The Union coal ministry is pushing the West Bengal government to bring changes in its land policy in view of the hurdles Coal India (CIL) subsidiary Eastern Coalfields (ECL) is facing in getting la

The Supreme Court on Thursday refused to restrain coal companies, that were directed to wind up mining in six months after their coal block allocations were cancelled, from extracting coal in this

Approximately 40,000 mn tonnes of unexplored coal capacity will move to the govt after the SC verdict that cancelled all but four coal block allocations made over two decades

Following a huge blow from the Supreme Court, and a series of serious technical glitches, the government has quietly asked Coal India to cancel the auction of three coal blocks that were put under

This moves it a step closer to signing off on a long-delayed $10 bn mine, rail and port project

With the Supreme Court order on cancelling coal mining rights expected to throw up legal challenges for the National Democratic Alliance government, the ministry of coal is preparing a back-up plan

The Supreme Court recently termed all captive coal blocks allocated by the government from 1993 to 2010 illegal. A verdict on their future is likely this week.

Sum is half of Coal India's CSR fund & comes in wake of PM's call to India Inc