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. …
Sanjay Jog Mumbai: The coal production increased 7.8% to 492.95 million tonne (mt) in 2008-09 from 457.08 mt during 2007-08. Of the 36 mt surged in the pan-India production (including that of Meghalaya), Coal India Limited (CIL) and Singareni Collieries Company Limited (SCCL) contributed 24 mt and 4 mt, respectively, …
Coal, is a primary source of energy in India and plays a critical role in economic development and growth of the country. About 55% of primary commercial energy and 70% of power generation in India are coal based. Demand of coal by 2031-32 is expected to be over 2 billion …
Studies on physico-chemical parameters of underground mine water, OCP direct discharge and sump water of Bhurkunda Colliery of South Karanpura Coalfield of Central Coalfields Limited, a subsidiary of Coal India Limited were carried out in 2004 and 2005 in all the three seasons, namely summer, monsoon and winter.
April, 22: The increasing summer heat has proved to be too much for thermal power stations in the state. For one, it has affected coal mining, creating fears of fuel shortage. The power stations are also suffering from damage to boiler tubes, supply lines and water tubes because of increasing …
Q&A;: partha S bhattacharyya, Chairman, CIL Margaret Williams / Mumbai April 11, 2009, 0:21 IST Partha S BhattacharyyaCoal India (CIL), one of the largest coal companies in the world with reserves of 287 million tonnes of coking and non-coking coal, has charted out a growth path with focus on acquisitions. …
The hurdles of disputed land area which stood in the way of the ambitious Aerotropolis project near Andal seems to have been finally removed today. With the state government agreeing to reduce the size of the proposed project by 400 acres and Coal India Limited foregoing the extraction of 14 …
ANGUL: In comparison to about seven per cent growth of Coal India Limited, its flagship company Mahanadi Coalfield Limited (MCL) has posted a growth of 9.46 per cent in the 2008-09. However, it could not achieve its revised target of 104 million tonne (MT) fixed by the Coal Ministry due …
For progressive improvement in the economic growth of a developing country like India, sustainable energy supply is of paramount significance. Coal, being a relatively cheap and abundant energy resource in contrast to a very low hydrocarbon resource potential in India, remains the focus of attention of the energy planners ever …
Targets an output of 430-440 million tonnes in 2009-10. KOLKATA: For the first time in its history, Coal India Ltd (CIL) surpassed the 400 million tonne-mark in production on March 29. It is now targeting a production of between 430 and 440 million tonnes in 2009-10, a company release said. …
House owners: Under the rehabilitation package in the master plan the head of each family will be entitled to a compensation equivalent to the assessed cost of his or her homestead land and other infrastructure on it. Cost assessment will be done by the state government or its implementing agency. …
Chairman and Managing Director of the Bharat Coking Coal Ltd (BCCL), T K Lahiry said tragedy can strike any time in Jharia, so tough actions are needed to shift people Why are people not shifting after so many sops and facilities? The issue of relocation has become highly politicized. We …
Alok Kumar Gupta Nearly half a million people living in and around the Jharia coalfield in Jharkhand have to be shifted to control underground fires. But the government has no sound strategy for their rehabilitation and the people have no trust in the government Kujama village in Jharkhand
Only committees for fighting fire 1922: First committee set up under the coal ministry to check the Jharia fire and prevent subsidence. No action taken on its report. 1964: Director of CMRI appointed to carry out a survey and suggest measures to save coal that had caught fire. 1976: The …
It is doubtful the master plan will see the light of the day The relocation plan would have made more sense if it was done soon after a committee set up by the energy ministry in 1976 found underground fire active in the Jharia coalfield. Then, bccl did not even …
March 9: The government has redrawn the boundary of the proposed airport city in Andal, avoiding coal reserves in at least four places. Coal India had earlier asked the government to relocate the project, saying parts of it, for which the company has an underground mining lease, had substantial coal …
