BLACK GOLD Reserves of18,600 million tonnes lie in the coal belts of seven states of the country
A total of 58 coal blocks with over 18,600 million tonnes of reserves would go under hammer in the first round of competitive bidding to be initiated by the coal ministry in six months.
GoM, headed by Pranab Mukherjee, was scheduled to meet on Friday
The Government has deferred a meeting of a group of ministers that will classify forests into
A govt panel has also suggested invoking of bank guarantees submitted by 7 cos & warnings to 33 firms
SUCHETANA RAY & SARITA C SINGH NEW DELHI
The government may revoke allocation of 31 coal blocks held by Tata Steel, NTPC, JSW Steel, Jindal Power & Steel, Hindalco and 21 other firms for their failure to make required progress several years after allotment.
A review committee led by additiona
The system of Comprehensive Environmental Pollution Index (CEPI) devised by the ministry of environment and forests (MoEF) could adversely effect the overall energy security and impede long-term growth, the Planning Commission has said.
Illegal mining and theft of coal in India has become a wide spread phenomenon in the coal bearing states, particularly in CCL, BCCL & ECL lease hold areas. Illegal mining can be defined as mining carried out in contravention of any of the provisions of the applicable Acts, rules & orders.
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
Ahead of a Pranab Mukherjee-chaired group of ministers (GoM) meet on Friday, environment and forests minister Jairam Ramesh has climbed down from his consistently firm and stated position by agreeing to relax the comprehensive environment pollution index (CEPI), that in turn will free up a string of 16 coal projects.
According to sources, Ramesh has agreed to increase the CEPI threshold to 75 p
New Delhi: A second round of meetings between the Union environment and coal ministers on Friday yielded some results though the contentious no-go zoning plan remained unresolved. It will now be taken to the meeting of the group of ministers headed by finance minister Pranab Mukherjee.
