Coal Ministry issues vesting orders for 22 coal mines
New Delhi: The coal ministry issued vesting orders for 22 coal mines to successful bidders of coal blocks under a commercial coal mine auction here on Thursday.
Cabinet approves continuation of exploration of coal and lignite scheme
New Delhi: The Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs (CCEA) chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday approved the continuation of the central sector scheme of “Exploration of Coal and Lignite scheme” with an estimated expenditure of Rs 2,980 crore from 2021-22 to 2025-26 co-terminus with the 15th Finance Commission cycle.
Coal sector fully prepared to meet growing domestic demand: Pralhad Joshi
New Delhi: India’s coal sector is fully prepared to meet the enhanced domestic demand of the country’s fast-paced economy and there will be no shortage of coal amid the summer and monsoon months, Coal Minister Pralhad Joshi said on Tuesday.
Coal production goes up to 76.26 MT in May 2023; coal stock grows 35.48% to 112.41 MT
New Delhi: India’s overall coal production in May grew by 7.10% year-on-year, reaching 76.26 Million Tons (MT).
Centre to offload 3% stake in Coal India via OFS route
Mumbai: The Centre has decided to offload a 3 percent stake in state-owned miner Coal India Ltd (CIL) through an offer for sale, starting June 1, media reports said.
Coal India raises prices of non-coking coal by 8%
Kolkata: Coal India Ltd (CIL) has raised the prices of non-coking coal by 8 percent, the state-run miner said in a regulatory filing.
Centre to organise first ever Mining Start-up Summit on May 29 in collaboration with IIT, Bombay
New Delhi: The Union mine ministry will organise the first Mining Start-up Summit in collaboration with the Indian Institute of Technology, Bombay.
Coal Ministry extends bids submission date for ongoing commercial coal mine auction
New Delhi: The Ministry of Coal has extended the last date for submission of bids till June 27 for the ongoing 7th round of Commercial Coal Mine auctions.
25% allowances hike for Coal India non-executive workers after agreement
Mumbai: Coal India Ltd (CIL) has revealed that it has successfully concluded discussions with its extensive workforce of 2.38 lakh non-executive employees over the revision of wages, media reports said.
Centre to develop Chhattisgarh's Gevra Mega project into Asia's largest coal mine
Raipur: The government is focussing on expanding the capacity of the Gevra Mega project in Chhattisgarh further to 70 million tonnes (MT) per annum. The expansion would establish the Gevra Mega project as the largest coal-producing mine in Asia.
India achieves record coal prodn of 893.08 MT in FY23; prodn grows 47% in the last 9 yrs
New Delhi: India’s overall coal production has gone up by 47% to 893.08 million tonnes (MT) in the last nine years and supply has touched 877.74 MT, recording 45.37% growth, the government said on Friday.
Coal Ministry Action Plan 2023 -24 targets 1012 MT coal production
New Delhi/IBNS: The Ministry of Coal has finalised the total coal production target of 1012 MT for FY 2023-24.
NTPC’s captive mine coal prodn jumps 148%; April, 2023 despatch at record 2.95 MMT
New Delhi/IBNS: Government-owned power generator NTPC has registered a growth of 148% in coal production from its captive mines in April 2023 as compared to production registered in April last year.
India's coal and power supply stretched to limit amid rapid growth in economic activities
New Delhi: The power generators and coal mines in India are currently experiencing significant pressure to keep up with the escalating demand for electricity, which has been fuelled by the country's rapidly expanding economy and swift electrification efforts, Reuters reported.
Former Australian PM Tony Abbott has rubbished the allegations of grave irregularities against Adani Group by US-based short seller Hindenburg Research and said it is "easy to make allegations, but just because something has been alleged, doesn't make it true."