coal

Further stake sale in Coal India in due course: Goyal

The government Wednesday said it will go for further stake sale in Coal India in due course to meet the SEBI guidelines on public shareholding.

Apr 29, 2015, 22:52 PM IST

Coal scam: Court to pass order on charge on May 7 in RSPL case

A special court Wednesday said that it would pronounce on May 7 its order on framing of charges in a coal blocks allocation scam case allegedly involving Delhi-based Rathi Steel and Power Limited (RSPL) and its three top officials.

Apr 29, 2015, 19:36 PM IST

Coal scam: Court warns JIPL director, cancels NBW against him

A special court Wednesday cancelled a non-bailable warrant issued against Director of Jharkhand Ispat Pvt Ltd R C Rungta, who is an accused in a coal block allocation case, after he appeared before it.

Apr 29, 2015, 19:35 PM IST

Govt to continue coal block auctions: Official

The government would continue coal block auctions to meet the demand as nearly 19,000 MW of thermal projects are stuck for want of fuel linkages, a senior government official said Tuesday.

Apr 28, 2015, 22:53 PM IST

Coal scam: Awaiting response on issue of sanction, says CBI

CBI has informed a special court that response of competent authority was still awaited on the issue of granting sanction to prosecute government servants allegedly involved in two separate cases lodged in coal blocks allocation scam.

Apr 28, 2015, 20:20 PM IST

Govt withdraws old Coal Mines Bill from RS

A bill on allocation of coal mines, which became infructuous after the passage of a similar bill in Parliament this year, was withdrawn from Rajya Sabha Monday.

Apr 27, 2015, 20:43 PM IST

'Set up evacuation mechanism, rail infra for 1 bn tonne coal'

"The Committee notes that CIL has set for itself an ambitious plan of one billion tonne coal production by the year 2020," the Standing Committee on Coal and Steel said.

Apr 26, 2015, 11:53 AM IST

Coal blocks: Decision on bank guarantees as per states' views

A decision on bank guarantees provided by the previous allottees for 130 coal block would be taken after considering the views expressed by the state governments in this regard to an inter-ministerial panel.

Apr 23, 2015, 21:36 PM IST

Coal scam: Sanction to try two govt servants awaited, says CBI

The CBI Wednesday told a special court that it is awaiting sanction from the competent authority to prosecute two public servants who have been summoned as accused in a coal blocks allocation scam case.

Apr 22, 2015, 19:26 PM IST

Coal mine auction: Third round likely next month

The third round of coal block auction may get off the ground next month, a top official said Monday.

Apr 20, 2015, 23:03 PM IST

'Centre to form JVs with states for coal evacuation'

The government Monday said it will form JVs with mineral-rich states for faster evacuation and transportation of coal to fuel power plants and make available cheaper electricity for the people.

Apr 20, 2015, 22:26 PM IST

UMPPs, NTPC, a few others asked to update captive mines status

Quarterly progress report on development of captive coal block and associated end-use project is to be submitted for monitoring by Coal Ministry, Coal Controller Office said a letter to UMPPs, prior mine allotees and NTPC

Apr 19, 2015, 15:06 PM IST

Govt approves transfer of coal linkage of TPS to new plant

Government has approved the transfer of existing coal linkage of Panipat Thermal Power Station (TPS) to a new super critical plant at the same location in Haryana.

Apr 17, 2015, 16:18 PM IST

Coal imports jump 34 percent in 2014/15

Coal Secretary Anil Swarup estimated imports of 200 million tonnes for 2014/15 and 160 million tonnes for the 2015/16 fiscal year.

Apr 14, 2015, 16:55 PM IST

CIL to import about 2 MT of coal in FY16

State-owned Coal India will import about 2 million tonnes of coal, to be supplied to power producers, in the current fiscal.

Apr 14, 2015, 15:52 PM IST

Odisha rail project for coal likely to complete by 2017: CIL

Coal India on Monday said the critical Jharsuguda-Barpali railway link project in Odisha to facilitate faster transportation of coal is likely to be completed by 2017.

Apr 13, 2015, 20:19 PM IST

State power firms to import 52 MT coal in FY16

State-owned power generation companies will import about 52 million tonnes of coal, accounting for 70 percent of total dry fuel imports by power firms in the current fiscal, to meet their requirements.

Apr 12, 2015, 13:31 PM IST

Pay CIL 3 months holding cost for coal stock: HC to ESCL

The Delhi High Court has suggested a steel company to consider depositing three months' holding charges with Coal India Ltd (CIL) towards safety and security of 78,000 metric tonne of coal rejects left behind by it at a mine in Jharkhand.

Apr 12, 2015, 10:51 AM IST

Transparent coal auctions appreciated: Piyush Goyal

Power and coal minister Piyush Goyal on Thursday said the transparent coal auction process was being appreciated the world over and it was a new beginning in the development history of the country.

Apr 09, 2015, 15:22 PM IST

Electrosteel Castings hands over coal block to CIL arm

Electrosteel Castings on Wednesday said that it has handed over Parbatpur coal block in Jharkhand along with other assets to BCCL, a subsidiary of Coal India.

Apr 08, 2015, 20:56 PM IST