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A.Coal & Energy Obama emissions plan blocked: http://www.telegraphindia.com/1150630/jsp/foreign/story_28694.jsp#.VZI23_mqqko Supreme Court: Obama pollution rule invalid: http://dc.asianage.com/international/supreme-court-obama-pollution-rule-invalid-230 Madras HC restrains workers union of Neyveli Lignite to go on strike: http://www.business-standard.com/article/companies/madras-hc-restrains-workers-union-of-neyveli-lignite-to-go-on-strike-115062900971_1.html US supreme court strikes down Obama’s EPA limits on mercury pollution: http://www.theguardian.com/environment/2015/jun/29/supreme-court-air-pollution-epa-coal-plants Consumer body…

Updates on Protests: 30 June, 2015

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* Palestinian to end 55-day hunger strike, go free, wife says: http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-in-school/palestinian-to-end-55day-hunger-strike-go-free-wife-says/article7368121.ece * Relatives of Dalit youth continue fast: http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-national/tp-tamilnadu/relatives-of-dalit-youth-continue-fast/article7368653.ece * Dalit youth death: relatives continue fast: http://www.thehindu.com/news/national/tamil-nadu/dalit-youth-death-relatives-continue-fast/article7368688.ece * Bank Officers To Strike Work in Mid-July: http://www.newindianexpress.com/states/kerala/Bank-Officers-To-Strike-Work-in-Mid-July/2015/06/30/article2893784.ece * ‘Will lock Chhota Imambara…

Updates on Coal, Energy, IFIs, Land, Water and Forest: 26 June, 2015

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A.Coal & Energy Adani MoU for big-ticket project: http://www.telegraphindia.com/1150626/jsp/frontpage/story_27892.jsp#.VYzwJvmqqko Royalty: Minister non-committal: http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/royalty-minister-noncommittal/article7356845.ece Coal mining rules for states on way: http://www.telegraphindia.com/1150626/jsp/business/story_27851.jsp#.VYzwNPmqqko Andhra power purchase sees toned down rates: http://www.business-standard.com/article/economy-policy/andhra-power-purchase-sees-toned-down-rates-115062600040_1.html Taking China for granted: http://archivev.asianage.com/editorial/taking-china-granted-115 Coming, future coal linkages for the power sector:…

Updates on Protests: 26 June, 2015

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* Veterans threaten to intensify agitation over delay in OROP: http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/chandigarh/Veterans-threaten-to-intensify-agitation-over-delay-in-OROP/articleshow/47824572.cms * 8 mobile phones seized from convicts in Coimbatore prison raid: http://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/Coimbatore/8-mobile-phones-seized-from-convicts-in-coimbatore-prison-raid/article7356100.ece * KVASU students call off stir: http://www.thehindu.com/news/national/kerala/kvasu-students-call-off-stir/article7356433.ece * AAP workers stage hunger strike: http://www.thehindu.com/news/national/kerala/aap-workers-stage-hunger-strike/article7356528.ece * Hazare slams notice to…

Updates on Protests: 25 June, 2015

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* Believe it or not, Lalit Modi is the best thing to have happened to politics in India: http://www.firstpost.com/politics/believe-it-or-not-lalit-modi-is-the-best-thing-to-have-happened-to-politics-in-india-2310284.html * Advocates: Insist on Section 8 Invocation At Least Now: http://www.newindianexpress.com/states/andhra_pradesh/Advocates-Insist-on-Section-8-Invocation-At-Least-Now/2015/06/25/article2885514.ece * We’ll function from Hyderabad for 10 years: Ministers: http://www.thehindu.com/news/national/andhra-pradesh/well-function-from-hyderabad-for-10-years-ministers/article7351833.ece * Visually…

Updates on Coal, Energy, IFIs, Land, water and forest: 23 June, 2015

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A.Coal & Energy Draft emission rules allow new coal plants to pollute: http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/chennai/Draft-emission-rules-allow-new-coal-plants-to-pollute/articleshow/47778682.cms KSEB to Go Ahead with Athirapally Project: http://www.newindianexpress.com/states/kerala/KSEB-to-Go-Ahead-with-Athirapally-Project/2015/06/23/article2881526.ece NTPC undertaking first-of-its-kind restructuring: http://www.business-standard.com/article/companies/ntpc-undertaking-first-of-its-kind-restructuring-115062300038_1.html Vandana Gombar: Norway’s coal exit creates ripples: http://www.business-standard.com/article/opinion/vandana-gombar-norway-s-coal-exit-creates-ripples-115062201181_1.html PSPCL to import 6 lakh tonnes of coal from…

Updates on Protests: 23 June, 2015

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* NREGS staff stage protest: http://www.thehindu.com/news/national/telangana/nregs-staff-stage-protest/article7344828.ece * Police detain R.K. Nagar independent candidate: http://www.thehindu.com/news/national/tamil-nadu/police-detain-rk-nagar-independent-candidate/article7343844.ece * Veterans to Boycott ’65 War Anniv: http://www.newindianexpress.com/nation/Veterans-to-Boycott-65-War-Anniv/2015/06/23/article2882112.ece * Man on hunger strike for reconstruction of Doraha underpass: http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/chandigarh/Man-on-hunger-strike-for-reconstruction-of-Doraha-underpass/articleshow/47778239.cms * Bank Staff Plan Two-day Stir: http://www.newindianexpress.com/cities/thiruvananthapuram/Bank-Staff-Plan-Two-day-Stir/2015/06/23/article2882197.ece * Veterans…

Updates on Coal, Energy, IFIs, Land, Water and Forest - 22 June 2022

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A.Coal & Energy Thermal plants: emission norms a blow to Tangedco: http://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/chennai/thermal-plants-emission-norms-a-blow-to-tangedco/article7339525.ece Play-safe bureaucrats delaying decisions: India Inc: http://www.asianage.com/india/play-safe-bureaucrats-delaying-decisions-india-inc-235 NTPC puts 1,600 MW Gajmara project on back-burner:http://economictimes.indiatimes.com/articleshow/47756157.cms?utm_source=contentofinterest&utm_medium=text&utm_campaign=cppst ‘Civil aviation, railways have potential for Russia-India cooperation’: http://www.newkerala.com/news/2015/fullnews-76751.html Ministry to focus on enforcement mechanisms…

Updates on Coal, Energy, IFIs, Land, Water and Forest issues: 19 June, 2015

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A.Coal & Energy India surging ahead in the field of Green Energy - 100 GW Solar Scale-Up plan: http://pib.nic.in/newsite/PrintRelease.aspx?relid=122566 INDIA, CHINA NEED CLEANER AIR JUST TO KEEP DEATH RATE STEADY: http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/A/AS_AIR_POLLUTION_MORTALITY?SITE=AP&SECTION=HOME&TEMPLATE=DEFAULT Rs 45K Cr from Mine Auction for Odisha: http://www.newindianexpress.com/states/odisha/Rs-45K-Cr-from-Mine-Auction-for-Odisha/2015/06/19/article2874736.ece Hydel power…