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Sajith responds to AKD's low-quality coal admission
Opposition and SJB leader Sajith Premadasa yesterday (08) said the government had admitted that substandard coal had been imported. Speaking in Parliament yesterday (08) in response to a statement made by President Anura Kumara Dissanayake on…
India has bandwidth to substitute about 150 MT of imported coal with domestic production: Official
India has the bandwidth to substitute about 150 million tonnes of imported coal, Sanjeev Kumar Kassi, Joint Secretary at the Ministry of Coal told reporters in response to a query about the country's import dependency of the carbon compound. The…
Tariff shock looms as coal crisis drives Rs. 40 bn cost surge
Sri Lanka's power sector is bracing for a steep electricity tariff hike, with senior officials confirming that a revised proposal seeks an additional 53% increase, just weeks after the last revision took effect on 01 April. The move follows a…
From digging coal to selling noodles, China's mining workers face change
By Huizhong Wu / AP, DATONG, China Yang Haiming did not stop working when he retired from the coal mines at age 60. Instead, he jumped into a new industry. Yang is part of a generation of workers that powered China's growth by digging coal from…
After 10 years of fighting, 'No Coal' activists gear up for new battle
10 years ago, a coalition of Oaklanders launched a campaign to stop a coal export terminal from being built in West Oakland. They won the political battle, convincing the city to ban the handling and storage of coal. But after the developers…
Coal Ministry introduces insurance surety bonds as alternative to bank guarantees
The Coal Ministry has recognised Insurance Surety Bonds (ISBs) as an acceptable alternative to bank guarantees (BGs) for bid security and performance security. ISBs is a risk transfer mechanism and can be adopted as an alternative arrangement to…
Power sector may consume up to 850 mt in FY27; sufficient coal stocks available
India's coal-based thermal power plants (TPPs) with an installed capacity of over 221 gigawatts (GW), is likely to consume up to 850 million tonnes (mt) of coal in the current financial year, ending March 2027, against a demand of 906 mt. The Power…
Activists ring alarm bells about halt in Poland's air pollution progress
Poland is one of Europe's most polluted countries, and a flagship national program to clean the air and curb household heating demand is losing momentum — threatening both public health and the country's energy security as global conflicts…
Big tech is still hiring software engineers despite claims AI will replace them - and Marc Benioff says that's the ‘canary in the coal mine' for whether the technology is up to scratch
Salesforce CEO Marc Benioff still believes AI is nowhere near capable of replacing software engineers, and the proof is in the fact that many major industry players are still hiring for roles in this domain. Speaking during a recent podcast…
OMCs making available 5 kg cylinders to industrial workers
State-run oil marketing companies (OMCs) are making efforts to make available five kg cooking gas cylinders to migrant labourers, industrial labourers, small eateries, and ironing vendors. Distributors have been conducting camps at work sites to…
Activists ring alarm bells about halt in Poland's air pollution progress
WARSAW, Poland (AP) — Poland is one of Europe's most polluted countries, and a flagship national program to clean the air and curb household heating demand is losing momentum — threatening both public health and the country's energy…
Activists ring alarm bells about halt in Poland's air pollution progress
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Turkey to race ahead of EU on battery storage amid fossil fuel crisis
Turkey has given the green light to more batteries to buffer its electricity grid than any EU member state, a report has found, in a further sign of rich countries losing steam in the race to a clean economy. More than 33GW of battery capacity have…
Miracle rescue as miner found alive after two weeks trapped underground
A miner was rescued alive after being trapped for nearly 14 days following a collapse in northern Mexico, but Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum confirmed that another miner has been found dead and one more is still missing. A dam breach caused by…
JAW Hire Ltd licence bid for 5 lorries at Stamps Hill, Brixton
JAW Hire Ltd has applied for a Goods Vehicle Operator's Licence to use Southwest Composting Ltd, Stamps Hill, Brixton PL8 2DB, as an operating centre for 5 goods vehicles and 0 trailers, according to a public notice published in The Herald on 4…
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