Counter affidavit on behalf of the Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change (MoEFCC) in OA No 580 of 2022 Mukesh Singh Vs State of Uttar Pradesh & Others. The report dated May 13, 2025 related to the Khadia Opencast Coal Mine Expansion Project located in Sonbhadra, Uttar Pradesh, and …
Majority of the 42 coal blocks fall under the forest area The Coal Ministry has warned the government that the ambitious programme for exploration of 42 coal blocks identified for offer through competitive bidding during the XII Plan could be adversely hit unless the Ministry of Environment and Forests (MoEF) …
Sounding a strong warning, including severe shortage of coal for thermal power plants, the Coal Ministry has predicted serious implications for the southern States of Andhra Pradesh, Tamil Nadu and Karnataka and many northern and western States if important railway lines connecting coal fields in Jharkhand, Orissa and Chhattisgarh are …
In the absence of transport network and faster envt clearances, benefits will be limited After nearly 40 years of state ownership, the chorus of support for privatisation of coal mines is growing louder. With the economy ravenously short of coal to fire its power plants, and the state-owned Coal India …
Tata Steel has been asked by the Ministry of Environment and Forests panel to get forest clearances prior to seeking environment nod for its coal mining project in Jharkhand. The Coal Ministry allocated Ganeshpur Coalmine in Latehar, Jharkhand, having an production capacity of four million tonne per annum (normative), jointly …
This would boost NTPC's valuation ahead of its Rs 12,000 cr disinvestment this fiscal The Power Ministry is in constant touch with Coal Ministry to speed up the re-allocation of three mines to NTPC, which would boost the power producer's valuation ahead of its Rs 12,000 crore disinvestment this fiscal. …
State-run coal miner Coal India Ltd is heading for a restructuring, with the government on Monday inviting expressions of interest (EoI) from consultants to draw out a plan. The idea is to spin off CIL subsidiaries as independent entities to ramp up production by infusing competition. “It has been proposed …
The world's largest coal-based power plant is struggling to survive at the back of pricing problems On Monday, a high-level inter-ministerial panel will take a call on fuel supply for Adani Power’s Rs 25,000-crore imported coal-based power plant at Mundra in Gujarat. The infrastructure and mining major had asked the …
The steel ministry has said that there is no need to give any discount on the intrinsic value of coal blocks to steel companies to be auctioned through the impending competitive bidding process. The ministry’s move is in sharp contrast to the power ministry’s demand that the reserve price of …
The coal ministry today said 35 power firms have so far entered into fuel supply agreements (FSAs)with Coal India Limited (CIL), amid the government stating that most issues relating to such pacts have been resolved. The statement follows the government announcing last month that power companies are likely to ink …
Though the targets set were not met, the last two decades — particularly the later one — were marked by some revival of investor interest in the power industry, especially in the generation sector. The momentum, however, was partly lost in 2012 as fuel shortages and political arm-twisting led to …
Department of Public Enterprise has opposed a coal ministry proposal to provide performance related pay (PRP) from consolidated funds to executives of CIL arms that made losses in the relevant period. It has said this is not in conformity with norms and would soon send a note to Cabinet in …
Amid fuel supply issues, the Power Ministry has suggested that if power companies are penalised for delays in commercial operation of its units, the same should also apply for Coal India (CIL) for not supplying coal as per commitment. Such a recommendation from the Power Ministry comes at a time …
The state government has sought detail status of two coal blocks which were allotted jointly to Mahanadi Coalfields Ltd (MCL) and three other O P Jindal group firms seven years ago. “Information regarding the present status of the coal blocks and end use projects of the co-allocatees of the coal …
Amid fuel supply issues, the Power Ministry has suggested that if power companies are penalised for delays in commercial operation of its units, the same should also apply for CIL for not supplying coal as per commitment. Such a recommendation from the Power Ministry comes at a time when not …
During the year, govt also contemplated to open up sector for commercial mining Coal fired a minefield of controversies in 2012, fuelled by CAG estimates of a huge Rs 1.86 lakh crore loss for allocation of coal blocks to business houses without auction which served as fodder to the Opposition …
In its first meeting, the 14-member panel discussed eligibility criteria for coal block applicants An inter-ministerial panel today discussed the mechanism for allotting coal mines to public sector firms. The 14-member panel, headed by Coal Secretary AK Srivastava, in its first meeting also discussed the eligibility criteria for coal block …
Unresolved issues include whether to provide an 'in principle' environment clearance to the blocks on offer The Ministry of Environment and Forest (MoEF) has assured the Coal Ministry that it would examine the issue of whether in-principle environment and forest clearances can be granted to coal blocks that are to …
The Ministry of Environment and Forest (MoEF) has assured the Coal Ministry that it would examine the issue of whether in-principle environment and forest clearances can be granted to coal blocks that are to be put up for auction. Senior officials of coal ministry today met top officials of Environment …
After de-allocating three coal blocks- Utkal-D, Manadakini-B and Baitarani West allocated to Odisha PSUs, the Coal ministry has sought details of joint venture (JV) arrangements with private players and mode of selection of the JV partners. The coal ministry in a recent letter to Odisha chief secretary B K Patnaik, …
Amid persisting issues over fuel supplies for power projects, the coal ministry has set up an inter-ministerial panel to look into applications from government companies for allocation of coal blocks. The constitution of the new panel comes against the backdrop of prolonged tussle, primarily between coal and power ministries, over …
