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 …
Rajasthan Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot on Friday requested Union Coal Minister Sriprakash Jaiswal to promptly allocate coal linkages and coal blocks to the State for its ambitious power projects. He pointed out that the State had accorded the highest priority to power generation in its Annual Plan this year. Mr. …
New Delhi As part of the energy sector reforms, government is trying to evolve a consensus on commercial mining of coal to promote development of the sector, coal minister Sriprakash Jaiswal said on Thursday.
Environment and forests minister Jairam Ramesh has proposed that the MoEF and the coal ministry jointly ascertain the environmental sensitivity of the 58 coal blocks being bid out. The said blocks have estimated reserves of 19,000 million tonnes and are likely to be allocated by May end. In an April …
The Union government may make it mandatory for coal mining companies to spend a part of their net profit on the welfare of local people affected by the activities. The move, a part of the competitive bidding guidelines being framed by the coal ministry, is in line with the ongoing …
The Union coal ministry has demanded changes in a controversial provision in the new mining legislation which asks companies to share, with local residents affected or displaced by a project, an amount equal to the royalty paid if higher than 26 per cent of their profits. The ministry is worried …
Prime Minister Manmohan Singh has stepped in to end the bitter turf war between the coal ministry and state-run National Thermal Power Corporation (NTPC) over the relocation of the PSU
Jamshedpur The coal ministry will soon cancel licences of those who were allotted coal blocks but haven't taken steps to begin production. Speaking to newspersons here on Wednesday after accepting the Michael John Gold Medal jointly from Tata Steel managing director H M Nerurkar and Tata Workers
If you believe the financial press, one of the biggest environmental stories this past year has been the question of "go" and "no go" areas for coal mining. It looks like a typical clash between the "green lobby" represented by the Environment Ministry (supported by environmental NGOs) and the so-called …
With the ministry of environment and forests expressing its willingness to walk the extra mile for expediting green clearances to stranded coal projects, the coal ministry is now keen to take the former on board for forehand clearances for 52 fresh coal blocks. The blocks are to be offered through …
The Planning Commission has said that steps for ensuring domestic coal production for the Eleventh and Twelfth Plan period should be allowed to go unhindered. This forms part of the recommendations of the Plan panel submitted to the Group of Ministers headed by Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee, which is considering …
With no solution emerging out of the earlier deliberations, the group of ministers (GoM), set up by the government to sort out issues related to coal mining in No-Go areas, as classified by the Ministry of Environment and Forests (MoEF), is meeting tomorrow. This is the second meeting of the …
India can generate 150 GW from wind, small hydro & biomass India should look at renewable energy to meet its power needs, Environment Minister Jairam Ramesh has said. In a letter to Prime Minister Manmohan Singh last week, Ramesh drew his attention to a World Bank report on renewable energy …
