Coal India to get new chairman ahead of key meeting: Sources
The officials did not want to be named before an announcement, which may come as soon as this week, but said the meeting is to discuss a detailed plan to raise output to 1 billion tonnes.
Dec 18, 2014, 16:21 PM IST
Govt notifies draft rules for e-auction of coal mines
Government came out with draft rules for e-auction of 92 cancelled coal mines in the first phase, fixing a floor price of Rs 150 per tonne.
Dec 18, 2014, 14:47 PM IST
Coal workers threaten 5-day strike from Jan 6
Employee unions of state-owned CIL and SCCL Wednesday threatened to go on a five-day strike beginning January 6 to press for demands including roll-back of the "process of denationalisation of coal sector" and stopping "disinvestment and restructuring" of Coal India.
Dec 17, 2014, 20:46 PM IST
Coal auction may push up fuel price for power sector: ICRA
The auction of 74 coal blocks is likely to witness an intense competition among bidding companies and the exercise may push up the fuel price for power sector, rating agency ICRA said Wednesday.
Dec 16, 2014, 23:07 PM IST
Ready with report seeking sanction in coal scam case: CBI
CBI Tuesday told a special court that it has prepared the report to be submitted before the competent authority to consider granting sanction to prosecute public servants allegedly involved in a coalscam case relating to allocation of blocks to Navbharat Power Pvt Ltd (NPPL).
Dec 16, 2014, 18:47 PM IST
Coal scam: Court asks CBI to further probe case against KM Birla, Parakh
A special court on Tuesday asked the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) to file status report of its further probe in the case on January 27, next year.
Dec 16, 2014, 11:58 AM IST
Coal scam: CBI directed to record statement of former PM Manmohan Singh
CBI was Tuesday directed by a trial court to examine former Prime Minister Manmohan Singh in the case of Talabira II coal block allocation to Hindalco when he was also Coal Minister in 2005.
Dec 16, 2014, 11:05 AM IST
Coal scam: Court tells CBI to record Manmohan Singh's statement
An FIR was lodged against Birla, Parakh and others relating to the allocation of Talabira II and III coal blocks in Odissa in 2005 to Hindalco.
Dec 16, 2014, 10:18 AM IST
Oil, coal and iron ore at financial crisis levels
Tumbling oil, coal and iron ore prices are now all at levels last seen during or before the financial crisis of 2008/2009, signalling not only the impact of a glut of supplies but deeper weakness in parts of the global economy, analysts say.
Dec 15, 2014, 18:55 PM IST
LT of imported coal landed at Mundra port: Coal India
State-owned Coal India Ltd Monday said the first shipment of 1.79 lakh tonnes of imported coal has landed at Mundra port and would be supplied to the power companies.
Dec 15, 2014, 17:25 PM IST
Country's coal output at 315.6 MT up to October in FY'15
Coal production during the first seven months of current fiscal touched 315.69 million tonnes (MT), according to official figures.
Dec 14, 2014, 11:18 AM IST
Coal India won't take part in auction of two Odisha blocks
The future of Coal India`s two blocks in Odisha remains uncertain as the company will not be participating in the upcoming coal block auction in January, company sources said Saturday.
Dec 13, 2014, 18:15 PM IST
New norms for coal blocks not to raise power tariff: Govt
The bill, which replaces an ordinance, was brought in the wake of the Supreme Court order cancelling the allocation of 204 coal blocks on September 24 and resetting the agenda for their allocation.
Dec 12, 2014, 19:58 PM IST
Govt finalises rules for coal mines auction
The government today said it has finalised the rules for the auction of 204 coal mines that were deallocated by the Supreme Court.
Dec 12, 2014, 19:34 PM IST
Lok Sabha passes coal mines Bill
Lok Sabha on Friday passed Bill replacing an ordinance brought in the wake of Supreme Court order cancelling allocation of 204 coal blocks.
Dec 12, 2014, 16:15 PM IST
CIL gets order to import 5 lakh tonnes of coal for FY'15
State-owned Coal India (CIL) has received an order to import around 5 lakh tonnes of coal for the current fiscal, Parliament was informed on Thursday.
Dec 11, 2014, 15:58 PM IST
Coal swapping to save Rs 6,000 crore: Govt
To improve fuel supplies to power plants, government is working on swapping arrangement of coal which will help save Rs 6,000 crore, government informed Lok Sabha on Thursday.
Dec 11, 2014, 15:54 PM IST
Plan to get clearances for 112 mines before auction: Govt
Government is looking at the possibility of putting in place all clearances for 112 mines before they are auctioned in the second phase, so that they fetch higher revenue for the exchequer, a top official said Wednesday.
Dec 10, 2014, 19:04 PM IST
CIL to e-auction surplus coal from mines with evacuation probs
State-owned Coal India Ltd has been asked to e-auction the surplus coal from those mines that have been facing evacuation constraints.
Dec 09, 2014, 17:38 PM IST
Coal Mines Nationalisation Amendment bill withdrawn from RS
The Coal Mines (Nationalisation) Amendment Bill, 2000 was introduced in Rajya Sabha on April 24, 2000 to amend the Coal Mines Nationalisation Act, 1973, but could not be taken up for consideration.
Dec 08, 2014, 23:41 PM IST
