Good Food is First Food. It is not junk food. It is the food that connects nature and nutrition with livelihoods. This food is good for our health; it comes from the rich biodiversity of our regions; it provides employment to people. Most importantly, cooking and eating give us pleasure. …
The coal ministry feels that the railway ministry has taken a view of expediting the process of laying tracks to connect coal mines since it has been for the first time that a railway minister has mentioned such a project in his budget speech. Plans for coal mine connectivity projects …
However, balance in growth needs, environmental concerns while undertaking such steps should be ensured Delays in environment clearances needs to be addressed on a fast-track basis for achieving coal production target of 795 MT during the current five year plan (2012-17), the Economic Survey said today. "Problems like delays in …
Of the 92 major power projects reviewed by the Central Electricity Authority (CEA) for their fuel position, 54 are facing “acute coal shortage”, which is resulting in inadequate power supply/blackouts in various parts of the country, crippling of industrial output and impact on households. Blame this not only on the …
Out of 176 coal blocks which stand allocated, 77 blocks are allocated to power sector including for the Ultra Mega Power Projects (UMPPs). 16 coal blocks have come into production. The remaining coal blocks are in different stages of obtaining clearances etc. As reported by the Coal Controller, the land …
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 …
PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC) will assist Coal India Ltd (CIL) to develop a pact for supply of imported coal for power generating firms entering into fuel supply agreement with the state-owned firm, a CIL source said. The appointment of the consultant comes at time when independent directors of CIL and some state …
If PM Manmohan Singh’s efforts to perk up India’s slowing growth are not quite paying off, the case of a 1,900 MW power plant cleared by the Cabinet Committee on Investment (CCI) on Wednesday —12 years after it received all approvals — may provide a part of the answer. The …
As many as 10 coal blocks were allotted in the state of Chhattisgarh in last five years but none could start the production. Of the 10 coal blocks that were allotted by the ministry of coal since 2008 in Chhattisgarh that accounts for about 17 per cent of the Nation's …
First unit of 500 MW likely to go on stream in December 2013 A consortium of banks has agreed to lend Rs. 937 crore for the 1,000-MW NTPL power project, a joint venture of the Neyveli Lignite Corporation and the Tamil Nadu Power Generation and Distribution Corporation. The project is …
The steel ministry has called for the auctioning of all unused coking coal mines in the country to steel makers in view of the paucity of the fuel, triggering sharp reactions from Coal India Ltd. In its revised draft National Steel Policy 2012, the steel ministry has proposed that Bharat …
Faced with stiff opposition from power utilities over the Centre’s move to introduce coal price pooling which could increase price of the fuel by R100 a tonne (5%) or more, the coal ministry may restrict the mechanism only to power projects getting commissioned after March 2009. This means the pooling …
The coal ministry, accepting the demands of the power ministry, has agreed to re-draft the Bill for a regulator for the coal sector by seeking to empower the watchdog to fix prices of coal and including a member from the power sector as a member in the regulatory mechanism. The …
The coal ministry, accepting the demands of the power ministry, has agreed to re-draft the Bill for a regulator for the coal sector by seeking to empower the watchdog to fix prices of coal and including a member from the power sector as a member in the regulatory mechanism. The …
Kolkata/Ranchi: Coal India (CIL) is foraying into the solar power sector with a view to make use of its whopping cash reserve of above R60,000 crore in a meaningful way. CIL chairman and managing director S Narsing Rao told FE there are business opportunities in the solar power sector and …
The Cabinet Committee on Investment ( CCI), in its second meeting, will take up for green nod Coal India Ltd’s (CIL) 20 projects with combined production capacity of 37 million tonne a year, which can fire more than 7,000 MW power generation capacity. Besides, the CCI is also expected to …
The central government will have the final say in disputes arising out of the Fuel Supply Agreement (FSA) by both public and private sector power companies, according to sources. Coal India has modified the clauses concerning supply disputes which put the private sector at par with PSUs, a source with …
Infra ministers, govt bodies join the chorus as murmurs about corruption resurface When Jairam Ramesh was replaced as environment minister some 18 months ago, loud sighs of relief from industry greeted the news. Ramesh, in the short period at the helm of the ministry, had acquired a reputation for inflexibility, …
Units with a combined capacity of 16, 000 Mw to be affected Coal-based power plants with 16,000 Megawatt (Mw) capacity, entailing an investment of more than Rs 80,000 crore, are unlikely to get the benefit of coal price pooling. The coal ministry has said these projects would be kept out …
New Delhi: In a bid to fast-track the process of environmental and forest clearances (EC and FC) for thermal power projects, power companies will have to furnish details about the quality of coal, such as its calorific value, sulphur content and ash content, in the initial environment management plan (EMP). …
Kolkata: The ministry of environment and forests (MoEF) once again seems to be putting the brakes on exploration activity for identifying new, mineable coal reserves, which are crucial to the country’s rising coal demand. AK Debnath, chairman and managing director, Central Mine & Planning Design Institute (CMPDI), told FE that …
