Tata PowerThe Supreme Court today adjourned the hearing on the Sasan coal dispute between Tata Power Company and Reliance Power to November 8.

Jaishankar Jayaramiah

KIOCL (formerly Kudremukh Iron Ore Company Ltd), the lone government-owned pellet exporter operating under the steel ministry, has chalked out multiple programmes to expand its presence in various business sectors.

New Delhi, Sept. 8: The coal ministry has decided to issue show-cause notices to various coal companies to de-allocate 93 coal and four lignite blocks for not making sincere efforts for the development of these blocks for the past several years.

The decision was taken at a high-level meeting recently held in the ministry.

Tata Steel, Jindal Steel and Power (JSPL), GVK Power, Essar Power, MMTC Ltd and NTPC Ltd face the threat of cancellation of their captive coal block allocations.

Jamuria (Burdwan), Sept. 8: If you can

CONGRESS general secretary Digvijay Singh has said the environment ministry

Some May Be Given To New Cos Seeking Ore Supplies
Subhash Narayan & Rohini Singh

THE government plans to re-assess mineral reserves in mines already owned by metal companies to determine whether such mines can be released to new entrants that have applied for ore supplies for proposed projects.

If finalised, the move could impact captive mining operations of metal companies such as

Ranchi, Sept.

Sudheer Pal Singh / New Delhi September 3, 2010, 0:30 IST

Method to replace the current practice of allocating blocks on official discretion; aim to introduce more objectivity in the process

In a move aimed at ushering in long-pending reforms in the coal sector, the government has decided to auction three sets of coal blocks.