Old coal mines are hiding a clean energy secret, and this one town just figured it outThe former coal-mining town of Cumberland is becoming a powerful example of how abandoned fossil-fuel infrastructure can be repurposed for ...
11 May, 2026, 07.14 PM IST
CIL signs pact worth Rs 1,880 crore for commercial extraction of coal bed methaneWhile BCCL would be putting up close to Rs 370 crore towards the cost of the land, the rest will be met by the CBM developer, selected thro...
20 Sep, 2021, 03.48 PM IST
- Coal India Limited forays into extraction of coal bed methane
On Thursday, the coal behemoth said it has issued a letter of acceptance to a domestic company for methane extraction from coal seams in it...
17 Jun, 2021, 05.13 PM IST
Coal India gives go-ahead to domestic firm for coal bed methane extractionThe coal behemoth has in the second week of June invited bids from both domestic and overseas companies for two more coal bed methane proje...
17 Jun, 2021, 04.23 PM IST
What is the science behind the moo-ve from cattle methane emissions?Scientists have worked for years to reduce methane emissions from cattle burps by changing what cattle eat, or through research on vaccines...
18 Sep, 2020, 04.10 PM IST
CIL begins process of developing Rs 2,474 cr CBM projectsCompanies are invited to bid for exploration, development, production, marketing of the blocks, CIL said. While the investment for Jharia (...
17 May, 2020, 04.56 PM IST
Coal India exploration arm to implement CBM projectsA memorandum of agreement was recently signed by the consultancy arm with subsidiaries, Bharat Coking Coals and Eastern Coal Fields for dev...
10 May, 2020, 07.41 AM IST
Great Eastern Energy Corp announces shale gas exploration project in West BengalGovernment has recently permitted exploration and exploitation of all types of hydrocarbons including shale resources under existing coal b...
15 Nov, 2018, 04.42 PM IST
Coal India may invite global firms to extract coal bed methaneIn 2004, the company received funding from UNDP Global Environment Fund and the Centre to set up a pilot project in Jharkhand’s Moonidih co...
01 Aug, 2018, 12.12 PM IST
CIL may invite global firms to extract coal bed methaneThe notification allows Coal India to undertake such projects either in a joint venture or in collaboration with an experienced operator.
01 Aug, 2018, 11.45 AM IST
CIL to extract methane before mining coalIn order to avoid fatalities at deposits with high concentration of such gas, the practice has been to puncture these seams and inject air ...
17 Apr, 2018, 07.47 AM IST
- Cauvery movement holds protest over Mekadatu
Opposing methane extraction, he said prevention was better than cure, and demanded that the project proposed in the Cauvery Delta region.
11 Mar, 2015, 04.27 PM IST
Farmers' delegation from Cauvery Delta meets PM Narendra Modi"Being a lower riparian state, the Karnataka government's move to construct a new dam will adversely impact farming activities in Tamil Nad...
22 Dec, 2014, 08.08 PM IST
Farmers' delegation from Cauvery Delta meets PM Narendra ModiThe farmers sought his intervention in mitigating the problems faced by them in the wake of Karnataka government's move to construct a new ...
22 Dec, 2014, 04.02 PM IST
Scientists create new super-low density type of iceThe advance will help remove pipe-blocking clathrates from natural gas and thereby improve the energy efficiency of extraction, researchers...
14 Dec, 2014, 03.57 PM IST
Tamil Nadu opposing GAIL project,FDI in retail as it is pro-poor:says, JayalalithaaBilling her government pro-poor, TN CM Jayalalithaa aligns party policy with opposing FDI or other projects such as methane extraction in T...
15 Aug, 2014, 04.58 PM IST
- Rush for methane in KG basin
There is hidden wealth in the gas blocks, which has, of late, invited the attention of German researchers who are planning to invest around...
20 Aug, 2009, 02.50 AM IST