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25 Meghalaya Deaths Puts Focus On Illegal Rat Hole Mining And Its Dangers
At least 25 labourers were killed on Thursday morning in a suspected dynamite explosion at an illegal coal mine in Meghalaya's East Jaintia Hills district.
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Meghalaya Chief Minister Praises Supreme Court Verdict On Coal Mining
Meghalaya Chief Minister Conrad K Sangma on Thursday praised as "people's victory" the Supreme Court directive to lift the National Green Tribunal ban on coal mining and said the verdict has upheld the rights of indigenous people on land and mineral deposits.
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Nagaland Bans Illegal Coal Mining
The Nagaland Cabinet on Monday decided to ban illegal coal mining in the state and also impose a provisional mining ban on all firms/companies which have been issued with mining licenses.
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Green Court Panel's Field Visit Exposes Illegal Coal Mining In Meghalaya
The Meghalaya government has founded itself in hot water after a three-member probe panel formed by the National Green Tribunal found that coal mining has been going on in the state despite a ban since 2014.
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Meghalaya Told To Pay Rs 100-Crore Fine For Failing To Curb Coal Mining
Days after a judicial panel headed by Retired Justice BK Katakey found largescale violations of a coal mining ban in Meghalaya, the National Green Tribunal (NGT) on Friday asked the state government to deposit Rs 100 crore with the central pollution control board towards restoring the environment.
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In Meghalaya, Illegal Mining Of Coal Has Political Support, Claims Report
In the last few weeks, the rat hole mine incident in Meghalaya has exposed the illegal mining of coal rampant here despite a carpet ban since 2014. Fifteen miners continue to be trapped inside a flooded 320-feet coal mine which collapsed 16 days ago. But almost all political parties in Meghalaya want the ban to go.
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Rat-Hole Mining Rampant In Meghalaya Despite Green Court Ban
There seems to be no hope at the end of the tunnel for the 15 labourers trapped in a coal mine a fortnight ago, as search operations have been suspended by the Meghalaya government for want of high-powered pumps to flush out water from the pit
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Donald Trump Poised To Lift Federal Coal Ban, Other Green Rules: White House
US President Donald Trump will target a handful of Obama-era green regulations, including a federal coal mining ban and an initiative forcing states to cut carbon emissions, in an executive order as soon as next week, a White House official told Reuters on Wednesday.
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Meghalaya Budget: Tax On Liquor, Petroleum Hiked
Liquor, petroleum and limestone will be more expensive in Meghalaya as the government on Monday levied fresh taxes on them to meet shrinking resources after the National Green Tribunal banned coal mining in the north-eastern state.
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Rat-Hole Coal Mining Ban in Meghalaya Hits Bangladesh
Coal-dependent industries in neighbouring Bangladesh have been badly affected in view of the ongoing ban imposed by a green tribunal on unscientific rat-hole coal mining in Meghalaya, officials said in Shillong.
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25 Meghalaya Deaths Puts Focus On Illegal Rat Hole Mining And Its Dangers
At least 25 labourers were killed on Thursday morning in a suspected dynamite explosion at an illegal coal mine in Meghalaya's East Jaintia Hills district.
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Meghalaya Chief Minister Praises Supreme Court Verdict On Coal Mining
Meghalaya Chief Minister Conrad K Sangma on Thursday praised as "people's victory" the Supreme Court directive to lift the National Green Tribunal ban on coal mining and said the verdict has upheld the rights of indigenous people on land and mineral deposits.
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Nagaland Bans Illegal Coal Mining
The Nagaland Cabinet on Monday decided to ban illegal coal mining in the state and also impose a provisional mining ban on all firms/companies which have been issued with mining licenses.
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Green Court Panel's Field Visit Exposes Illegal Coal Mining In Meghalaya
The Meghalaya government has founded itself in hot water after a three-member probe panel formed by the National Green Tribunal found that coal mining has been going on in the state despite a ban since 2014.
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Meghalaya Told To Pay Rs 100-Crore Fine For Failing To Curb Coal Mining
Days after a judicial panel headed by Retired Justice BK Katakey found largescale violations of a coal mining ban in Meghalaya, the National Green Tribunal (NGT) on Friday asked the state government to deposit Rs 100 crore with the central pollution control board towards restoring the environment.
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In Meghalaya, Illegal Mining Of Coal Has Political Support, Claims Report
In the last few weeks, the rat hole mine incident in Meghalaya has exposed the illegal mining of coal rampant here despite a carpet ban since 2014. Fifteen miners continue to be trapped inside a flooded 320-feet coal mine which collapsed 16 days ago. But almost all political parties in Meghalaya want the ban to go.
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Rat-Hole Mining Rampant In Meghalaya Despite Green Court Ban
There seems to be no hope at the end of the tunnel for the 15 labourers trapped in a coal mine a fortnight ago, as search operations have been suspended by the Meghalaya government for want of high-powered pumps to flush out water from the pit
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Donald Trump Poised To Lift Federal Coal Ban, Other Green Rules: White House
US President Donald Trump will target a handful of Obama-era green regulations, including a federal coal mining ban and an initiative forcing states to cut carbon emissions, in an executive order as soon as next week, a White House official told Reuters on Wednesday.
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Meghalaya Budget: Tax On Liquor, Petroleum Hiked
Liquor, petroleum and limestone will be more expensive in Meghalaya as the government on Monday levied fresh taxes on them to meet shrinking resources after the National Green Tribunal banned coal mining in the north-eastern state.
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Rat-Hole Coal Mining Ban in Meghalaya Hits Bangladesh
Coal-dependent industries in neighbouring Bangladesh have been badly affected in view of the ongoing ban imposed by a green tribunal on unscientific rat-hole coal mining in Meghalaya, officials said in Shillong.
