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The Supreme Court on 24 September 2014 cancelled 214 of the 218 coal blocks allotted by different central governments since 1993 terming these allocations illegal. But four coal blocks allocated to public sector units -- SAIL, NTPC and two for Ultra Mega Power Projects – were spared from de-allocation. Read …
With the Supreme Court order on cancelling coal mining rights expected to throw up legal challenges for the National Democratic Alliance government, the ministry of coal is preparing a back-up plan. This could entail changes in the Coal Bearing Areas (Acquisition and Development) Act or an altogether new law similar …
The Supreme Court recently termed all captive coal blocks allocated by the government from 1993 to 2010 illegal. A verdict on their future is likely this week. What might be the cost implication if the court decided to cancel the blocks? The then central government had last year told the …
Sum is half of Coal India's CSR fund & comes in wake of PM's call to India Inc State-run miner Coal India has said it will spend `. 235 crore for providing sanitation in schools and underprivileged homes during the current fiscal, dedicating as much as half of the funds …
Judgment covers 1993-2010 period; final view on projects' fate on Sep 1 The Supreme Court on Monday held as illegal all coal blocks allocated by the Union government between 1993 and 2010. It said a final decision on the fate of the blocks would be taken on September 1. Questioning …
Rules for mining, roads, power and irrigation projects relaxed Through a quick series of notifications, the Union environment ministry has eased rules for mining, roads, power and irrigation projects and other industrial sectors. It has diluted a host of regulations related to environment, forest and tribal rights. Besides, sources in …
New Delhi : Twenty new coal mine projects by state-run Coal India, planned with annual capacity of 52 million tonnes, have been delayed by difficulties acquiring land and environmental clearances, the coal minister said on Thursday, underlining the uphill task he faces in reforming the sector. The new government of …
New Delhi : At a time when country is facing severe coal shortages at its power plants and efforts are on to improve the availability of fuel, India's largest coal producer Coal India (CIL) has suffered a production loss of 50 million tonne (mt) of coal due to delays in …
Agrees to coal ministry idea of doing away with individual mine examination and to, instead, consider clusters in the case of Coal India The Union environment ministry has decided to consider group clearances for adjacent mines of Coal India Limited (CIL), the near-monopolist in the sector, rather than considering individual …
The Narendra Modi-led National Democratic Alliance government has given environment clearance to five projects since it took charge on May 26. A total of 394 projects are still awaiting approvals from the ministry of environment, forests and climate change, latest data showed. The projects given clearance include Adani Ports' Mundra …
NAGPUR: The National Green Tribunal (NGT) has asked Coal India Limited (CIL), its subsidiary Western Coalfields Limited (WCL), and Maharashtra State Power Generation Company (Mahagenco) to follow the clean coal norms mandated by union ministry of environment and forests (MoEF). The ministry had on January 2 banned coal and power …
Says implementation of key infra projects for evacuation and movement of coal will be of critical importance The government needs to fast track entry of the private sector in commercial coal mining and restructure state-run Coal India to augment production and reduce imports of the dry fuel that cost Rs …
The Centre is overhauling coal blocks bidding policy, formulated by the previous UPA government, to attract investments as the pilot set of auctioned mines could not find any takers. The coal ministry proposes to set up an agency on the lines of Power Finance Corporation that bids ultra mega power …
Government's crackdown on delays in development of coal mines is set to spread to state-run entities. One of the biggest beneficiaries of captive coal mine allotments, state-run generation utility NTPC, appears to be next in line for a closer scrutiny. Sources said NTPC has come on the PMO radar due …
Government is working on creating a single-window mechanism for granting faster regulatory clearances to boost coal, steel and power production. Following an inter-ministerial coordination meeting, Coal and Power Minister Piyush Goyal said the environment ministry would come out with a draft on coal mines located in areas designated as "inviolate" …
NEW DELHI: The Coal Ministry has asked Central Coalfields Ltd, a CIL subsidiary, to provide details of its 14 projects that are awaiting clearances, including those pertaining to environment and forest. Coal India Ltd (CIL) has made presentation before Coal and Power Minister Piyush Goyal on its projects awaiting environment …
Wants Waiver Of Green Nod To Cut Import Coal minister Piyush Goyal has proposed raising the production ceiling for existing mines identified for ramping up output without seeking fresh environmental clearances with the aim of saving some $1.8 billion a year spent on imports, but equipment shortage may prove to …
Piyush Goyal led team of bureaucrats from energy ministries to Gujarat to learn from the state's performance in the sector; hints at possible changes in the RPO of states The government is open to amending the Electricity Act 2003 and sorting out issues related to quality and transportation of coal …
The coal ministry wants to focus on the implementation of three critical rail links for evacuation, seek quicker environmental clearances and speed development of captive coal blocks. This it said in a presentation to Prime Minister Narendra Modi. According to sources, the ministry said the proposal of opening the coal …
New Delhi : Given the widening coal demand-supply mismatch, officials of the coal ministry have requested the new minister Piyush Goyal to pitch for the opening up commercial coal mining to the private sector. The ministry officials in a presentation for the minister, which would also be put before PM, …
