As many as 80,000 families living near the Jharia mine in Dhanbad coal belt face relocation. Officials say the coalfield area is, in effect, sitting on a "giant fireball deep inside the earth," after ...

India reduced its imports of coal in 2024. India has been looking to cut its dependence on foreign coal supply to meet its surging power demand. Considering the fact that India is the second-biggest ...

India Prime Minister Narendra Modi was in the midst of a monthslong reelection campaign this April when he took to social media to trumpet a “remarkable feat!” and a “historic milestone” for his ...

Vehicles torched and coal plant vandalised as agitation against mining project spirals out of control in Raigarh ...

Jharkhand Chief Minister Hemant Soren on Tuesday held discussions with union Coal and Mines Minister G Kishan Reddy on a range of long-pending issues linked to coal mining, land acquisition, ...

NEW DELHI – State-owned miner Coal India Ltd. announced on May 8 that it will invest approximately $3 billion in clean energy projects, marking a significant step in its efforts to decarbonize ...

State-owned Coal India Limited (CIL) has announced plans to invest about $3 billion to build as much as 4.5 GW of renewable energy generation capacity. The memorandum of understanding, signed May 7 ...

A man in shorts and a cutoff top stands on piles of raw coal. A worker at a coal mine on the outskirts of Dhanbad, located in India’s eastern state of Jharkhand. Credit: Anindito Mukherjee/Bloomberg ...

In a recent regulatory filing, Coal India confirmed its board has approved the listing of MCL and SECL. The move follows a ...

India's coal power generation fell by 9.5% in May. Renewable energy hit a record high, with solar leading the charge. India plans to expand both coal and renewables, aiming for 500 GW of non-fossil ...

Several policemen were injured and vehicles were set ablaze after an ongoing protest against a coal mining project turned violent in the Tamnar area of Chhattisgarh's Raigarh district on Saturday, ...

India's coal industry celebrated the return of its major conference after a three-year pandemic hiatus by presenting a bullish view of demand, rising supply from new mines and strong demand for ...