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    Coal Ministry Reports Record Production and Dispatch Figures for July 2024; Launches Initiative for Water Body Rejuvenation

    Minister for coal, G. Kishan Reddy emphasized the transformative potential of effectively utilizing mine water, including its use for industrial purposes, groundwater recharge, high-tech...
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    India Claims Major Presence in Global Coal Mining with SECL’s Gevra and Kusmunda Mines

    In the last fiscal year, the Gevra opencast mine achieved a coal production milestone of 59 million tons, demonstrating its critical role in India's...
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    Coal Ministry Holds Stakeholders’ Consultation on Draft Mining Plan Guidelines for Coal and Lignite

    Officials said that the forthcoming mining plan guidelines will uphold the highest standards of environmental stewardship, operational efficiency, and ethical mining practices, ensuring a...
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    Will the Move Towards a Cleaner, Sustainable Future Carry Along Coal Miners?

    Coal Transition Poses Significant Challenges for Marginalized Communities, reveals a study by the National Foundation for India. The study calls for community-specific policies and...
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    Mines Ministry Launches Fourth Tranche of Auction of Critical and Strategic Minerals

    The union minister of coal and mines and the minister of state for coal and mines also declared the preferred bidders for the six...
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    Mining Sector Registers Record Production in FY 2023-24

    Healthy growth in production of iron ore and limestone in FY 2023-24 reflect the robust demand conditions in the user industries viz. steel and...
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    UN Agencies Sound Alarm as Record-Breaking El Niño Threatens Global Humanitarian Crisis

    The UN appeal comes at a moment when humanitarian funding is already stretched by multiple crises. While CERF has provided rapid support, broader donor commitments remain insufficient relative to the scale of projected need.
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    Sri Lanka Lays Foundation for Critical Groundwater Hub in Jaffna to Combat Salinity Crisis

    A Rs 189 million facility aims to monitor and protect the fragile aquifers that sustain nearly 600,000 people on...
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    Silent Epidemic: Lead Exposure Steals Futures Across South Asia

    South Asia’s lead crisis is not inevitable. Experience elsewhere demonstrates that decisive regulation, industrial formalisation and community-level interventions can sharply reduce exposure.

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    UN Agencies Sound Alarm as Record-Breaking El Niño Threatens Global Humanitarian Crisis

    The UN appeal comes at a moment when humanitarian funding is already stretched by multiple crises. While CERF has provided rapid support, broader donor commitments remain insufficient relative to the scale of projected need.
    Climate change

    Sri Lanka Lays Foundation for Critical Groundwater Hub in Jaffna to Combat Salinity Crisis

    A Rs 189 million facility aims to monitor and...
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    Nepal PM Prepares for Landmark India Visit Amid Projects and Persistent Disputes

    The outcome of the November meetings will shape not only the next phase of bilateral infrastructure cooperation but also the tone of Nepal-India relations.
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    UN Report Warns World on Track for 2.8°C Warming This Century as 1.5°C Limit Slips Beyond Reach

    Experts at UNEP say that the Emissions Gap Report 2026 does not abandon the 1.5°C goal. Instead it reframes the challenge: minimise the height and length of the overshoot and chart a credible return path.
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    Nepal: One in Five Children in Madhesh Province Face Multiple Layers of Deprivation

    Climate pressures, irregular monsoon patterns and limited irrigation continue to constrain productivity for many smallholders.

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