Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of In Re: News Item Titled "Neglected Katora Houz in Hyderabad’s Golconda Fort Cries for attention appearing in ‘The Siasat Daily’ dated 25 May 2025". The application was registered suo-motu based on the news item titled “Neglected Katora Houz in Hyderabad’s …
New Delhi: Naveen Jindal, promoter of Jindal Steel and Power Limited (JSPL), came under heavy artillery fire from the opposition for charging higher tariff for power he generates from the Raigarh plant in Chhattisgarh using coal allocated to him free by the government. Reacting to a report in TOI on …
On August 30, relay hunger strikes by villagers against a proposed 2,640MW coal-fired thermal power plant at Sompeta in Srikakulam district of Andhra Pradesh would touch the 1,000-day mark. Another strike at Vadditandra, about 70km from Sompeta, where a similar power plant is being planned, would cross the 750-day mark …
Agency to raid more cos and question people with doubtful credentials who have bagged blocks The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) is expected to deepen its probe into the controversial allotment of coal blocks, raid more companies, and question people for bagging lucrative coal blocks despite having doubtful credentials. The …
The biggest collateral damage in the witch-hunt against undeserving firms that were allocated coal blocks by the UPA is that some deserving candidates could find themselves facing the short end of the stick if the government were to succumb to the growing clamour for en-masse cancellations. It needs to be …
The Rs 9,600-crore project would need about 1,030 acres State-run NTPC has said it would go ahead with the 1,600 Mw (2x 800 Mw) Katwa project in West Bengal. It, however, added it had shelved plans to purchase the land directly. Earlier, NTPC had, for the first time, decided to …
ANGUL: Even as the country is in the grip of the coalgate fever, India’s second largest power plant at Kaniha has shut down a 500-MW unit due to coal shortage. The power generation at the plant which normally stands at 3,000 MW a day has plummeted to anything between 1,300 …
NTPC is awaiting nod from the Arunachal Pradesh government for its proposed Rs 1 lakh crore hydro power project, a top company official said Tuesday. As per its policy, the state government is believed to have asked NTPC to make an upfront payment of about Rs 400 crore for setting …
Govt has already issued notices to 58 blocks: 33 allotted to govt firms & 25 to pvt entities Amid the raging row over coal block allocation, as many as 90 mines face the threat of de-allocation as these are under scanner for non-production. Of these, 58 coal blocks are in …
Government on Monday ruled out cancellation of any coal block allocation till the inter- ministerial group (IMG), constituted to review the issue, submits its report. “We have constituted the IMG, which is reviewing 58 coal blocks. It has been asked to submit its report in a time-bound manner and latest …
Kolkata The Coal India (CIL) board on Friday cleared the new model fuel supply agreement (FSA), specifying some conditions. After an eight-hour board meeting, CIL chairman S Narsing Rao told reporters that as of now, the board has cleared the new FSA in terms of supplying imported coal to consumers …
Amid controversy over coal block allocation, the Government may take a final call next month on the fate of 58 mines, which companies have failed to develop, as Coal Minister Sriprakash Jaiswal has directed officials to submit a final report on their status by September 15. The Government in April …
State-run power producer NTPC Ltd’s overseas plans are likely to take a new turn this year. According to sources, work on its Sri Lanka project is likely to start by year- end, while an environmental impact study is going on for its Bangladesh project. Last year, both NTPC and the …
The State is likely to get some relief from the power crisis in the coming days with the Centre reportedly asking the Coal India and Singareni Collieries Company managements to ensure supply of coal for generating 350 MW power to the fuel-starved thermal generation stations at Simhadri and Ramagundam. Though …
The Vallur thermal power project, a joint venture project of the erstwhile Tamil Nadu Electricity Board (TNEB) and the NTPC, should have supplied at least 375 megawatt of electricity to Tamil Nadu nearly two years ago – October 2010. The State should have got another 375 MW from the project …
Reforms, competition in distribution and ending coal monopoly are the only antidotes to power failures The power failure in India on July 30-31 was big news in US media. When the radio and TV stations began calling with the question whether this spelt the end to India’s claims to global-power …
Andhra Pradesh is facing a power crisis: on August 20, the state ran a deficit of 67 million units and the government has announced indefinite power cuts to industry, blaming shortage of generation due to insufficient rainfall. If that wasn’t enough, at least 12 power plant units have flamed out. …
LUCKNOW: In an attempt that is sure to add some glitter to Eid festivities, the state government is all set switch on four units with a combined capacity of 1,100 MW at different power plants on Monday. This will not only ease the ever-stressed northern grid, but also usher in …
THE WORLD’S biggest grid failure has put the green ministry in the dock yet again. India’s power shortage is between 10-13 percent and power projects are apparently held up due to delay in environment clearances (EC). So to many, the Ministry of Environment and Forests (MoEF) is the villain in …
CAG report points the finger at Manmohan for discrepancies Reeling under the impact of several scams, including 2G spectrum allocation, UPA-II was buffeted on Friday by another serious allegation that it had caused a Rs. 1.86- lakh crore loss to the exchequer by not ensuring transparency in coal blocks allocation …
The Comptroller and Auditor General (CAG) said Anil Ambani’s Reliance Power gained Rs 29,033 crore by diverting coal from its Sasan project to Chitrgani project, both in Madhya Pradesh. The CAG report on the award of ultra mega power projects (UMPP) was tabled in Parliament today. CAG has also sought …
