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India’s Government to put 26 coal mines up for auction

India’s Government launched its 9th round of commercial auctions for its coal mines on Wednesday, as the country looks to boost domestic production of the fossil fuel to meet increasing energy demand. The auction will see 26 mines from four states offered out; 12 in Madhya Pradesh, eight in Chhattisgarh, five

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Fire Breaks Out in French Warehouse Full of Batteries

A fire broke out Saturday in a warehouse storing lithium-ion batteries in southern France, near Toulouse. Per media reports, the warehouse, property of local recycling company Société Nouvelle d’Affinage des Métaux contained 900 tons of batteries. Reuters quoted the local police authorities as saying that, as of Sunday night, the fire was under control. Also,

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Russian producers suspend coal export supplies to Taman in Feb 2024

Due to high transshipment rates at OTEKO terminal in Taman, that make coal exports unprofitable, Russian mining companies did not submit railroad applications to the port for February 2024. Thus, the exports of Russian coal through the terminal will not be performed until at least March 2024, and export rail shipments to the port in

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Oleksandr Yushchenko, Chief Sergeant of Khartiia Brigade, killed in action

Oleksandr Yushchenko, Chief Sergeant of the 13th Rapid Reaction Khartiia Brigade of the National Guard of Ukraine (NGU), has been killed in a combat mission near the village of Dolynske (Dnipropetrovsk Oblast). Oleksandr Yushchenko, Chief Sergeant of the 13th Rapid Reaction Khartiia Brigade of the National Guard of Ukraine (NGU), has been killed in a

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Russian coal exports keep falling, reducing supply on global market

Russian coal exports declined further in 2024 amid economic sanctions and logistical issues. Recent US sanctions against SUEK and Mechel, meaning that these companies are no longer able to conclude new deals, have put under threat 20% of Russian coal exports, or more than 30 mio t. Due to high transshipment rates, Russian mining companies

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Russia, Ukraine Hold First In-Person Talks to Return Displaced Children

Russia and Ukraine have for the first time held in-person talks to exchange children displaced by the war, Moscow’s children’s rights commissioner Maria Lvova-Belova announced Wednesday. Forty-eight children are set to be exchanged under the deal agreed in Qatar, the state-run RIA Novosti news agency quoted Lvova-Belova as saying. Qatar said it mediated the Russian-Ukrainian children’s

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Russia Arrests Reporter Over Bucha Posts

Russia has arrested a journalist from the Russian edition of Forbes magazine for social media reposts over accusations of Russian atrocities in the Ukrainian town of Bucha, his lawyer and Forbes said on Friday. Rights groups say hundreds of Russians have been arrested, fined and jailed for criticizing Russia’s offensive on Ukraine under tough military

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Russian troops hit Zaporozhye

Photo: Still from video (illustrative photo). Russian troops attacked Zaporozhye. The Russians attacked one of the city’s industrial facilities. The head of the police department reported that there were no casualties. Russian troops hit an industrial facility in Zaporozhye. The head of the Zaporizhzhya Regional Police Department, Ivan Fedorov, announced this on Sunday, April 28.

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