Midcap Bazaar: Government announces Coal Linkage policy
Government has announced Coal Linkage policy today, the preference for auction will be given to the states which are have started UDAY policy.
Nov 19, 2015, 17:23 PM IST
Coal auction: Eight blocks to go under hammer from January 18
The government Thursday kick-started the process for the fourth round of e-auctioning of eight coal blocks, which is slated for January 18-22 next year.
Nov 19, 2015, 17:20 PM IST
Britain signals closure of dirty coal power plants
Britain will shut polluting coal-fired power plants by 2025, its government said Wednesday ahead of November's key UN climate change talks in Paris.
Nov 18, 2015, 20:25 PM IST
Policy on coal linkages likely in 15 days: Govt
To ensure fuel supply to power plants, the proposed policy for coal linkages is likely to be finalised within a fortnight, the government said Tuesday.
Nov 17, 2015, 15:21 PM IST
CIL seeking consultants for study on coal mining projects
There are 227 working underground mines and 28 mixed mines under Coal India Ltd.
Nov 12, 2015, 16:35 PM IST
Coal India invites global firms to set up washery in Jharkhand
The government had earlier said that challenge is not quantity but quality of the fossil fuel.
Nov 12, 2015, 15:55 PM IST
PM Modi reviews coal mining projects
Enhancing coal output, expediting crucial rail links for evacuation and status of coal mining projects, involving big-ticket investment figured prominently in the review meeting held by Prime Minister Narendra Modi.
Nov 10, 2015, 18:12 PM IST
Govt allows import of coal with higher ash content
The Centre Monday allowed power plants to use imported coal with higher ash content of up to 25 percent, a move which will allow power producers to source the dry fuel from more countries and cut generation cost.
Nov 02, 2015, 20:04 PM IST
PM Modi to be briefed soon on making urea from coal: Piyush Goyal
A presentation will be made shortly before Prime Minister Narendra Modi on manufacture of urea from coal, Union Minister Piyush Goyal said Monday.
Oct 26, 2015, 22:13 PM IST
Coal India takes IT route to track mining projects
The world's largest coal miner CIL is planning to put in place a mechanism to monitor execution of mining projects that cost over Rs 150 crore as the PSU behemoth eyes an output of one billion tonnes by 2020.
Oct 22, 2015, 12:10 PM IST
CIL stake sale: Foreign bankers wary, deadline extended
It plans to sell 10 per cent stake in the world's largest coal miner, but got virtually no response from foreign merchant bankers over the company purportedly not complying with its own sustainability policy.
Oct 20, 2015, 12:46 PM IST
Coal scam: SC rejects Ranjit Sinha's objection on handing over visitors' diary
The Supreme Court Monday rejected the plea of Ranjit Sinha not to allow the court-appointed panel access to the alleged original visitors' diary of his official residence during his tenure as CBI Director.
Oct 12, 2015, 22:26 PM IST
Seizure of cash, documents; SC asks CBI to act as per law
The Supreme Court on on Monday asked CBI to "act" in accordance with law on the issue of registration of an FIR into the alleged seizure of unaccounted cash worth Rs 25 crore, a diary and other incriminating documents from Aditya Birla Group's Corporate Office here in 2013.
Oct 12, 2015, 20:03 PM IST
Piyush Goyal to inaugurate 2 WCL coal mines by month-end
Coal and Power Minister Piyush Goyal will inaugurate by month-end two mines of Western Coalfields Ltd, an arm of Coal India which is working towards meeting 1 billion tonnes production over the next 5 years.
Oct 11, 2015, 18:42 PM IST
I went by Coal Secretary's advice: Manmohan Singh to CBI
Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik's request for allocation of Talabira-II coal block to HINDALCO was approved by him on the advice of then Coal Secretary PC Parakh and examined by PMO officials, former Prime Minister Manmohan Singh has told the CBI.
Oct 04, 2015, 13:24 PM IST
Coal linkage auction: Floor price may be at CIL's RoM rates
The initial floor price for the proposed auction of coal linkages should be fixed on the basis of CIL Run-of-Mine price and bidders have to bid for premium above this price for the relevant grade, an inter-ministerial panel has suggested.
Oct 02, 2015, 17:11 PM IST
Coalscam: Ex-Coal secy, others ordered to be put on trial
A special court on Thursday ordered framing of charges against former coal secretary H C Gupta and five others in a coal scam case pertaining to alleged irregularities in allocation of coal block in Madhya Pradesh.
Oct 01, 2015, 10:48 AM IST
India's core sectors growth slows to 2.6% in August
Coal, cement and electricity output slowed down to 0.4 percent, 5.4 percent and 5.6 percent respectively during the last month as compared to 13.2 percent, 10 percent and 12.9 percent.
Sep 30, 2015, 19:09 PM IST
August core sector growth slows to 2.6%
The output of eight core industries slowed down to 2.6 percent in August as against 5.9 percent in the same month last year.
Sep 30, 2015, 17:24 PM IST
Coal scam: No evidence against ex-PM Manmohan Singh, CBI tells court
CBI on Monday opposed in a special court the plea of ex-Jharkhand Chief Minister Madhu Koda seeking summoning of former Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and two others as additional accused in a coal scam case, saying the application was "devoid of any merits".
Sep 28, 2015, 16:50 PM IST
