Mining projects

Sixteen CIL projects get green nod in current fiscal

The clearances come at a time when the government has set an ambitious one billion tonne production target for Coal India Ltd (CIL) in the next five years.

Dec 03, 2015, 17:59 PM IST

Australia moves to reduce legal challenges to mining projects

Australia plans to change the law to stop environmental groups from launching "endless legal sabotage" against developments, Prime Minister Tony Abbott said Wednesday after a court this month blocked a massive India- backed mine.

Aug 19, 2015, 19:47 PM IST

Some Coal India mines may be run by foreign firms: Goyal

Goyal said that the government had approved 15 projects for Coal India, with total combined annual capacity of 136 million tonnes.

Jul 31, 2014, 19:48 PM IST