Dehar Dun : The impact of global warming is not only having an impact on the glaciers and the receding snow lone, but also on the flora and fauna. And even snakes are moving to higher altitudes as the temperatures are becoming more conducive to their survival.

Global warming makes new habitat for King Cobra

(Reuters) – Rich nations are likely to make good on a pledge of $100 billion in annual aid by 2020 to poor countries to fight climate change, even though developed economies are struggling with slow growth, a former U.N. climate chief said on Thursday.

 Economic crisis seen not threatening climate aid

There is no plan to revise the annual production target of Coal India Ltd (CIL) downward even as most of the coal mines of the navratna public sector coal company have reported negative growth in the first six months of the current fiscal, pushing thermal power stations across the country into deep crisis.

Coal output to be normal in 3 months, says minister

The Madhya Pradesh government is eyeing Mara-II Mahan coal mines in the eastern corner of its map, as the power investors in the state have hit a roadblock at coal mines. In fact, authorities are seeking allocation of more coal mines to the state.

MP now eyes another no-go area mine

NAGPUR: Black diamond may turn out to be black hole for the city’s economy as Coal Mining Planning and Development Institute Limited ( CMPDIL) has found that large areas around the city have coal reserves. Ministry of coal wants Nagpur Improvement Trust (NIT) to reserve around 60,000 acres land in the metro region as coal zone. As per law, coal ministry can compulsorily acquire any coal-bearing area. While there is little possibility of urban areas being acquired for mining, the open areas are likely to be affected.

 Dark shadow looms over Nagpur

(Reuters) – The challenges of human migration due to climate change have been underestimated as millions of people will either move into or be trapped in areas of risk by 2060, rather than migrating away, a British government report showed on Thursday.

Climate-driven migration challenge underestimated

 

NEW DELHI: The Tshwane Declaration of India, South Africa and Brazil as part of the IBSA grouping’s dialogue hinged the Indian climate change policy back to the original peg with equity and the assured future of Kyoto Protocol being brought to center-stage again.

IBSA puts equity back on climate talks agenda

NEW DELHI: The Comptroller and Auditor General of India (CAG) has sought the power ministry’s reply on the issue of allowing Reliance Power to divert excess coal from its 4,000 MW Sasan project in Madhya Pradesh to its other project in the state. “We have received CAG comments. We are examining them and we would reply to them soon,” power secretary P Uma Shankar said here.

CAG seeks power ministry’s reply on R-Power’s coal use

 

The Maharashtra State Power Generation Company (MahaGenco), which has failed to lift its allotted quota of coal from the mines of Western Coalfields Limited this year, resulting in an acute power crisis in the state, has gone ahead and placed orders to import expensive coal from Indonesia and South Africa.

Maharashtra power generation co creates crisis to import costly coal

 

Concerned over the drastic fall in coal production in Talcher coalfield, one of the largest coalfields in the country operating under Coal India subsidiary Mahanadi Coalfields Ltd (MCL), the Union minster of state for coal, Pratik Prakashbapu Patil is rushing to Talcher tomorrow to take stock of the situation.

Union coal minister rushes to Talcher to review poor coal output