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Coal Project enhances Green cover: Case study

Coal Project enhances Green cover: A case study Even as the notion is that Coal mining in India degrades the land, new projects of Coal India Ltd. (CIL), under the Ministry of Coal are not only reclaiming land to its original shape but also enhancing Green cover along with Coal Mining activity. Emphasis is to have a simultaneous backfilling of land after opencast Coal Mining operation and dense plantation thereon to maintain environmental equilibrium. Out of many such greenfield projects, one of the largest projects of CIL, the Jayant Opencast Coal Project in Singrauli District of Madhya Pradesh is forging ahead with a…

14 September, 2021 Coal sector reforms

Centre for Science and Environment - Coal Analysis

Centre for Science and Environment - Coal Analysis GS-PAPER-3 Economic issues- Energy security (Mains-I.V) According to the Centre for Science and Environment (CSE), coal will continue to be the mainstay of India’s power generation till at least 2030. But efforts must be made to ensure that it is used efficiently to reduce greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions. Improving fleet technology and efficiency, propagating biomass co-firing and investing in carbon capture and storage are among the measures, among others, that could help cut GHG emissions by 22%. Biomass co-firing is a globally accepted low-cost method for decarbonising a coal fleet. It is an option…

17 December, 2020 Coal sector reforms

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