Coal unions to meet on Oct 31 against de-nationalisation
Steering committees of five central coal sector trade unions are meeting on October 31 for next course of action for proposed de-nationalisation of the sector.
Oct 26, 2014, 13:04 PM IST
Coal ministry gears up for e-auction modalities
The Coal Ministry is gearing up to prepare the modalities of the proposed e-auction of coal blocks that may take place in January next year.
Oct 26, 2014, 13:01 PM IST
Cos having pact with CIL have to send 30% of coal by road
All consumers of Mahanadi Coalfields Ltd (MCL), including power firms, who have inked fuel supply pacts with the PSU will have to transport 30 percent of the contracted quantity by road if it is within a limited distance.
Oct 26, 2014, 11:15 AM IST
CIL trade unions caution against de-nationalisation of mines
Cautioning against any attempt to de-nationalise coal mines, the five operating trade unions of Coal India Ltd (CIL) have said they will meet shortly to decide the future course of action.
Oct 24, 2014, 21:01 PM IST
President signs ordinance on e-auction of coal blocks
Pranab Mukherjee on Tuesday signed the ordinance on e-auction of coal blocks.
Oct 21, 2014, 17:46 PM IST
Govt moves to issue Ordinance for e-auction of coal mines
In a major move towards energy sector reforms, the Cabinet Monday recommended promulgation of an Ordinance to facilitate e-auction of coal blocks for private companies for captive use and allot mines directly to state and central PSUs.
Oct 20, 2014, 21:47 PM IST
Companies convicted in coal scam will be barred from auction: Piyush
With the Coal Ministry readying for e-auction of coal blocks that were held 'illegal' and cancelled by the Supreme Court in September, Coal Minister Piyush Goyal on Tuesday said those companies convicted in the coal scam would be barred from auction.
Oct 20, 2014, 21:26 PM IST
Cabinet clears Ordinance to re-auction coal blocks
In a move that is leading closer to re-auction of the 214 coal blocks that were cancelled by the Supreme Court in September, the Cabinet late Monday evening recommended promulgation of Ordinance to the President to resolve the pending issues post the cancellation.
Oct 20, 2014, 21:04 PM IST
Govt to bring Ordinance on cancelled coal blocks
Days after the Supreme Court cancelled allocation of 214 coal blocks, the government Monday moved to bring an Ordinance that will enable it to acquire the land of these mines along with plants for auction later.
Oct 20, 2014, 18:50 PM IST
CIL signs 162 fuel supply agreements with power plants so far
State-owned Coal India has so far signed 162 fuel supply agreements (FSAs) with power plants.
Oct 19, 2014, 18:37 PM IST
Companies given 6 months to wind up can't be stopped from mining coal: SC
They have been given six months' time, why should court direct them not to extract coal during this period, the court asked.
Oct 16, 2014, 12:20 PM IST
SC refuses to restrain coal companies from extraction and sale of coal
These companies were given 6 months' time and we cannot direct them not to excavate coal during the period, the apex court said.
Oct 16, 2014, 11:14 AM IST
KPMG to submit coal rationalisation report tomorrow
Global consulting firm KPMG will submit the draft report on coal rationalisation to the government on Thursday.
Oct 15, 2014, 21:07 PM IST
Coal scam: Court directs CBI to further probe the matter
The court also directed the CBI to file a further progress report of the probe and fixed the case for November 10.
Oct 15, 2014, 12:53 PM IST
Coal Scam: Court directs CBI to file progress report of further investigation
The Court has directed CBI to file a "progress report" of further investigation in the case on November 10.
Oct 15, 2014, 10:51 AM IST
Coal blocks allocated in brazen fashion by govt officers: Court
The entire process of allocation of coal blocks was done in a "brazen fashion" and officers of the Ministry of Coal abused their positions and acted in "an arbitrary and illegal" manner, a special court today observed.
Oct 13, 2014, 19:50 PM IST
Coal scam:Court to hear case involving Birla, others on Oct 21
The CBI sought some time to advance the arguments on the closure report citing unavailability of Cheema and senior public prosecutor V K Sharma.
Oct 13, 2014, 13:26 PM IST
Coalscam: Court summons ex-coal Secy HC Gupta, others as accused
The court issued summons to Gupta, two other serving government officials, Kamal Sponge Steel and Power Ltd, its MD Pavan Ahluwalia and senior official Amit Goyal.
Oct 13, 2014, 11:46 AM IST
Coalgate: Delhi court rejects CBI's closure report
A Delhi court on Monday rejected CBI's closure report and summons as accused MP-based firm, its officials and public servants in a coal block allocation case.
Oct 13, 2014, 11:02 AM IST
Prepare plan for managing deallocated mines: Centre to CIL
The Centre has asked state-owned Coal India to prepare a comprehensive plan for managing the mines that were deallocated by the Apex court.
Oct 10, 2014, 18:02 PM IST
