Counter affidavit on behalf of Chief Municipal Engineer, Patna Nagar Nigam in the matter of Saurav Narayan Vs Bihar Pollution Control Board & Others dated May 20, 2025. The report said that the corporation has been diligently performing its statutory duties within the limitations of the available resources and infrastructure. …
Central thermal power utility NTPC has got an environmental clearance to double the capacity of imported coal brought through the inland waterways to its Farakka plant. In January, NTPC requested the environment ministry to extend the permission to import coal through National Waterway 1, using barges from Sagar to Farakka …
Of the 89 coal-based power units, 30 are operating with less than four days’ stock. Coal stock at Indian power plants has plummeted alarmingly to the lowest level in many years, making the country vulnerable to a blackout even if there is a small glitch in fuel supply or transportation. …
India’s state-owned power generator NTPC Ltd is still awaiting re-allocation of five of its coal mines allocations for which were cancelled earlier due to delays in production. The cancelled coal blocks, in addition to the other three awarded to the company, hold the key to the company’s future fuel securing …
Prices in Eastern Coalfields blocks may go up by 12%; power generation costs set to increase Public sector Coal India has hiked prices for non-coking coal mined from selected blocks in Western Coalfields by up to 15% The development comes after CIL rolled back the hike in prices of coal …
NTPC will not sign separate fuel supply agreements (FSAs) for new units and old units at the same power station as is now required by Coal India. It intends to sign the same set of contracts – the one it has already signed for some of its units. The company …
The power ministry has rung alarm bells saying shortage of coal has pushed 26 power plants into “super critical coal stock positions” — having stocks of barely seven days. And 44 are “critical,” with stocks for 15 days. It has sought the Committee of Secretaries’ (CoS’s) intervention to secure coal …
New Delhi: City may have to reel under power cuts on Monday if coal shortage continues to hit power plants. Delhi received up to 1,000 MW less power on Sunday leading to load shedding in many areas; but no crisis situation arose due to less demand as it was a …
BJP Lok Sabha MP from Godda (Jharkhand) Nishikant Dubey has written to Prime Minister Manmohan Singh, threatening to block coal mining operations of Coal India Ltd (CIL) and enforce economic blockade against the CIL and NTPC in Santhal Pargana region as these two are
A demand-supply mismatch has plunged the city and its neighbouring districts into prolonged periods of power-cuts that officials fear will continue for the next few days. To add to the residents
