Reports: Indian Supreme Court rules coal mining licences illegal

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BBC reports that all mining licences awarded to coal firms between 1993 and 2010 have been deemed illegal

The global coal industry has been dealt another blow, after the Indian Supreme Court repeatedly ruled that all coal mining licences awarded between 1993 and 2010 are illegal. The BBC reported that the...

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