New Delhi In what could ease availability of land for industrial projects, a high-level government panel has recommended that all land held by the Centre should be inventoried with location mapping so that unused land could be easily identified and put up for sale to corporates under a public-private-partnership (PPP) model.
Despite many competing alternatives, coal continues to be the prime source of energy for the Indian industry. Although the country has abundant coal reserves, production of this fuel is not keeping pace with the sharp increase in demand. One reason for this is the fact that a major part of India
Troubles are far from over for global steel giant Posco to set up its Rs 54,000 crore steel plant in Jagatsinghpur in Orissa with tribals in the area divided over allowing the Korean company to enter.
The government would give a special dispensation to state-owned entities such as NTPC for the development of captive blocks under a new policy to be announced within a week, coal minister Sriprakash Jaiswal told FE in an exclusive interview.
The policy on development of captive blocks will, however, be tough on private sector companies who fail to adhere to agreed time-lines for development of
