in Udupi district, Karnataka

Europe may not meet Kyoto targets due to love for coal

Brickmaking is a profit driven enterprise. At one level, it produces the basis of the built up world. But what of the hidden ecological and social costs of making a brick? vikas parashar delves into the many aspects of wha

This is the question angry and beleaguered tribals in Orissa and Jharkhand are asking, as mining companies set up shop in the midst of their land and forests, rooting to uproot them.

It is a question the companies answer firmly in the affirm

The main aim of this study are: to identify, map and determine the extent of vegetation cover and its condition in the coal mined and unmined areas; to find relationship between spatial distribution of vegetation including its condition and mining; and to assess the impact of coal mining on vegetation and to provide evidence for the hypothesis that mining influences the spatial distribution, compo

usa's George Bush-administration has once again proved that (its) appearances are deceptive. It recently claimed that combating air pollution will be its top priority and it will begin 2005 with

Coalfires, both underground and on the surface, are a serious problem in most major coal-producing countries of the Asia-Pacific region including China, India and Indonesia. Australia also experiences similar problems but on a somewhat smaller scale. Coal fires produce large quantities of CO2 along with several other noxious gases such as carbon monoxide, oxides of sulphur and methane. It has been noted that greenhouse gas emissions from coalfires are significant enough to create a global impact.

"This is the first time such a job [the FGD unit] is being undertaken for coal fired station in India. Selection of proper technology, competent vendors, has to be based on detailed studies

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