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 …
The second category included steel, cement and other specified end users including captive power producers who will get coal at prices to be notified separately Clearing the air over the role of Odisha Industrial Infrastructure Development Corporation (Idco) to acquire land for mining projects when its primary responsibility is to …
The Union ministry of coal has issued deallocation letters for eight coal blocks, giving effect to a recent decision taken by the Inter-Ministerial Group. “Government has issued letters for at least eight coal blocks given to a single company or jointly,” ministry sources said. Among companies affected by the deallocation …
The Ministry of Coal has issued de-allocation letters for eight coal blocks following a decision of the Inter-Ministerial Group. “The Government has issued letters for at least eight coal blocks given to a single company or jointly,” Ministry sources told PTI. Among the companies affected by the de-allocation are Grasim …
Another PIL has been filed in the Supreme Court seeking cancellation of all the coal blocks allotted to private companies since 1993 and a court-monitored CBI probe into the alleged scam involving over Rs 1 trillion. The petition has been filed by former Secretaries, including Cabinet Secretary TSR Subramanian, and …
Kolkata The inter-ministerial group on coal blocks will meet on November 5 and 6 to finalise the norms for allocation of 13 de-allocated coal blocks to private sector undertakings (PSUs), said coal minister Sriprakash Jaiswal at the 38th Coal India (CIL) foundation day. On further deallocation of coal blocks from …
New Delhi Power and steel ministries are holding consultations with Crisil on its draft report on fixing reserve prices for 54 coal blocks to be allocated through competitive bidding route. “Some of the ministries like steel and power and Planning Commission are holding consultations with Crisil on its draft report …
In a major relief for the National Democratic Alliance (NDA), the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) has ruled out any irregularities in coal block allocation between 1993-2004. The agency in September had registered a preliminary enquiry to probe coal block allocation between 1993-2004, which also focused on the period of …
Expansion of existing blocks was held up for environmental clearance, new blocks were either unexplored or partially explored For all the problems that plague thermal power plants across India -- coal stocks of just one week or projects struggling to come up for want of assured coal -- Coal India …
New Delhi With impasse over the price pooling mechanism of imported coal remaining unresolved, the Prime Minister's Office (PMO) has asked both Coal India and Central Electricity Authority to work on the issue. "The PMO has recently asked both CIL and CEA to sit and work on Price Pooling," a …
Proposal was mooted by coal and power ministries to curb profiteering by miners The law ministry has raised questions about the logic behind making rate-based bidding mandatory for coal miners. “The law ministry has asked the coal ministry whether rate-based bidding actually benefits consumers of power. The ministry is now …
New Delhi The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) is set to file a new set of FIRs in coal scam, implicating three companies. The agency is preparing to register three fresh cases in connection with its probe related to alleged irregularities in the allocation of captive coal blocks between 1993 …
So far, the govt has de-allocated 10 blocks and forfeited bank guarantees of 13 firms on the basis of recommendations made by an IMG The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) has alleged the Centre was being selective in cancelling coal block allocations. “The government is only de-allocating blocks with small reserves, …
Says Coal India is ready to sign at 80% trigger level, with 15% imported coal on cost-plus model The Coal Ministry today said it expects power utilities to sign fuel supply agreements (FSAs) with state-run Coal India (CIL) by November-end. "It is expected that power utilities will sign FSAs by …
New Delhi: The coal ministry will not restore the coal blocks that were taken away from staterun generation utility NTPC on grounds of delays in starting mining operations, even as production of black diamond rose 9% year-on-year in the April-October period. “It is not possible to give back the de-allocated …
Coal Minister Sriprakash Jaiswal today said states need a stronger mindset to put an end to illegal mining as the tackling of law and order was primarily in their hands. Jaiswal announced that the government had identified 54 new coal blocks with total geographical reserves of about 18.22 billion tonnes …
Mumbai The Children’s Investment Fund Management (TCI) confirmed on Thursday that it had sought R1,500 crore in compensation from the board of Coal India (CIL) for allegedly under-pricing coal that resulted in revenue losses running into crores. The UK-based fund has already filed a petition against the miner in the …
SHILLONG: The State Government has decided to enter into a joint venture to develop a thermal power project from coal sourced out from the Mandakini-B coal block located in Odisha. The decision to this effect was taken at a State Cabinet meeting held here on Thursday. Power Minister AT Mondal …
The coal ministry has asked all the coal-bearing states to plug existing loopholes in the process of allocation and development of reserves as part of the guidelines being finalised for competitive bidding of coal blocks. This includes limiting private ownership in joint ventures (JVs) of state mining corporations to less …
Coal India Ltd has slipped to production levels of last year raising concerns about its ability to push its output by 9 per cent after two years of flat production. The public sector company has loaded only 155 rakes per day in August, because of which coal stocks at several …
Says mine valuation should be based on global prices Research agency CRISIL has recommended linking the valuation of coal reserves to be put up for bidding to international prices. In its draft report on coal block auctioning, CRISIL has said giving subsidies for use of natural resources does not provide …
