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Had Coal Not been there – Chawm Ganguly

As the world grapples with the twin menace of Global Warming and Climate Change, Coal is increasingly becoming a dirty word. From Polar bears suffering due to the melting ice caps, to Climate Refugees in Bangladesh waiting for the deluge brought about by the rising sea levels that will spell their doom, everything is traced …

The Curuious Case of P C Parekh – Pratim Ranjan Bose

Was P C Parekh, the coal secretary of India during 2004-2005, a party to Rs. 1,85,591.34 crore coal block allotment scam – popularly referred  as “Coalgate” – unearthed by the Comptroller an Auditor General (CAG)? On Tuesday, October 15, the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) accused Parekh of indulging in corruption in granting Hindalco participatory …