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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…
India's Top Coal Miner Cuts Output as Energy Market Diversifies
Get up to speed with key market intelligence, news and insight before trading starts each day in this fast-growing economy with the Markets Daily India newsletter. Sign up here. Coal India Ltd. cut production in May by almost 12%, a sign that…
Coal India's May production falls 11.6% at 56.1 MT as coal behemoth focussing on liquidation of stocks
Coal India's total coal production in May witnessed 11.6 per cent year-on-year fall at 56.1 million tonne as the coal behemoth is currently focussing on liquidation of stocks. In May, coal offtake witnessed a 2.2 per cent y-o-y increase at 66.2…
Microdramas: Writers' AI Canary in the Coal Mine - The Ankler
My Spring Sellers' Guide has covered the shows Netflix, Apple TV and Disney's ABC, FX and Hulu want to buy. I host Ankler Agenda and revealed Netflix sports strategy and millennials' and Gen Z's jobs challenges. I'm at Talk to TV writers on the…
Coal India's production declines by 12% in May
State-owned CIL reported an 11.6 per cent on-year fall in coal production in May, with output slipping to 56.1 million tonnes (MT) even as the country's power demand surged to an all-time high. Coal India Ltd (CIL), which accounts for over 80 per…
Why the world's most ambitious coal phase-out deal has failed - and what it means for climate finance
In December 2025, Indonesia quietly abandoned plans to close the Cirebon-1 coal power plant. This was no ordinary power plant. Cirebon-1 was supposed to be the centrepiece of a US$21.4 billion (£16.5bn) international deal backed by the US…
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…
Can US and India forge a 'big, beautiful' energy deal?
Dylan Johnson, assistant secretary of state for global public affairs, confirmed that the Energy Department will host a fuel security meeting later this year for representatives of the Quadrilateral Security Dialogue, an arrangement of Australia…
Documentary to revisit 2007 Bryan Kocis murder
Harlow Cuadra (left) and Joseph Kerekes, Pennsylvania Department of Corrections Harlow Cuadra, Times Leader file photo Joseph Kerekes, Times Leader file photo Bryan Kocis, Times Leader file photo The 2007 murder of Bryan Kocis in Dallas Township…
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…
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…
Editorial: Climate alarmists call worst-case scenario 'implausible'
The inside the Orion capsule on April 3. Questioning apocalyptic climate forecasts is now the conventional wisdom. For years, radical climate activists have painted a bleak view of the future. Most scientists believe that burning fossil fuels…
Swiss finance under scrutiny over climate impact
The country's financial sector has spent years issuing climate reports, setting net‑zero targets and promoting sustainability strategies. But activists argue that these voluntary efforts have fallen short, with Swiss-based institutions still…
The Green Grid's Hidden Backdoor: Who Controls Europe's Clean Energy?
Russian flag displayed on a laptop screen, Guy Fawkes mask and binary code displayed on a screen are seen in this multiple exposure illustration photo taken in Krakow, Poland on March 1, 2022. Global hacker group Anonymous declared 'cyber war'…
3 miners killed in the US over 3 days
Miners: tell us what conditions are like at your mine. All submissions will be kept anonymous. Three miners were killed in three separate accidents over three days in May. The deaths took place in three different states, in three different types of…
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