To Shri Rajiv Gauba Union Cabinet Secretary Dear Shri Gauba, It is reported that the Centre is forcing Jharkhand government to auction 10 valuable mineral blocks [at G2 (general) and G3…
The ongoing auction of 16 non-coking coal blocks declared by the Union Coal ministry, may not be beneficial to Odisha because the periodic royalty revisions have not been done and…
To Shri Rajiv Gauba Cabinet Secretary Government of India Dear Shri Gauba, In my letter dated 6-4-023 (https://countercurrents.org/2023/04/most-mineral-block-allocations-violate-the-doctrine-of-public-trust/), I pointed out the lack of transparency in mineral block auctions in…
To Shri A L Meena Union Coal Secretary Dear Shri Meena, I refer to the notification issued by your Ministry on June 14, 2023, proposing the auction of 98 coal…
To Shri A L Meena Union Coal Secretary Shri A K Jha Union Secretary for Tribal affairs Dear S/Shri Meena and Jha, I understand that the Ministry of Coal has…
Allotment of Barra coal block in Raigarh District, Chhattisgarh without local Gram Sabhas' consent violates PESA and FRA E A S Sarma Former Secretary to Government of India To Shri…
To Shri Anil Kumar Jain Union Coal Secretary Dear Shri Jain, I find from your Ministry's portal that the enclosed list of coal blocks are being put to auction shortly.…
E A S Sarma, Former Secretary to Govt of India has raised serious concerns about the coal block auctions. He raised strong reservations about allocating coal blocks to Adani Power. In…
Co-Written by Annesha Mukherjee & Satyaki Dasgupta The popularity of Prime Minister Narendra Modi saw a rise according to India Today’s ‘Mood of the Nation’ poll. Similar results were also…
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