Suvendu's cabinet line-up has ministers embodying Bengal's geographical, ethnic divideWest Bengal witnesses the formation of its first BJP government with Chief Minister Suvendu Adhikari and five ministers sworn in. The cabin...
09 May, 2026, 02.27 PM IST
As Trump throws lifeline to coal plants, critics warn of higher costs and health risksUnder the Trump administration, coal power is making a comeback, as plans to phase out coal plants are being scrapped. This change is desig...
09 Apr, 2026, 05.24 PM IST
India's coal production likely to grow 6-7% annually over next few years: Kishan ReddyIndia is on the verge of a coal production boom, with forecasts suggesting an impressive surge to 1.5 billion tonnes by 2029-30. This ambit...
09 Mar, 2026, 07.20 PM IST
Coal, hydropower energy transitions in India involve state-sanctioned violence, arrests: StudyWhile the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change has declared that all coal production must be phased out by 2050 to avoid dangerous lev...
23 Jan, 2024, 01.30 PM IST
Inter-ministerial committee proposes setting up of a non-lapsable ‘Green Energy Transition India Fund’“Resources for such fund may be raised from various sources such as international sources (climate finance), issuance of bonds, special lev...
09 Nov, 2022, 08.17 PM IST
Connecting the dots: A just energy transition, workforce migration and employment opportunitiesThe recent Glasgow Pact, which put unprecedented emphasis on the envisaged shift from conventional to renewable energy generation, recognis...
12 Feb, 2022, 11.36 PM IST
Quitting coal need not end in crisis. Not quitting it is sure toQuitting coal need not end in economic crisis, nor energy shortages. Not quitting coal will certainly end in climate—and therefore economic...
25 Nov, 2021, 02.11 PM IST
India, Indonesia and Philippines join coal transition programmeThe four countries account for 15% of global emissions related to coal, the dirtiest fossil fuel. Cutting their emissions more quickly will...
04 Nov, 2021, 06.05 PM IST
JSW Steel approaches Bombay HC against Goa govt’s cess of Rs 156.34 croreJSW, defended the challenge on maintainability of the petition by stating that the constitutional vires of the Act was being challenged in ...
25 Nov, 2020, 07.54 PM IST
Adani to spend $300 mn on Australia solar plants; secures land dealsThe Whyalla project is to be completed in an year and is expected to create 350 jobs. It will involve a 120 MW solar generation plant, with...
25 Nov, 2016, 11.04 AM IST
Adani’s Carmichael mine case: Federal Court dismisses climate change concernsThe decision closely follows the Federal Court’s dismissal on August 19 of another activist-driven legal challenge designed to delay the pr...
29 Aug, 2016, 12.18 PM IST
Adani's Australia coal mine project faces another legal hurdleWhitsunday Residents Against Dumping, claiming to save the Great Barrier Reef, brought an application to the Court seeking to hear Adani's ...
24 Jun, 2016, 12.03 PM IST
Adani Enterprises surges 8% after company wins mining leases in AustraliaGautam Adani said, "Today is an important milestone in our company's plan to build a long term future with Queensland, and Australia."
04 Apr, 2016, 11.22 AM IST
Alpha Coal Project: GVK Hancock hails Australian Supreme Court verdictGVK Hancock said it welcomes the Australian SC's judgement rejecting appeals from anti-mining activists to environmental approvals for its ...
04 Sep, 2015, 10.29 PM IST
Greenpeace cautions bidders on 39 coal blocks ahead of auctionGreenpeace claimed that a significant number of coal blocks which would be up for auction later this month fall in ecologically critical ar...
07 Aug, 2015, 04.51 PM IST
Harvard University plans JSPL Angul unit case study on green technologyThe group includes students from the Harvard University’s business school, the Kennedy School, Graduate School of Arts and Sciences.
15 Jan, 2015, 04.36 AM IST
- Adhunik group commissions first phase of thermal power plant in Jharkhand
Adhunik Power & Natural Resources Ltd commissioned the first 270MW unit of its 2 x270 MW coal fired thermal power plant in Jharkhand on Tue...
16 Oct, 2012, 05.30 PM IST