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 …
Government is working on creating a single-window mechanism for granting faster regulatory clearances to boost coal, steel and power production. Following an inter-ministerial coordination meeting, Coal and Power Minister Piyush Goyal said the environment ministry would come out with a draft on coal mines located in areas designated as "inviolate" …
NEW DELHI: The Coal Ministry has asked Central Coalfields Ltd, a CIL subsidiary, to provide details of its 14 projects that are awaiting clearances, including those pertaining to environment and forest. Coal India Ltd (CIL) has made presentation before Coal and Power Minister Piyush Goyal on its projects awaiting environment …
Karnataka’s e-portal to track public/private sector projects inaugurated Starting July 1, all forest clearances for industry and infrastructure projects will go online, to be followed by online environmental approvals from September 1, Anil Swarup, Additional Secretary, Union Cabinet Secretariat, said here on Tuesday. Inaugurating the Karnataka Government’s e-portal to track …
The coal ministry plans to auction about 25 coal blocks that were taken back from private firms over delays in developing them. These blocks have not attracted lawsuits so far. The recalled blocks mainly consist of small mines but do include some big ones like Mahal and Rajbar in Jharkhand, …
The coal ministry wants to focus on the implementation of three critical rail links for evacuation, seek quicker environmental clearances and speed development of captive coal blocks. This it said in a presentation to Prime Minister Narendra Modi. According to sources, the ministry said the proposal of opening the coal …
New Delhi : Given the widening coal demand-supply mismatch, officials of the coal ministry have requested the new minister Piyush Goyal to pitch for the opening up commercial coal mining to the private sector. The ministry officials in a presentation for the minister, which would also be put before PM, …
The Narendra Modi government is set to give a big push to India's power capacity addition programme by putting four 4,000 MW ultra-mega projects (UMPPs) up for bidding in its first year in office. Apart from the UMPPs at Bedabahal in Odisha and Cheyyur in Tamil Nadu, where the Power …
New Delhi : The National Green Tribunal (NGT) on Wednesday sought replies from Mahan Coal limited, a subsidiary of Essar Power and Hindalco, on a plea saying that a recent order approving diversion of 967 hectares of forest land in Madhya Pradesh is in violation of forest and environment laws. …
The state Industry department has selected to review the progress of nearly 30 land acquisition projects in Sundergarh, Sambalpur and Jharsuguda districts including projects related to steel and coal mines this month. Vishal Dev, the the state industry secretary is scheduled to visit these districts on 24 and 25 April …
National Green Tribunal Principal Bench, New Delhi has instructed Chief Secretary of the Government of Meghalaya to ensure that illegal rat-hole mining is stopped within the areas of Meghalaya. Read text of this 4-page landmark interim order passed by Justice P. Jyothimani and Justice M.S. Nambiar in response to the …
The government has decided to give firms, including JSPL and Tata Steel, more time to seek clearances from Environment Ministry and furnish proof on the same to Coal Ministry by December 1, failing which their mines would be deallocated. "Accordingly, you are advised to take necessary steps for obtaining FC …
Thermal power producers have yet again missed the 100% fly ash utilisation target set by the environment ministry, reporting underutilisation for the third straight year amid policy confusion over dumping of the effluent. Although the proportion of fly ash utilisation in 2012-13 increased by 3% from a year ago, the …
Worried over CBI inquiry into coal block allocations delaying the expansion work of Odisha Power Generation Corporation (OPGC), its only energy PSU, Orissa has sought coal ministry’s intervention in getting previous approval for Manoharpur coal blocks. CBI is currently investigating alleged irregularities in awarding five coal blocks to three state-run …
This development follows the Coal Ministry in December last year seeking explanation from NTPC for slow progress of the mine State-owned NTPC's coal mine in Odisha has been recommended for green clearance by an Environment Ministry panel, subject to conditions. "The Committee (Expert Appraisal Committee) after deliberations of the submissions …
ArcelorMittal today said it has voluntarily surrendered its stakes in 2 coal blocks, Rampia and Dip side of Rampia, following its decision to exit from the USD 12 billion steel project in Odisha in July last year. Accordingly, the company had informed the government about its decision to surrender stakes …
New Delhi : Even as the bill for setting up a statutory coal regulator, albeit with no power to regulate sale of coal or fix its prices, is with Parliament, the Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs (CCEA) on Thursday approved its formation through an executive order. Analysts feel the move …
The companies are crying foul over the cancellation of 25 blocks held by 68 firms over the past two days. With a few of them mulling legal recourse, the stage is set for a long-drawn battle over the issue. Among the large companies whose blocks have been axed by the …
The Government has decided to take back coal mines awarded to some 50 companies, including Adani Power, JSPL, Tata Group, Rungta Mines, Arcelor Mittal, Lanco, Hindalco and GMR. This could spell big trouble for companies that have invested in end-use projects, as they will now be left without a fuel …
Eight of these blocks are part of the 61 captive coal acreages allocated to private companies post 2005 Acting on the recommendations of a high-level inter-ministerial panel, the coal ministry on Monday cancelled 10 coal blocks allocated to 18 companies including Adani Power, Jindal Steel and Power (JSPL), Rungta Mines …
Coal secretary also said that since the IMG on coal blocks will be required to assess the situation with regard to grant of FC within a reasonable time period, it is considered necessary to co-opt a representative of MoEF on the panel The coal ministry has asked the environment ministry …
