Coal News

RSS
30 stories
Residents of Pulwama in Jharkhand say that while the Rajhara North coal mine’s reopening might offer temporary benefits, it risks repeating a cycle of displacement and environmental damage. Bindu Devi says that she will fight for the right compensation (R). The government has allocated mining blocks to Fairmine Carbons which has begun production (L). Images by Ashwini Kumar Shukla for Mongabay.

A coal mine reopens, sparking hope and fear

Ashwini Kumar Shukla 11 Mar 2025

Emissions from thermal power are flying under the radar of air pollution action

Simrin Sirur 5 Dec 2024

India’s major coal unions weigh in on the path to a just transition

Simrin Sirur 15 Nov 2024
A laborer at Shivam Bricks in Gaya, where zigzag technology was installed in 2018 to reduce pollution. Image by Manish Chandra Mishra/Mongabay

Brick kilns embrace zigzag design to cut pollution and boost efficiency

Manish Chandra Mishra 27 Aug 2024

India’s hard-to-abate sectors are not walking the talk on their renewable energy goals, report finds

Simrin Sirur 26 Aug 2024

Wheeling towards sustainable pottery making in Khurja

Kundan Pandey 11 Apr 2024
Local women collecting coal from an abandoned mine in Kotma for cooking.

How unplanned coal mine closures in India are affecting dependent communities, especially women

Shuchita Jha and Flavia Lopes 21 Mar 2024

India needs to face challenge of funding thermal power plant closure, says new report

Simrin Sirur 5 Oct 2023

Indian banks have no plans to step away from coal investments yet, new assessment finds

Simrin Sirur 25 Aug 2023

[Interview] Suravee Nayak on why transformative justice for women, Dalits is key for a just transition

Simrin Sirur 24 Aug 2023

Promised rehabilitation eludes residents living near one of India’s earliest coal mines

Geetika Mishra 4 Aug 2023

NTPC should acquire stranded coal power plants rather than build new ones, recommends report

Kundan Pandey 22 Jun 2023
Image shows the view of an electricity grid tower in India from below

India’s renewable capacity estimated to increase, while reliance on coal to continue, indicates National Electricity Plan

Pranav Sinha 19 Jun 2023

Electricity transition in India’s renewable-rich states needs to accelerate, says study

Manish Kumar and Manish Mishra 8 Mar 2023

[Interview] Ajay Kumar Rastogi on leading India’s first just transition task force

Manish Kumar 22 Feb 2023

India needs to weigh options before partnership with G7 countries to accelerate a just energy transition

Soumya Sarkar 29 Nov 2022
Image shows a mural depicting coal mine workers

Coal will stay strong even as solar shines in India’s energy transition

Kundan Pandey 21 Sep 2022

Decarbonising Odisha’s largest coalfield reserve in Angul is a herculean task

Manish Kumar 8 Sep 2022

Rehabilitated away from Jharia coalfields, unemployment challenges emerge for the people

Rahul Singh 11 Aug 2022
Hundreds of tribals are now camping in the forest to save the HasdeoAranyaforest which is spread over 70,000 square kilometers in the northern part of Chhattisgarh. Photo by Alok Prakash Putul

In the midst of coal shortage reports, a coal mine extension is approved in pristine Hasdeo forests

Alok Prakash Putul 25 May 2022