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India is burning more coal as extreme heat and the Iran war squeeze energy supplies
India burned more coal as heat waves lifted electricity demand. Costlier LNG made gas-fired power less competitive. Coal stayed dominant despite India's renewable capacity growth. Hindustan Times | Hindustan Times | Getty Images India, the world's…
Whitehaven in dispute with key customer over coal supply contract
Whitehaven Coal's relationship with Taiwan's biggest power generator has become strained, with the long-standing partners in dispute over a coal supply contract. The state-owned Taiwan Power Company, known as Taipower, has become frustrated over…
Asansol Results LIVE: BJP Charges Ahead in Coal Belt; Agnimitra Paul & Krishnendu Mukherjee Lead
Asansol Election Result Live | Image: Republic West Bengal Election Results 2026 LIVE: Counting day is underway in the 'Black Diamond' city of Asansol. This industrial hub has long been the crown jewel of the BJP's Bengal map, and today's results…
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)…
'Wake-up call': methane emissions from Australian coalmines more than double official estimates, report finds
Emissions of the potent greenhouse gas methane from Australian coalmines are more than double official government estimates reported to the UN, according to a new International Energy Agency report. Climate and energy analysts said the report had…
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…
The nine day General Strike which brought Britain to a standstill
'Not a penny off the pay, not a minute on the day' was the slogan of the 1926 UK General Strike, reflecting united resistance to proposed wage cuts and longer hours for coal miners. Beginning at one minute to midnight on 3 May, the strike - called…
Old Gwent headlines from playground collapse to girl's journey from Russia
Here we take a look at some of the articles the South Wales Argus reported on 50 and 100 years ago. Highest honour for Boys Brigade member On May 4, 1976, the South Wales Argus told how Sergeant Roger Snelling, aged 18, was awarded the prestigious…
Lambeth: Young voters worry about housing in local elections
'I'm really worried about stuff like air pollution and coal emission rates and how that's going to impact us - how am I going to live in the world and study and grow in a world where I can't even breathe?' Kermarley Danclair spoke to BBC London…
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…
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