Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of In Re: News Item titled "Are missing palm trees causing more lighting deaths in Bihar appearing in ‘The Times of India’ dated 29.05.2025". The original application was registered suo-motu based on the news item titled "Are missing palm trees causing …
The Eastern bench of the NGT took up suo-motu the matter of illegal mining in Raniganj's Egra, Asansol district of West Bengal. The court directed notice be issued to General Manager Eastern Coalfields; District Magistrate, Paschim Bardhaman; Member Secretary, West Bengal Pollution Control Board and Commissioner of Police, Asansol-Durgapur. The …
The South Eastern Coalfields Ltd (SECL) will be putting up safety messages on 'Retro Reflective Sign Boards' at different locations of its Gevra mining project in Korba district of Chhattisgarh, officials informed. Notably, SECL crossed 100 million tonnes of coal production as on January 12, 2016. To enhance and maintain …
Lanco has received 2-year extension of environment clearance validity, with certain conditions, for its 1,320 MW thermal power plant in Maharashtra. After detailed deliberations, the Environment Ministry panel (Expert Appraisal Committee) "recommended extension of validity of EC (Environment clearance) for two years and ...Amendments in EC subject to the additional …
The coal mining proposals belonged to south eastern coalfields, Madhya Pradesh, eastern coalfields in Godda district, Jharkhand and to central coalfields in Bokaro. An expert panel of the environment ministry has stalled forest clearances for three coal mining proposals, all belonging to Coal India subsidiaries, as two of them are …
Order of the National Green Tribunal (Central Zonal Bench, Bhopal) in the matter of Amit Kumar Chaturvedi Vs. Union of India & Nine Ors. dated 21/04/2014 regarding rising of coal dust at the coal yard at the railway site of South Eastern Coalfields Ltd., Bijuri, Madhya Pradesh and means to …
Around 12 million tonnes of coal was lost due to the absence of regulatory clearances in 2013-14 The Hindu has learnt. This accounts for nearly 60 per cent of the 19.5 million tonne shortfall reported by Coal India Ltd (CIL) in the just closed financial year. Enquiries revealed that of …
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 …
Korba: While Parliament remains stalled over the CAG report on coal block allocations, a land acquisition row threatens to disrupt production at India’s largest open cast coal mine. In fact, it exposes a deeper malaise that afflicts India’s coal sector, where private companies, according to the CAG, were given coal …
The development comes ahead of CIL's board meeting to approve FSA with power companies Coal India (CIL) has agreed to certain changes in the fuel supply pact to be entered with state-nominated agencies. "Model Fuel Supply Agreement (FSA) applicable for state-nominated agencies has been agreed by CIL in its meeting," …
Power generation was hit at the 2,600 MW National Thermal Power Corporation (NTPC) Ramagundam due to poor supply of coal from the Singareni Collieries Company limited and other coal agencies during this rainy season. Presently, the NTPC Ramagundam was generating only 2,000 MWs against its installed capacity of 2,600 MWs …
New Delhi Move to optimise fuel availability and cut down restrictive transportation charges The government is considering allowing power and steel companies to swap their coal linkages among group entities, subsidiaries and special purpose vehicles, in a bid to optimise fuel availability and cut down the restrictive transportation charges. At …
Coal India has introduced a one-time offer that allows power utilities to lift the fuel directly from mines. The scheme is available for independent power producers drawing coal under fuel supply agreements (FSAs) as well. “A one-time offer is being made to all power utilities drawing coal under the FSA …
New Delhi Unhappy with the minimum penalty norms in Coal India’s fuel supply agreements (FSA), the power ministry has approached the coal ministry to change the disputed clauses. ‘‘We are trying ... we are taking up this issue with Coal India and ministry of coal. Disincentives are not there for …
Coal India is preparing to ink pacts with about 40 power firms Power firms entering into a pact with state-owned CIL for a minimum assured quantity of coal will face suspension of supply if found diverting the dry fuel for any purpose other than for the specified end-use plant. "The …
Coal ministry feels selloff proceeds will go to the cash-rich coal giant and not in govt coffers. The coal ministry is not in favour of divesting 10% stake in Coal India’s subsidiaries, as proposed by the divestment department, as it will only infuse more funds into the cash-rich coal giant, …
NTPC Ltd's first ultra-mega power project (UMPP) of 4,000 MW, coming up at Kudgi in Bijapur district of Karnataka, is all set to award contracts for the first phase of 3 by 800 MW once it secures nod from the Ministry of Environment and Forests. “The investment for the Rs …
Many productive mines have come to a standstill In a move that could add fuel to the “troubled relations” between the Congress and its ally, Trinamool Congress, the State-run Coal India Limited (CIL) on Monday raised serious concerns over the “law and order” situation in West Bengal and Jharkhand, alleging …
The EIA/EMP has been prepared for seeking Environmental Clearance for Kunustoria Block Underground Project (0.735 MTY), Kunustoria Area, Eastern Coalfields Limited as per provisions of EIA Notification, September, 2006 from Ministry of Environment & Forests, Govt. of India. The report attempts to identify the possible impacts of this increase in …
Nagpur: The power generation of Maharashtra State Electricity Generation Company (Mahagenco) is likely to suffer this week as coal supply to its Koradi and Khaperkheda plants would be interrupted due to the mega rail block between Bhilai and Bilaspur, official sources said. The South East Central Railway has decided to …
