tive" coal mining. Indeed 44 captive coal blocks in Jharkhand have been allotted to private companies manufacturing sponge iron, integrated iron and steel, cement and power.9 Between 2005 and 2009, 34 companies were allotted coal mining blocks in 210 villages in the Ka-ranpura Valley alone.10 Some of the com-panies involved in captive …
The world is undergoing a transition from a fossil fuel-based economy to a clean energy-based economy. Coal mines in India, the third-largest coal producer in the world, are increasingly becoming unprofitable and are being shut down (temporarily or for good) in an unplanned manner. About 50 per cent mines are closed and half of the …
A study of Jharkhand's major coal mining district, Ramgarh, shows that mining activities are shrinking and about 50 percent of mines in the region are either "closed down" or temporarily discontinued because of various factors like unprofitability. Now, this means trouble for a town like Ramgarh whose entire economy, directly or ...
NEW DELHI: Jharkhand is likely to get revenues of around Rs 18,889 crore from the 742 million tonnes of coal expected to be mined out by CIL in the state over the next four years, Coal Minister Pralhad Joshi said on Thursday. "Coal companies -- CCL (Central Coalfields Ltd), BCCL (Bharat Coking Coal Ltd) and ECL (Eastern Coalfields …
In an exclusive conversation with iFOREST, the Chief Minister of Jharkhand, Shri Hemant Soren, talks about the role of coal in Jharkhand's economy, and the need to develop other economic sectors to transition to a non-coal economy. Q. 1 How important is coal for Jharkhand in the present day? Jharkhand is one of the few …
In India, Jharkhand is one of the leading states in terms of economic growth. At current prices, Jharkhand's gross state domestic product (GSDP) stood at Rs. 3.63 trillion (US$ 48.63 billion) in 2021-22E. Jharkhand is one of the richest mineral zones in the world and boasts of 40% and 29% of India's mineral and coal reserves, respectively ...
The Piparwar opencast mine in Jharkhand was once the largest coal-producing mine in the state and had damaged the local ecology. Now, after about 30 years of mining operations being started, the state-run Central Coalfields Limited (CCL), is carrying out reclamation and restoration in a part of the original mining area, to make it suitable …