Reliance, Essar top bidders for coal-based methane gas exploration blocksThe bidding frenzy for coal-bed methane blocks heats up as Reliance Industries and the Essar Group step into the ring. The Directorate Gene...
20 Apr, 2026, 03.55 PM IST
Beneath the Greenland Sea, Frozen Methane Towers Hide an Entire Ecosystem: How Do Creatures Survive Here?Scientists discovered towering methane ice structures and a thriving ecosystem at Molloy Ridge in the Greenland Sea. These deep-sea formati...
09 Mar, 2026, 05.34 PM IST
Greenhouse gases in Earth’s atmosphere hit record high in 2021: WMO"The increase in carbon dioxide levels from 2020 to 2021 was larger than the average annual growth rate over the last decade. Measurements ...
26 Oct, 2022, 11.13 PM IST
UN weather agency: Greenhouse gases reach new record in 2021The three main greenhouse gases hit record high levels in the atmosphere last year, the UN weather agency said Wednesday, calling it an “om...
26 Oct, 2022, 11.01 PM IST
UN weather agency: Greenhouse gases reach new record in 2021Of the three main types of heat-trapping greenhouse gases - carbon dioxide, methane and nitrous oxide - the biggest jump from 2020 to 2021 ...
26 Oct, 2022, 09.06 PM IST
Oil and gas methane emissions could be solved this decade, experts sayCurrently, oil and gas extraction, processing and distribution is responsible for 23% of global methane emissions, according to a 2021 asse...
04 Oct, 2022, 05.59 PM IST
StringBio raises $20 million in Series B funding round; partners with Woodside Energy TechnologiesThe investment in this technology is an example of the energy and biotechnology sectors working toward a more sustainable future, advancing...
11 Jul, 2022, 10.18 AM IST
Krishna-Godavari (KG) Basin an excellent source of methane fuel: StudyThe study, accepted for publishing in the journal 'Marine genomics', says methane is a clean and economical fuel and it is estimated that “...
12 Sep, 2020, 04.21 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
IIT-Madras scientists create 'space fuel' in labIIT Madras researchers formed hydrates in vacuum, one thousand billion times below the atmospheric pressure called ultra-high vacuum (UHV) ...
09 Jan, 2019, 11.39 AM 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 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
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
SAIL in talks with ONGC to jointly explore coal-bed methaneSAIL is in talks with ONGC to jointly explore coal-bed methane in coal blocks allocated to the steel major for captive consumption.
27 Dec, 2013, 04.00 AM IST
- 12 dead, 10 missing in US mine blast
An explosion rocked a remote coal mine with a history of safety problems, killing 12 workers and trapping 10 others thousands of feet under...
06 Apr, 2010, 11.00 AM IST
- ArcelorMittal mine collapse in Kazakhstan, traps 5 workers
Rescuers raced against time to save five workers trapped in a Kazakh coal mine after an accident Monday, officials said.
02 Jun, 2008, 02.53 PM IST
- ArcelorMittal mine collapse in Kazakhstan traps 5 workers
Rescuers raced against time to save five workers trapped in a Kazakh coal mine after an accident on Monday, officials said.
02 Jun, 2008, 01.50 PM IST