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 …
Coal India Limited is misleading shareholders by concealing information on the level of its extractable reserves, which could be exhausted in 17 years. The company has failed to disclose to stock exchanges that its extractable coal reserves are in fact 16% less than stated at the time of its 2010 …
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 …
Pricing, entitlements and allocation need to be looked at carefully in the coal sector if the present mess has to be sorted out. This article proposes certain measures which can break the impasse and argues for a break-up of Coal India into smaller units as a possible solution.
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 …
A Parliamentary panel has recommended removal of the provision of 26 per cent profit sharing by coal and lignite miners with project-affected people and replacing it with a system based on royalty payments by the firms concerned. The amendment was proposed by the Coal Ministry to the Standing Committee, headed …
Standing Committee on Coal and Steel present this Thirty-Seventh Report (Fifteenth Lok Sabha) on "The Coal Mines (Conservation & Development) Amendment Bill, 2012" relating to the Ministry of Coal. The Coal Mines (Conservation & Development) Amendment Bill, 2012 as introduced in Lok Sabha on 22nd November, 2012 was referred by …
Standing Committee on Coal and Steel present this Thirty-First Report (Fifteenth Lok Sabha) on "Review of Allotment, Development and Performance of Coal/Lignite Blocks" relating to the Ministry of Coal.
Standing Committee on Coal and Steel present this Thirty-Third Report (Fifteenth Lok Sabha) on Demands for Grants (2013-14) relating to the Ministry of Coal. The Demands for Grants of the Ministry of Coal were laid on the Table of the House on 12.03.2013. Under rule 331E of the Rules of …
CSR activities are being completely ignored by Coal India Limited, says this report by the Parliamentary Standing Committee on Coal and Steel. It asks CIL to prepare an action plan for identification & implementation of CSR projects on war footing during 12th Plan. Standing Committee on Coal and Steel present …
Standing Committee on Coal and Steel present this Thirtieth Report (Fifteenth Lok Sabha) on "Review of Performance of Coal Mines Provident Fund Organisation (CMPFO)" relating to the Ministry of Coal.
Odisha yet to furnish its compliance to the Coal ministry with respect to illegal coal mining Amid ongoing probe by the M B Shah commission of enquiry into illegal mining in Odisha, the Ministry of coal has urged the state government to take appropriate action to curb illegal coal mining. …
Illegal mining and theft/pilferage of coal are carried out stealthily and clandestinely. As such, it is not possible to specify the exact quantum of coal stolen and losses incurred on account of illegal mining and theft/pilferage of coal. However, as per raids conducted by security personnel as well as joint …
A patchwork green and black — hills of glistening coal and forested flats — sprawls over 2,000 sq km in the East Jaintia Hills. The digging, splitting and sorting of coal is ceaseless, as is the coming and going of SUVs loaded with migrant labour. A fine black film covers …
NEW DELHI: Coal India Ltd (CIL) has gone out of its way to sign fuel supply pacts with 11 companies, including alleged Coalgate beneficiaries, even before these firms reached the qualifying milestones such as acquiring land, the state-run monopoly's internal anti-corruption watchdog has said. In a report to the coal …
The Centre has decided to tell the Supreme Court that it is legally empowered to allocate coal blocks and is marshalling facts to make a strong case before it, a senior official said. Coal secretary SK Srivastava told FE: “We will present our case (before the apex court) on March …
The Supreme Court’s questioning last week of the Centre’s authority to allocate coal blocks during the hearing of a public interest litigation regarding the ‘coalgate’ will have major implications for India’s coal industry. If the Centre chooses to take the court’s view for granted, then central and state-level public sector …
The Supreme Court on Thursday questioned Centre’s power to allocate coal blocks to companies, saying it has a lot of “legal explanation” to do as the statutory Act empowers only the states to undertake this task. The apex court said that the Centre cannot undermine the Mines and Minerals Act …
The agency grilled him on alleged misrepresentation by his companies while applying for coal blocks The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) today questioned Abhijeet Group Chairman Manoj Jayaswal in connection with its probe into the coal block allocation scam. The agency grilled him on alleged misrepresentation by his companies while …
This report presents a broad overview of the coal sector, highlights key challenges and provides suggestions on overcoming them. It calls for an independent regulator to look after planning and execution, transparency mechanisms alongwith the compliance to environmental norms. The coal sector, which contributes over half of India’s primary commercial …
During the year, govt also contemplated to open up sector for commercial mining Coal fired a minefield of controversies in 2012, fuelled by CAG estimates of a huge Rs 1.86 lakh crore loss for allocation of coal blocks to business houses without auction which served as fodder to the Opposition …
