Court's verdict on coal block allocation provides an opportunity to reform the entire mining sector: CSE
New Delhi, September 25, 2014: In its final verdict on the coal block allocation case delivered on September 24, 2014, the Supreme Court has cancelled 214 coal blocks that were allotted since 1993.
Ministry of environment and forests is diverting forestland for development projects at much faster rate - 12500 ha cleared in just 3 meetings
Environmental and social considerations not taken into account