India’s Apr 2022 -Jan 2023 coal prodn jumps 16% y-o-y to 698.25 MT
New Delhi/IBNS: India’s coal production from April 2022 to January 2023 grew more than 16 percent with a production of 698.25 MT as compared to 601.97 MT in the same period the previous year, according to the Ministry of Coal.
Coal Ministry to commence forward auction of commercial mines from Feb 27
New Delhi/IBNS: The government will launch a forward auction of the mines which received more than one bid during the commercial coal mines auction in November last year.
Coal India converts 30 mined-out areas into eco-tourism destinations
Kolkata/IBNS: Coal India Limited (CIL) is in the process of converting its abandoned mines into eco-parks which have become popular as eco-tourism destinations, according to the Ministry of Coal.
India accelerates pace to secure long-term LNG deals: Report
New Delhi: India is looking to seal more long-term LNG deals to boost its economic growth while reducing the dependence on coal, media reports said.
India's coal prodn jumps 13 pc to 89.96 MT in Jan 2023
New Delhi/IBNS: India’s overall coal production increased by 12.94% to 89.96 Million Ton (MT) from 79.65 MT during Jan 2023 as compared to Jan 2022, according to the Ministry of Coal.
Coal India to launch M-Sand projects in a big way to focus on high-quality sand prodn
New Delhi/IBNS: Coal India Ltd (CIL) is looking to process the overburden rocks for sand production in mines where OB material contains about 60% sandstone by volume which is harnessed through crushing and processing of Overburden, the Ministry of Coal said on Friday.
Centre issues allocation orders for 3 coal mines to successful bidders
New Delhi/IBNS: The Centre issued allocation orders to successful bidders for three coal mines that were put on sale for commercial coal mining, the Ministry of Coal said on Tuesday.
Coal Ministry targets 1 Billion Ton production in 2023-24
New Delhi/IBNS: The Ministry of Coal Wednesday said it has set a target to produce more than 1 billion ton (BT) coal during the year 2023-24.
Coal Ministry offers relaxation in revision of Performance Bank Guarantee
New Delhi/IBNS: The coal ministry the first revision in the Performance Bank Guarantee (PBG) would be done upon the grant of mine opening permission for the respective coal mines following the demand from the industry and to promote Ease of Doing Business (EoDB).
18 lakh people benefitted from water discharged from coal mines
New Delhi/IBNS: Approximately 18 lakh people living in about 900 villages in the proximity of coal mining areas are being benefitted by water discharged from the operational as well as abandoned coal mines, the Coal Ministry said.
Northern Coalfields Limited to Produce M-Sand from Overburden
New Delhi/IBNS: State-run Northern Coalfields Limited (NCL) is all set to produce ‘M-Sand’-the core material used in construction in civil works in its Amlohri Project.
Coal output touches 607.97 MT during Apr-Dec 2022
New Delhi/IBNS: India’s coal production increased by 16.39 percent to 607.97 MT during Apr-Dec’22 as compared to 522.34 MT produced during the same period of FY 22, the Ministry of Coal said Tuesday.
CIL's coal quality till Nov 2022 goes up to 69 pc in FY23
New Delhi/IBNS: There has been substantial improvement in conformity to the declared grade of coal supply from Coal India Ltd (CIL) sources with grade conformity jumping to 69 percent as of November 22 this fiscal, the ministry of coal said Tuesday.
Coal demand likely to peak between 2030-2035: Minister
New Delhi/IBNS: The demand for coal is continuing and likely to peak between 2030-2035 being an affordable source of energy with substantial reserve, coal is going to stay as a major source of energy in the foreseeable future, Union minister Pralhad Joshi said on Wednesday.
Coal output up to Nov stands at 524.2 MT; coal-based power generation at 69 pc
New Delhi/IBNS: India’s coal production in FY23 up to November stands at 524.2 MT, up 17 percent as compared to about 448.1 MT during the same period of last year, according to the Ministry of Coal.