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 Power and Coal Ministries have opposed a move by the Ministry of Environment and Forests (MoEF) to increase the compensation given for forest land diverted for construction and mining by over four times and want it to be rolled back to the present structure. The four-fold increase in …
New Delhi : The coal ministry has issued show-cause notices to eight firms, including Hindalco and Mahanadi Coalfields, and sought explanation from five, including JSW Steel, Tata Steel and Power Finance Corporation, for delays in starting production from the mines allocated to them. “You are hereby called upon to show …
The Coal Ministry has issued show-cause notices to eight firms, including Hindalco Industries and Mahanadi Coalfields, and sought explanation from five firms, including JSW Steel, Tata Steel and Power Finance Corp, for delays in commencing production from mines allocated to them. "You are hereby called upon to show cause, on …
Firms include JSPL, Hindustan Zinc The Coal Ministry has slap-ped show-cause notices on 14 firms, including Jindal Steel & Power Ltd (JSPL) and Hindustan Zinc, for delay in the development of the coal mines allocated to them for captive use. “You are hereby called upon to show cause, on each …
The centre plans to give mining approvals for captive coal blocks listed in the coal blocks allotment scandal with the rider that the permission would be revoked if a legal case is made or a CBI inquiry is launched against the licensee. The coal ministry is seeking the Cabinet Committee …
The Coal Ministry today cancelled Urtan North coal block allocated jointly to Jindal Steel and Power (JSPL) and Monnet Ispat & Energy Ltd for delays in the development of reserves. In another development, it issued a show-cause notice to Adani Power Ltd for not developing the coal mines allocated to …
RPG Industries, Hindalco, SAIL, Jindal Steel, Monnet Ispat, GVK Power and Jaiprakash Associates among companies summoned for review The coal ministry has threatened to cancel allocations of reserves held by six companies, including Essar Power, Rungta Mines and the state utilities of Madhya Pradesh and Jharkhand, as part of its …
The officers-in-charge of spending money on CSR activities must be made accountable for this failure to spend the CSR budget," said the Parliamentary Standing Committee on Coal and Steel, headed by Kalyan Banerjee in this report. Standing Committee on Coal and Steel present this Forty-Third Report (Fifteenth Lok Sabha) on …
New Delhi : Slamming the decision to de-allocate their coal blocks, Jindal Steel and Power and Monnet Ispat and Energy have blamed lack of government approvals and external factors such as naxal activities for not making enough progress in their mines. The two companies, whose 4 blocks figure in the …
New Delhi : Dogged by the unceasing sluggish progress in coal mining, the Centre has formed a jumbo panel of officials from associated ministries, including environment and forests as well as of coal-producing states to ensure “timely and early completion of procedures” at all levels. The Central Coordination Committee, formed …
Under new method, ministry is ranking companies on different parameters Amid allegations of irregularity in coal block allocations, the coal ministry is being extremely cautious in the case of new allocations. Under a new method, the ministry is ranking companies on half a dozen parameters, before selecting the most suitable …
The controversy surrounding the clearances given to the Mahan and Chhatrasal coal blocks that are located within forested areas in Madhya Pradesh illustrates the continuing tussle between environment and conservation on one side and regulatory trade-offs in the interests of speedier economic growth on the other. It also exposes the …
The special purpose vehicles (SPVs) formed to implement the upcoming ultra mega power projects in Orissa and Tamil Nadu will not be given ownership rights on allocated coal blocks as was the case in UMPPs like Sasan and Tilaiya bid out earlier by the Centre. Sources said these rights will …
CIL and its subsidiary coal companies are reporting negative coal balance, therefore there is no scope for issue of any new LoA, says Coal Ministry The Coal Ministry has rejected the Power Ministry's request to grant linkages for GVK Power's 540 MW plant in Punjab saying that state-owned CIL has …
Bids invited based on production-linked multiple; company quoting the highest multiple to become preferred bidder Amid controversy surrounding the allocation of coal blocks to private companies, the Union Cabinet on Tuesday gave its approval for new allocation policies that would govern the auctioning of coal reserves and shale gas acreages …
New Delhi: Yet to solve the mystery behind missing files on coal block allocations, the coal ministry on Monday courted fresh trouble as it admitted before the Supreme Court on Monday that five coalfields were allotted to private parties during 1993-2005 in breach of 1992 guidelines. The affidavit said, “Out …
The government is likely to consider coal blocks auction policy for private steel, cement and power firms on Tuesday. The policy, if cleared, will pave way for allotment of coalmines through competitive bidding for the first time. The cabinet committee on economic affairs (CCEA) will take up the policy and …
The Supreme Court on Wednesday asked the government to explain the quantum of coal allocations made to companies after it was alleged that the firms were allotted almost twice the requirement. It also asked attorney general GE Vahanvati to explain the states’ role in allocation of coal blocks and what …
The Cabinet Committee on Investment (CCI) is likely to set the ball rolling for 28 stalled mega power projects, involving investments of Rs 1,72,000 crore, on Monday. These projects, slated for discussion at the CCI meeting, are expected to get cleared. Though their real impact on growth might be visible …
The coal ministry has started groundwork to auction coal blocks after receiving provisional clearance from the ministry of environment and forests, a senior ministry official said. The environment ministry has issued a ‘comfort letter’, which gives provisional green clearance for the coal blocks but does not guarantee the same. “We …
