Alok Shukla wins Goldman Prize or ‘Green Nobel’ for Hasdeo Aranya campaign

Hasdeo movement, spearheaded by Shukla, a model for environmental justice in India, says Goldman Foundation  

Environment in elections: Deucha Pachami coal mine project in Birbhum unlikely to be an issue in May 13 polls

State government provided job largesse and promised financial help to local population to nip the movement in the bud 

Is natural gas actually cleaner than coal? Growing evidence says maybe not

The fact that methane emissions from the oil and gas sector are said to be vastly underreported clearly shows that natural gas is not “very …

Mara II Mahan coal block in MP’s Singrauli is emblematic of India’s ongoing energy dilemma

The coal block will power India’s energy needs, as we are still highly reliant on fossil fuels; but what about the local people of the area,…

Is natural gas actually cleaner than coal? Growing evidence says maybe not

Methane releases from natural gas are a key factor in creating parity between the overall GHG emissions from gas and coal  

Union Budget 2022-23: Why CSE disagrees with government’s proposal on coal gasification

The chances to reduce emissions through coal gasification are very remote, says CSE

Who’s afraid of auctioning coal?

Centre continues to allocate coal blocks despite calls for competitive bidding

Use their ways

A just transition away from coal is in the offing

Staying within 1.5°C needs the transition to speed up

Countries move away from coal even as India moves towards it

Germany, Japan, Spain and the US have all decided to move to renewable energy

Simply Put: Life or livelihood?

India’s growing power crisis: Newer, efficient plants lying idle may have role to play

Newer plants that are idle or underutilised have cumulative capacity of 11,140 MW

Sooty energy

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Cutting back coal: Global effort hits Chinese wall

India has one of the largest reductions within planned coal capacity

Mine collapse kills six in Jharkhand, 12 feared trapped

The caved in mine saw illegal extraction of coal

Coal blocks revert

Government to take back mines allocated to companies

Speedy drilling

Black it out

Wary of mining

Coal bonanza

About 50 houses subside in underground coal fire in Jharkhand’s Jharia

Gas leak followed by house subsidence forces authorities to evacuate entire settlement

Fuelling pollution

INDONESIA

Mechanisation of mining operations still an idea in India

Safety the major casualty in mining

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Life in Jharia, Jharkhand where a 90-year-old underground coal fire threatens a whole town