Power costs may reduce by 50 paisa per unit on coastal movement of coal
Coastal movement of coal could cut power costs by 50 paisa per unit for power plants besides saving Rs 17,000 crore annually, a report under government's ambitious Sagarmala project has said.
Aug 14, 2016, 11:34 AM IST
Coal e-auction rose 29% in 2015-16: Piyush Goyal
Government on Monday said coal allocation via the electronic auction (e-auction) route rose by 29 percent in 2015-16, fetching 33 per cent more than the notified prices.
Aug 08, 2016, 16:00 PM IST
Power Ministry working on tech to counter blackouts: Piyush Goyal
Power Minister Piyush Goyal today said his ministry is experimenting with a technology, brown- out, which can provide some power backup to households in the event of a grid failure leading to blackouts.
Jul 07, 2016, 21:46 PM IST
Parliamentary panel asks coal PSUs, govt to recover dues
Expressing concerns over the large amount of dues that need to be recovered by all coal PSUs, including CIL's Rs 11,032 crore, a Parliamentary Panel has asked the government as well as the state-owned firms in the sector to take steps for the recovery.
May 02, 2016, 18:40 PM IST
First verdict in Coal scam: Court to pronounce quantum of sentence to JIPL's directors April 4
The court has convicted JIPL and its directors R S Rungta and R C Rungta for the offence of cheating and criminal conspiracy under the IPC.
Mar 31, 2016, 11:08 AM IST
Court pronounces first verdict in coal scam; convicts JIPL directors RS Rungta, RC Rungta
This is the first case in coal block allocation scam in which the special court, exclusively dealing with all the related matters, has pronounced its verdict.
Mar 28, 2016, 10:15 AM IST
First verdict in coal scam likely to be pronounced today
A special court is likely to pronounce on Monday its first judgment in the coal scam in which Jharkhand Ispat Pvt Ltd (JIPL) and its two directors are facing trial in a case of allotment of a coal block in Jharkhand
Mar 28, 2016, 09:15 AM IST
First verdict in coal scam likely to be pronounced on Monday
A special court is likely to pronounce tomorrow its first judgment in the coal scam in which Jharkhand Ispat Pvt Ltd (JIPL) and its two directors are facing trial in a case of allotment of a coal block in Jharkhand
Mar 27, 2016, 17:55 PM IST
Coal supply to power sector up 6% at 370 million tonnes in Apr-Feb
State-run miner Coal India supplied 370.80 million tonnes of fuel to the power sector during April-February this fiscal, higher by 6.4 per cent than that in the same period last year.
Mar 20, 2016, 11:00 AM IST
Feb coal imports inch up for first time in 8 months
India`s coal imports inched up 1.7 percent in February, the first rise in eight months, Coal Secretary Anil Swarup told Reuters on Monday, but suggested it may have been a temporary increase based on deals signed earlier
Mar 07, 2016, 19:03 PM IST
Coal auctions: Govt raises Rs 4,364 crore in third round
The third tranche of coal auctions that came to an end Thursday saw the government kitty swell by a total of Rs 4,364 crore.
Aug 13, 2015, 20:19 PM IST
Coal auctions: Round 3 set to begin on Tuesday
The government this week released the list of technical bidders for the first five coal mines up for bidding in the third phase of coal block auctions beginning on Tuesday.
Aug 09, 2015, 15:38 PM IST
Coal auctions to kickstart investment cycle: Goyal
Elated over the passage of crucial coal bill in Parliament yesterday, Union Minister Piyush Goyal has said auction of natural resources will kickstart economy and create millions of jobs.
Mar 21, 2015, 18:32 PM IST
Hindalco shares surge over 3% as company bags maximum mines
Shares of Hindalco Industries rose over three per cent today after the company bagged the maximum number of mines in the first phase of auction.
Feb 23, 2015, 12:35 PM IST
