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 Union coal ministry today issued a draft of the guidelines being framed for putting in place a competitive bidding regime for allocating coal blocks in the country. Competitive bidding will replace the current practice of allocating blocks to the private sector for notified captive use based on recommendations of …
Fearing that mega projects on coal belts would sterile at least 20 billion tonne of the dry-fuel reserves, the coal ministry has proposed forming an experts' panel by June 30 that will suggest it how to check such a move. "It is proposed to form an expert committee by June …
BLACK GOLD Reserves of18,600 million tonnes lie in the coal belts of seven states of the country A total of 58 coal blocks with over 18,600 million tonnes of reserves would go under hammer in the first round of competitive bidding to be initiated by the coal ministry in six …
GoM, headed by Pranab Mukherjee, was scheduled to meet on Friday The Government has deferred a meeting of a group of ministers that will classify forests into
A govt panel has also suggested invoking of bank guarantees submitted by 7 cos & warnings to 33 firms SUCHETANA RAY & SARITA C SINGH NEW DELHI The government may revoke allocation of 31 coal blocks held by Tata Steel, NTPC, JSW Steel, Jindal Power & Steel, Hindalco and 21 …
The system of Comprehensive Environmental Pollution Index (CEPI) devised by the ministry of environment and forests (MoEF) could adversely effect the overall energy security and impede long-term growth, the Planning Commission has said. It has asked the MoEF to focus on the
Shortfall in coal supply may touch 269 million tonnes by 2021-22, from the current level of around 80 million tonnes as domestic producers fail to keep up with the growing demand for the commodity. The demand for coal in 2021-22 is projected to be around 1,353 million tonnes as against …
Illegal mining and theft of coal in India has become a wide spread phenomenon in the coal bearing states, particularly in CCL, BCCL & ECL lease hold areas. Illegal mining can be defined as mining carried out in contravention of any of the provisions of the applicable Acts, rules & …
Despite many competing alternatives, coal continues to be the prime source of energy for the Indian industry. Although the country has abundant coal reserves, production of this fuel is not keeping pace with the sharp increase in demand. One reason for this is the fact that a major part of …
New Delhi: Union environment minister Jairam Ramesh would dilute environmental norms to allow 16 coal projects to take off, coal minister Sriprakash Jaiswal said on Tuesday. Jairam Ramesh had not taken a decision by the evening but he wrote a letter to Prime Minister Manmohan Singh apprising him of the …
Ahead of a Pranab Mukherjee-chaired group of ministers (GoM) meet on Friday, environment and forests minister Jairam Ramesh has climbed down from his consistently firm and stated position by agreeing to relax the comprehensive environment pollution index (CEPI), that in turn will free up a string of 16 coal projects. …
The Union ministry of environment and forests has reiterated its stand against mining in coal fields demarcated 'no-go' zones. In response to the coal ministry's advice to allow mining in all coal-bearing areas, the environment ministry said it will be against the letter and spirit of the Forest Conservation Act. …
New Delhi: A second round of meetings between the Union environment and coal ministers on Friday yielded some results though the contentious no-go zoning plan remained unresolved. It will now be taken to the meeting of the group of ministers headed by finance minister Pranab Mukherjee. Environment minister Jairam Ramesh …
Minister of coal Feb. 10: Minister of coal Sriprakash Jaiswal has scored a major victory over environment minister Jairam Ramesh by forcing him to agree to allow mining in the heavily forested
New Delhi: India Inc should brace to set aside some of its profit on corporate social responsibility (CSR). The ministry of company affairs, which is finalizing the new Companies Bill, has accepted a parliamentary standing committee
The government would give a special dispensation to state-owned entities such as NTPC for the development of captive blocks under a new policy to be announced within a week, coal minister Sriprakash Jaiswal told FE in an exclusive interview. The policy on development of captive blocks will, however, be tough …
Arguing that pelletisation was a definite way to contain the rising exports of iron ore, the steel ministry has asked the coal ministry to expressly consider granting assured long-term coal linkages to pellet plants and help lower the input cost of pelletisation process by incorporating suitable changes in the National …
