Govt to auction 9 coal blocks in 4th round
Government has added another coal block to the list of mines to be auctioned in the fourth round next month, taking the total number of blocks on sale to nine.
Dec 10, 2015, 16:04 PM ISTIndia won't need coal imports by 2017: Piyush Goyal
In September the import of dry fuel dropped by 27.16 per cent to 12.6 MT on rise in domestic production.
Nov 16, 2015, 15:10 PM ISTIndia rejects low winning bids for 4 "outlier" coal mines
Although the winning bids for the nine mines were the highest in their individual auctions, they were low by comparison with the winning bids for other similar blocks.
Mar 21, 2015, 09:32 AM ISTCoal India to import around 2 LT of coal
State-owned Coal India Ltd (CIL) will import around 2 lakh tonnes of coal either next month or in March for suppling it to power plants.
Jan 09, 2015, 15:13 PM ISTIndia to allow foreign firms mine and sell coal: Coal secretary
India will allow locally registered foreign firms to mine and sell coal when commercial mining is permitted as part of the opening up of the nationalised industry after four decades, Coal Secretary Anil Swarup told Reuters.
Nov 20, 2014, 16:03 PM ISTGoyal says possible to stop imports of thermal coal in 2-3 years
Piyush Goyal said at a conference that India, the world`s third largest importer of coal, will nearly double its production to 1 billion tonnes by 2019.
Nov 12, 2014, 12:38 PM ISTModi takes first bite at coal to end India's power mess
India could allow commercial coal mining by foreign companies if they set up units in the country, opening the door for global giants like Rio Tinto to access the world`s fifth-largest coal reserves, a source familiar with the matter said.
Oct 22, 2014, 17:05 PM ISTForeign firms with India units could mine, sell coal: Source
India could allow commercial coal mining by foreign companies if they set up units in the country.
Oct 22, 2014, 12:52 PM ISTCoal imports up 19% in September
Coal imports have increased by about 19 percent to 16 million tonnes in September over the year-ago period as power plants are facing severe fuel crunch.
Oct 07, 2014, 19:42 PM ISTIndia group ICVL to nearly triple coal output from mine bought from Rio Tinto
Rio Tinto said on Wednesday it would sell the Benga mine and other projects in Tete province it bought via a $4 billion acquisition of Riversdale Mining in 2011 for just $50 million to the group.
Aug 01, 2014, 09:55 AM ISTICVL to buy Rio Tinto's coal assets in Mozambique for $50 mn
The acquisition will be the first of ICVL since its inception in 2009.
Jul 30, 2014, 13:10 PM IST