Pvt cos will be allowed commercial coal mining soon: Jaitley
A day after deciding to e-auction coal mines cancelled by Supreme Court to captive users, Finance Minister Arun Jaitley Tuesday said commercial mining of coal will soon be opened for private sector firms.
Oct 21, 2014, 19:51 PM IST
Modi govt moves to reform problem-plagued coal industry
The ordinance -- or executive order -- takes initial steps towards ending a four-decade monopoly on mining and selling coal after the industry was nationalised in 1972 creating Coal India, one of the world`s biggest miners.
Oct 21, 2014, 13:59 PM IST
High level panel recommends green nod to WBMDTC mining project
A high-level panel has recommended environment clearance, with some riders, for the coal mining project of West Bengal Mineral Development and Trading Corp Ltd.
Sep 19, 2014, 18:50 PM IST
India's coal crunch - a chance to revamp, reallocate and revive
A Supreme Court ruling this week that India`s decades-old method of granting coal mining concessions is illegal could herald much-needed reforms in a sector long dogged by the inability of state-run Coal India to raise output fast enough.
Aug 27, 2014, 17:03 PM IST
Economic Survey 2013-14: Speed up pvt sector entry in coal mining, CIL
The government needs to fast track entry of the private sector in commercial coal mining and restructure state-run Coal India to augment production and reduce imports of the dry fuel that cost Rs 95,175 crore in FY'2014, the pre-Budget Economic Survey Wednesday said.
Jul 09, 2014, 15:03 PM IST
