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From Coal to Solar: China's sunken mines power a Green Revolution: Lessons for Sri Lanka
In a striking symbol of the global energy transition, vast stretches of once-abandoned coal mines in China have been reborn, not as relics of an industrial past, but as shimmering hubs of renewable energy. What were once scarred landscapes…
Ramagundam integrated coal mine project with 315 MT reserves gets green nod
In a major boost to the plans of Singareni Collieries Company Ltd (SCCL) to achieve at least 60 million tonnes of coal production this year (2026-27), an expert appraisal committee of the Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change (MoEF&CC)…
Cabinet to soon approve ₹37,500 crore incentive scheme to promote coal gasification projects
The Cabinet is likely to approve soon a ₹37,500 crore incentive scheme to promote coal gasification projects, aimed at boosting clean energy production and reducing import dependence, sources said. The Coal Ministry has already prepared a…
SCCL gets environmental nod for Ramagundam Coal Mine Project
The Ramagundam Coal Mine Project of Singareni Collieries Company (SCCL) has received all necessary clearances from the centre. The Hyderabad- based company has received information about primary environmental, forest and climatic clearances and the…
When Britain fought for revolution
A century on and still the definite article is used. The confrontation between the government and the trade unions that began on 4 May 1926 remains the General Strike, the only one Britain has seen. Perhaps that is its major legacy. The complete…
Investment or waste? How the M4 relief road plan for Newport sums up Wales's economic quandary
It is afternoon rush hour on the M4 and drivers are yet again making slow progress around the city of Newport, often seen as the gateway to south Wales given its location between Cardiff and Bristol. Cars and lorries are stuck in gridlocked traffic…
China's farmers face dual threats from El Nino and Iran war, analysts say
A strong El Nino expected later this year, together with the fallout from the US-Israeli war on Iran, may threaten China's agricultural security as the country's traditional small-scale farming system lacks sufficient capacity to cope with extreme…
Top lawyer, Trump deputy talks about prisoner swap he negotiated in Eastern Europe
Last week, newspapers reported, “Prisoner swap in Eastern Europe frees 10 people, including accused spies.” The story credited “President Trump's envoy for Belarus, John Coale, who helped negotiate the exchange.”…
Socialist Equality Party intervenes at Unite event in Barnsley marking centenary of 1926 General Strike
The Socialist Equality Party (SEP) intervened at a rally staged by Unite, Unison and other trade unions to mark the centenary of the 1926 General Strike. The event was held Saturday in Barnsley, South Yorkshire, a town formerly at the heart of the…
Who is the mystery miner in this Tom McGuiness portrait?
Tom MacDougallNorth East and Cumbria An art exhibition has launched a public appeal to help identify a mystery miner captured in a 1960s portrait. The charcoal drawing by Tom McGuinness is on display in the Mining Art Gallery in Bishop Auckland as…
This week in history: May 4-10
On May 7, 2001, an explosion in a South African gold mine incinerated 12 miners: Deon Roux, Petrus Sekhonyana, Tello Chipu, Motsamai Mokhele, Daniel Kubu, Andries Schoeman, Johannes van der Berg, Piet Terblanche, Paulus Mofokeng, Lekhotla Nthebe…
Former bosses to face court over fatal mine collapse
Worker Graham Ronald Dawson was killed while his colleague Henare Morgan was seriously injured in a roof collapse at the Crinum underground mine near Emerald in 2021. Company Mastermyne Crinum Operations was found guilty of industrial manslaughter…
USD 3.7 bn H'tota refinery: China won't launch project without bigger local market share
China has declared that China Petroleum and Chemical Corporation (SINOPEC) will not proceed with the USD 3.7 bn Hambantota oil refinery project unless a consensus could be reached on the percentage of the output that could be sold in the local…
Trump may not be a fan of clean energy but Iran war is accelerating global shift from oil and gas | Heather Stewart
Operation Epic Fury has thus far achieved none of Donald Trump's war aims, but it may well accelerate the global transition towards the clean energy he loves to hate. Last week brought the latest exchange of verbal blows in the standoff over the…
Unite uses Barnsley May Day and 1926 General Strike centenary to proclaim 'rebirth of the trade unions'
On Saturday, Unite the Union, in collaboration with the local union bureaucracy in Barnsley, South Yorkshire, hosted a “Celebrate the Centenary” May Day rally centred on a commemoration of the 1926 General Strike. It was a desultory…
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