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 …
A fresh round of war-of-words has broken out between the coal and environment ministries on bailing out coal-bearing areas from the Comprehensive Environmental Pollution Index (CEPI), even as both are already locked in a bitter war over the issue of
THE government is expected to set up an empowered group of ministers to resolve the vexed issue of coal mining projects in forest areas, where the environment ministry has categorized
The coal sector has played a key role in India's emergence as a global economic power. Minister of State for Coal Sriprakash Jaiswal, who also handles the Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation, fully understands the weight of expectations and the challenges faced by the coal sector. He has managed …
This Report of the Standing Committee deals with Action Taken by the Government on the Observations/Recommendations contained in the Thirty-fifth Report (Fourteenth Lok Sabha) of the Standing Committee on Coal and Steel (2008-09) on `Rehabilitation and Resettlement by Coal India Limited? of the Ministry of Coal which was presented to …
The government has identified about 75 additional coal blocks, which would be put up for auctioning through the proposed competitive bidding process. But, there is likely to be a major difference in allocation this time as the Centre intends to secure green clearances forehand before the bids are announced. According …
The coal ministry has allowed Reliance Power (R-Power) to reassign 26 million tonnes per annum (mtpa) of coal from the Tilaiya ultra-mega power project (UMPP) coal blocks in Jharkhand. The permission has come even as the government, Tata Power and R-Power are locked in a legal battle in the Supreme …
The coal ministry has issued a show cause to Andhra Pradesh Mineral Development Corporation for de-allocation of the Suliyari Belwar coal block as it has failed to develop it. The company was allocated the block in 2007. However, the ministry found that except for submission of a bank guarantee, no …
Rallies Support From End-Users As It Seeks Unrestricted Mining THE coal ministry is reaching out to other ministries to put an end to the exercise of classifying coal fields into
PSU, other govt bodies told to explain delay on developing the concessions for years. The Union government has threatened to cancel coal block allocations to eight companies, including the country
PSU to complete Rs 15,000-crore project in three years The Punjab government has allotted the biggest thermal power plant being set up in Gidderbaha to National Thermal Power Corporation Limited (NTPC). The two sides signed a memorandum of understanding in this regard on Thursday. According to the agreement, NTPC will …
As an expanding economy looks for fuel for further growth, India needs to raise its coal production. But Sriprakash Jaiswal, minister of state (indpendent charge) for coal, faces challenges from the Maoists as well as form environmental lobbies. In an interview, Jaiswal discusses his plans to meet these challenges and …
Firing another salvo at the Ministry of Environment and Forests (MoEF) for not according timely clearances to coal projects, the Coal Ministry has decided to soon seek the union cabinet
Sujay Mehdudia NEW DELHI: The Prime Minister's Office (PMO)-appointed panel is understood to have sought the intervention of the Union Cabinet to take a call on classification of coal bearing areas in the country as no mining zones and providing for alternative coal blocks to those who have been affected …
