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China's coal mine disaster is a reminder of its darkest days
In Shanxi, the province that sits at the heart of China's coal-mining industry, there's long been a saying: 'Only go down a coal pit when you have no other way out.' For decades, life in these pits was intertwined with tragedy. It became so common…
Pregnant Dalit woman's death shocks Bokaro as coal collection dispute turns deadly
3 min read Ranchi Make us preferred source on Google What began as a dispute over leftover coal collected from a railway siding ended in tragedy in Jharkhand's Bokaro district, where a 25-year-old pregnant Dalit woman died after she intervened in…
Water Not Coal with Corb Lund
As the Water Not Coal citizen initiative enters its final week, country music singer-songwriter and rancher Corb Lund joined the Daveberta Podcast to explain why it's important for Albertans to sign the petition to block new coal mining projects…
'Neglected' town being brought back to life with plans for new cinema
There are hopes a former coal mining town in Nottinghamshire will be brought back to life under new plans for a cinema, café and leisure hub. Newark and Sherwood District Council has tabled its plans to demolish the Forest Centre and the…
Under fire, Kharkiv is already building for a peaceful tomorrow
Yet amid the destruction, Ukraine's second-largest city is doing something that may seem almost impossible during wartime: preparing for a better future. “We need to rebuild regardless of the war,” says Ihor Terekhov, the city's…
Could native forests be part of Cement Australia's 'sustainable' fuel option?
Cement Australia will update a coal-fired kiln in Tasmania to supplement its fossil fuel use with alternative fuel sources such as used tyres and sustainable wood waste. But conservationists say the wood waste, if sourced from native forest…
China index rebalancing to trigger US$48 billion in passive flows, Goldman Sachs estimates
China's planned rebalancing of indexes is expected to trigger an estimated US$48 billion in two-way passive investment flows, according to Goldman Sachs, as major indexes undergo semi-annual adjustments later this month. SCROLL TO CONTINUE WITH…
Reliance Industries, NLC India sign pact to explore underground lignite gasification project in Gujarat
NLC India Ltd (NLCIL) and Reliance Industries Ltd will jointly explore developing an underground lignite gasification project in Gujarat as part of efforts to augment domestic gasified fuel supplies amid the global fuel crunch, sources said. The…
'Labour have lost their way': voters in Makerfield say it's time for a change
The roads that connect the collection of towns and villages that make up this constituency in England are studded with turquoise banners declaring: “Makerfield needs Reform.” Once at the heart of Wigan's coal-mining industry, and…
A voice from past is no help to the Liberal's future
You have reached your maximum number of saved items. Remove items from your saved list to add more. Channelling Tony Abbott would be akin to tuning into Australia's first radio transmission in 1923 that played “light orchestral” music…
CPC shocks continue
The latest round of fuel price hikes in Sri Lanka came on Saturday night as global oil trading closed, with the price of crude posting its biggest one-month decline (20%) in six years and with international media reporting that the oil price drop…
Indonesia vows transparency as it starts transition to centralised commodity exports
JAKARTA, June 1: Indonesia pledged transparency in the state company that will become its sole exporter of important commodities, as a transition period to a centralised export system started on Monday with coal, palm oil and ferroalloys. President…
Workers signed up to State's auto-enrolment pension scheme can opt out from next month
Hundreds of thousands of workers will be able to choose whether to stick with the State's new workplace pension scheme from next month. Almost 770,000 workers were compulsorily signed up to the new auto-enrolment scheme on January 1st. It is…
Fury as popular Christian festival to be axed after 170 years
A beloved Christian festival that has brought an entire Welsh town together for generations could be facing its final year after spiralling costs and mounting financial pressures left organisers fearing for its future. The Buckley Jubilee, a…
India needs austerity, but energy security requires breaking silos in government
The PM's call does, however, raise several questions. Who, other than the PM, has the executive mandate within our administrative and institutional set-up to put flesh on his directive? Who will define the targets to be achieved? Who will highlight…
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