Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of News Item titled "2 killed in blast at illegal cracker unit in Thanjavur appearing in The Hindu dated 19.05.2025". The application is registered suo-motu on the basis of the news item titled 2 killed in blast at illegal cracker unit …
To improve the power situation, the Union Coal Ministry has despatched fresh stocks of coal to power stations across the country. It has also advised coal companies to ensure priority movement of the dry fuel to power stations to improve generation. A total of 141 rakes were despatched to the …
In the context of the formulation of XII Five Year Plan (2012-17), the Planning Commission, has constituted a Working Group on Coal & Lignite under the chairmanship of Secretary, Ministry of Coal. This is the report of the working group on Coal & Lignite for formulation of Twelfth Five Year …
The shine’s come off India’s factory output data in recent times. In August, industrial production rose a lower-than-expected 4.1%, the slowdown manifesting in nearly all sectors. It now looks as if the lights are about to go off, literally. There have been rolling blackouts across the country courtesy coal supply …
New Delhi:The Union Cabinet is set to approve a law that will provide more rights to tribals for the beginning and end of mining activity besides providing Rs 10,000 crore annually to 60 tribal-dominated districts. The bill for the new mining law and the repeal of the Mines and Minerals …
TALCHER: A slide in production at the Talcher Coalfield has lead to coal crisis at the power stations. Until recently, the coalfield that accounts for around 60 per cent of the coal produced by Mahanadi Coalfields Limited (MCL), was growing at around 10 per cent since its inception in 1992. …
What's common to NTPC, GMR Energy, Shree Cement Ltd and the Railways? These are among hundreds of companies seeking coal supplies from the government for their power, steel and cement projects.
A new environment minister and a sympathetic ministry helping company get clearances for projects stuck in the pipeline Coal India is gearing up for around . 42,000-crore investment in the next few years as its projects, stuck under environment norms, start getting clearances. This also involves foreign acquisitions, the clearances …
The Jharkhand State Pollution Control Board (JSPCB) has ordered the closure of 22 mines of Bharat Coking Coal Ltd (BCCL). The open-cast and underground mines together produce 35,000-40,000 tonnes of coal a day. JSPCB member-secretary Sanjay Kumar Sinha said: “The 22 BCCL mines, including underground, open cast projects and mixed …
New Delhi The mines ministry on Wednesday said it will circulate the Cabinet note on the new mines Bill soon, which provides for sharing of profits and royalty with the project-affected people (PAPs). ‘‘It will be circulated by the end of this week. We have got the group of ministers …
Change in regulatory policies set to affect many ambitious projects At a time when Indian power producers are on tenterhooks with high fuel cost, regulatory reform drives in coalrich nations — from where the fossil fuel is sourced — could hinder development of new projects, industry experts said. After two …
BHUBANESWAR: Sponge Iron manufacturers have desperately sought the intervention of the State Government in facilitating easy and adequate flow of raw materials including iron ore and coal. There is a tremendous mismatch in demand and supply which has led to gross escalation of prices of iron ore. As a result, …
New Delhi The competitive bidding for allocation of coal blocks will begin by the year end. Coal minister Sriprakash Jaiswal told reporters on Monday that the proposal was in the final stage and the first batch of coal blocks to be allocated under the new dispensation had been identified. "We …
FIMI claims it will affect miners to the tune of Rs.15,000 cr The Union Mines Minister, Dinsha Patel, on Monday said the landmark new draft Mines and Mineral Development and Regulation Bill, 2011, which provides for profit sharing and royalty provision for affected people, would be sent for approval of …
Australia unveiled its most sweeping economic reform in decades on Sunday with a plan to tax carbon emissions from the nation's worst polluters, reviving hopes of stronger global climate action with the largest emissions trade scheme outside Europe. Prime Minister Julia Gillard said 500 companies including steel and aluminum manufacturers …
Even as the government has finalised its plan to make profit sharing with affected locals mandatory for companies in the coal mining sector as a compensation for area damage and displacement, the Planning Commission, the country
The Union Coal Ministry has warned companies which are sitting idle with coal and lignite blocks that have been allotted to them to start work early or face cancellation of their contracts. As many as seven companies have been warned for delaying mining which was having an adverse impact on …
New Delhi Taking forward its crusade against firms sitting idle on coal and lignite blocks allocated to them, the coal ministry has issued warnings to another seven firms, asking them to either develop the blocks or get them cancelled.
An eagerly anticipated opinion of the attorney general has boomeranged on the Arjun Munda government, which was hoping to wrest control over the contentious coal block of Banhardih in Latehar by teaming up a private player of its choice with the state electricity board for mining explorations. Attorney general Goolam …
