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. …
PAWAN BALI Around 29 people have died in mining operations of Coal India Limited (CIL) in the last six months, exposing how the workers' lives are at risk while working for the PSU. According to the agenda papers prepared for the 33rd meeting of the standing committee on safety in …
AFTER reserving the mining of limestone and bauxite for stateowned GMDC, the state government on Friday decided to reserve the lignite mines too for the PSU. The latest move is expected to expedite underground coal gassification projects in JV with Reliance Industries and ONGC as well as other long-term supply …
Coal India has set itself a target of producing 520.5 million tonnes of coal for 2011-12 and 664 million tonnes for 2016-17. COAL India Limited (CIL), a Navratna company headquartered in Kolkata, is the single largest coal producer in the world. It is also one of the world
State-run Coal India Limited (CIL) is under fire from the power and steel ministries for failing to deliver proper washed coal resulting in severe loss in power generation. In a recent meeting to review the coal supply position, the navratna company drew criticism, particularly from the power ministry, for supplying …
Blending problem at coal-fired stations forecast. The fallout of the slack domestic coal production could hit generation as early as the terminal years of the Eleventh Plan period. New Delhi, Nov. 9 The prospect of a power crisis looms large, with the widening demand-supply gap for domestic coal production projected …
TALCHER: Power major, National Thermal Power Corporation Limited, is planning to add 25,000 megawatts to its capacity during the 12 five-year plan. Of that Orissa will share 9320 mw in order to meet the growing demand for power of the country, said Chairman-cum-Managing Director of NTPC, Ram Saran Sharma. Speaking …
India's e-waste generation is reportedly growing at a rate of more than 20 per cent and is expected to cross 800,000 tonne mark by 2011. This is a huge business opportunity and many are now seen entering the sector.
A public hearing was conducted under the president ship of shri Niranjan Baruah, Additional Dy. Commissioner, Tinsukia on 14.10.2009 at 10.40 am at Lekhapani Forest Inspection Bunglow on Lekhapani Open Cast Project of Coal India Limited,, Margherita. This public hearing was organised by Assam Pollution Control Board before obtaining approval …
Jayajit Dash / Bhubaneswar October 13, 2009, 0:58 IST A Rs 2,400-crore surface coal gasification project planned by Coal India Ltd (CIL) and GAIL India is expected to move forward, as both the public sector companies have agreed to open a new round of negotiations soon on the project.
State and private thermal power stations from West Bengal form the bulk of the 11 power plants that have received coal supplies much below the guaranteed level from Coal India Ltd (CIL) during the first half of this fiscal. According to the Indian coal major, a total of five power …
KOLKATA: In order to operationalise its plans to raise coal from abandoned mines through joint ventures with overseas companies, the public sector Coal India Ltd (CIL) has sought from its parent ministry, a special dispensation under the New Coal Distribution Policy (NCDP), for allowing the sale of coal from these …
Driven by surge in imports of coking coal by China, growth in Japanese steel output and signs of recovery in the Indian economy, spot prices of the raw material are expected to firm up in the international market. Global prices of coking coal, which are currently hovering around $160-170 a …
Upset with companies idling on their captive coal blocks, the coal ministry is likely to soon begin the process of de-allocating nearly 40 blocks from them and also forfeit their bank guarantees. If the ministry has its way, about 25 public sector undertakings and 15 private companies may have to …
To bridge the demand-supply gap, state-owned CIL is 'planning to start mining at 18 j abandoned mines, with an estimated 1.6 billion tonnes reserves by next year. "We have identified 18 such blocks ; where the total coal reserves as per our estimates is 1.6 j billion tonnes. We are …
Sept. 13: The Kakatiya (Bhupalapalli) thermal station in the Telangana region is facing rough weather as the coal linkage given to the project is yet to be developed. Adding to its woes, Coal India has slapped a showcase notice to APGenco for not adhering to the development schedule and threatened …
NEW DELHI: Even as India on Wednesday said that it was scouting for acquiring coal blocks in partnership with Australian companies to meet the increasing domestic demand for the product, the Coal Ministry said it favoured market-linked prices for coal. Addressing a press conference here, Coal Minister SriPrakash Jaiswal said …
Jayajit Dash / Bhubaneswar September 09, 2009, 0:22 IST Decks have now been cleared for coal consumers to enter fuel supply agreements with Coal India Limited (CIL) as the coal major has decided to do away with the imported coal clause. CIL would shortly send letters to its subsidiaries, informing …
