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 …
Environment minister Jairam Ramesh on Wednesday cleared six coal blocks, including five in ‘no go' areas, in Orissa. This was the second time in a week that the environment ministry has shown a softening in stance about coal blocks caught in green hurdles. Of the six blocks, three (Meenakshi-A, B …
Blocks not actually within the biodiversity-rich region, he says The bastion of Hasdeo-Arand has finally been broken. One year after saying that the coalfields of this heavily-forested, mineral rich region of Chhattisgarh would never be open to miners, Environment Minister Jairam Ramesh has finally granted a stage-I forest clearance to …
The Government has sought technical cooperation with the Government of Poland in the field of coal and lignite mining and also asked companies from the European country to invest in India. The Coal Minister, Mr Sriprakash Jaiswal, who met the Poland Deputy Prime Minister, Mr Waldemar Pawlak, yesterday, also discussed …
JAIPUR: Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot, who was in Delhi on Saturday, met Union environment minister Jairam Ramesh requesting him to expedite allotment of captive coal blocks for the power projects being set up in the state. Ramesh said a solution would soon be worked out. Gehlot on Friday had met …
After the power ministry, the steel ministry has come down heavily on Coal India Limited (CIL) for continuing with its e-auctioning system, arguing that the state-run mining behemoth had no reason to auction 10 per cent of its production as it is unable to meet the requirements of various sectors. …
New Delhi Concerned over delays in execution of projects due to inter-ministerial differences, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh has called a high-level meeting to resolve issues like coal shortages and environment clearances with the respective ministers on July 1.
Power ministry has asked environment ministry to withdraw a recent directive that requires projects to secure forest clearances before beginning other work. The power ministry has said this directive would delay development of thermal and hydropower projects. Before the environment ministry
Unable to meet many of its supply commitments, state-owned Coal India Ltd (CIL) has sought an amendment to the New Coal Distribution Policy (NCDP) of 2007. CIL
The coal ministry on Thursday issued orders to revoke mining licences of five blocks of NTPC, Damodar Valley Corp and Jharkhand State Electricity Board with combined reserves of 1,000 million tonnes. The power ministry would take up the issue with coal ministry and higher authorities, a senior official said. Three …
A group of ministers headed by Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee has agreed to a proposal for Cabinet scrutiny of infrastructure projects rejected by the Environment Ministry in dense forest areas. The move could open up more forest areas for coal mining. However, the compromise will not impact protected areas, such …
New Delhi Prime Minister Manmohan Singh will meet road transport and highway minister CP Joshi on Wednesday as the economist turned head-of-state makes a first-hand assessment of the pace of the nation's infrastructure development. After assuming charge of the ministry in January this year, Joshi had said his main focus …
The widening demand-supply gap and depleting production of Coal India Limited has compelled the coal ministry to overhaul the national coal distribution policy. If the ministry has its way then soon a new distribution policy would be in place to serve the comprehensive coal linkage needs of core and non-core …
Prime Minister Manmohan Singh has convened a meeting on June 9 to discuss the continued shortage of coal, the poor performance of the power sector and the ways and means to give a big thrust to the infrastructure sector in the remaining part of the XI Plan. The meeting was …
The Union Coal Ministry has outrightly rejected the proposal of the Union Power Ministry to stop e-auction of coal pleading that the e-route for selling coal needs to be continued to meet the demands of small users.
The New Coal Distribution Policy (NCDP) announced in October 2007 is in for review and a possible recast. A meeting with all the stakeholders and the user groups has been called early next month. Confirming this, Alok Perti, Additional Secretary in the Union Coal Ministry, indicated here on Wednesday that …
New Delhi: Coal minister Sriprakash Jaiswal appears to have mastered the art of getting his way with other ministries. After taking to the Cabinet his fight against environment minister Jairam Ramesh
Competitive bidding round for coal blocks to be held soon, says minister Union Minister for Coal Sriparakash Jaiswal ruled out scrapping e-auction of coal on Tuesday, rejecting the demand of the Power Ministry. The Power Ministry had said last week that e-auctions should be stopped until enough coal is supplied …
The rising shortfall in coal production, projected at 142 million tonnes in the current year, has raised concerns about the slowing down of power generation in the country. Prime Minister Manmohan Singh is stepping in to review the situation, and deal with the impediments that is facing coal and power …
