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 Comptroller and Auditor General of India (CAG) said the Union Territory of Puducherry and the Pondicherry Industrial Promotion Development and Investment Corporation Limited (PIPDIC) had lost an opportunity to obtain power at a reasonable cost due to hasty and irregular selection of a private partner and because of their …
Eligibility criteria relaxed for Jindal Steel & Power, say officials Though Coal Ministry is planning to take action against both private and public sector companies for not developing the coal blocks allocated to them over the past few years, it is learnt that some of these coal mines may have …
सुप्रीम कोर्ट ने कोल ब्लॉक आवंटन स्कैम में सीबीआई को सख्त निर्देश देते हुए कहा कि वह सरकार से कोई भी जानकारी साझा न करे। सुप्रीम कोर्ट ने दो टूक कहा कि आप सरकार से किसी भी सूरत में जांच रिपोर्ट साझा नहीं करें। कोर्ट ने यहां तक कहा कि …
Slamming the Centre for not cooperating with the CBI in its probe in the coal block scam, the Supreme Court on Wednesday asked it to file a “comprehensive” response to justify all 164 allocations. The court also asked the government to file a reply on whether it is necessary to …
Coal India (CIL) is planning to move court against the Madhya Pradesh government decision defining coal as a biological resource and warning of imposing a benefit-sharing levy on state-run coal companies, which the coal ministry has termed as “double taxation.” On January 11, the Madhya Pradesh government’s Biodiversity Board served …
Panel recommends only one new block for OTPCL The inter-ministerial committee (IMC) on coal has meted out a raw deal to Odisha, recommending only one out of four new coal blocks in the state in favour of its PSU, Odisha Thermal Power Corporation Ltd (OTPCL). Of the four new coal …
The committee may monitor development of coal block as well as production and utilisation of the coal in concerned end-use plant With development of coal blocks stuck largely due to procedural delays at the state level, the ministry of coal (MoC) has urged the coal bearing states to put in …
Thermal plant at Mukerian set to become a reality The proposed 1320 MW Mukerian thermal plant to be taken up for commissioning by Punjab State Power Corporation Limited (PSPCL) is set to become a reality with the Union Coal ministry allocating a 229 million tonne coal block in West Bengal …
Allocation would lead to an investment of Rs 1.6 lakh crore in the power sector More than a year after gross irregularities in coal allocation surfaced, raising a storm of controversy, the coal ministry on Wednesday allocated 14 coal blocks with reserves exceeding 8,311 million tonne (mt) to power sector …
Earlier CCEA nod on imported coal price to help hasten decision on these and 6 others The recent Cabinet decision on coal cost pass-through should enable quick clearance of at least half the 18 power projects to be considered on Wednesday by a sub-group of the Cabinet Committee on Investment …
The government has put 23 big-ticket power projects, which were stalled for want of fuel supply linkages and environmental clearances on fast track. These projects are estimated to generate 23,000 MW of power capacity across the country. In addition, over 1600 km of power transmission lines in central India have …
Coal India (CIL) faces an unprecedented task. The miner may now have to act as a bank for storing surplus coal produced from the captive mines of private power companies. The coal so banked, would be returned to the companies once their power projects are commissioned. On the recommendation of …
Amid delays in mine allocations in the wake of controversies shrouding the sector, coal minister Sriprakash Jaiswal on Friday announced the government would allocate 14 coal blocks to state-run firms within a week. "I am happy to announce that the coal blocks allocation to government firms (14 mines) will be …
However, pricing rights to remain with state-owned monopoly Coal India The government has approved setting up a regulator for the coal sector that will prescribe principles for price determination of the fuel while pricing rights remain with state-owned monopoly Coal India. The Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs (CCEA) on Thursday …
kolkata : The ministry of environment and forests (MoEF) has asked Central Mine Planning and Design Institute (CMPDI) to obtain prospecting licence for getting easy forest and environment clearances, crucial for increasing exploration activity for identifying new mineable coal reserves. India, at present, has an estimated proven coal reserve of …
Two former officials questioned; T.K.A. Nair’s statement to be recorded After procedural wrangles were ironed out, the CBI’s probe into Coalgate has now reached the Prime Minister’s Office (PMO) and its officials. Investigators have recorded statements of two former PMO officials, questioning them as witnesses in the questionable allocation of …
JSPL, Tata Power, Monnet Power, Jindal Photo in the dock The Ministry of Coal (MoC) has issued showcause notices to two more coal blocks in Odisha over delay in developing the mines, continuing its crackdown on non-serious allocatees. The coal blocks in question are Mandakini block jointly allocated to Tata …
The Coal Ministry has informed the Prime Minister’s Office (PMO) that out of the 69 power plants which are yet to enter into fuel supply pacts with state-run Coal India Ltd (CIL), 29 cases belong to NTPC and its joint ventures. “There are 131 cases of power plants/units which are...for …
Both required fresh clearance as coal availability was an issue The Expert Appraisal Committee (EAC) of the Union Environment and Forests Ministry has reiterated its recommendation, given three years ago, for granting environmental clearance for the Rs. 8,400-crore Udangudi supercritical thermal power project. The committee has also recommended environmental clearance …
Faced with prospects of a continued decline in economic activity, a tumbling rupee and falling investor interest, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh on Thursday directed the fast-tracking of infrastructure projects and unlocking of Rs. 7 lakh crore worth bank funded projects stuck for various reasons and lack of clearances at the …
