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. …
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, …
The coal ministry has listed opening up of coal mining to private firms and appointment of a coal regulator among the "impending" reforms for the sector. In a presentation prepared for the Cabinet Secretariat, the ministry has said amendments to the Coal Mines (Nationalisation) Act of 1973 to allow private …
In a setback to Mahagenco, the National Green Tribunal (NGT) has asked the power utility to strictly abide by the union ministry for environment and forests' (MoEF) notification which calls for use of clean coal technology to bring down pollution levels and menace of fly ash generated by inferior coal …
Document for energy sector includes Coal India rejig and adopting a satisfying gas pricing formula The BJP’s blueprint for the energy sector includes restructuring coal India by creating new companies to handle problematic mines with world-class technology and management; adopting a gas pricing formula that satisfies both producers and consumers; …
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 …
Diesel prices will certainly rise every month and stranded gas-fired power plants seeking relief may have to wait until the new government is sworn in by the end of May, but the code of conduct will not usher in another policy paralysis for environment clearances, foreign investment approvals and regulatory …
India is beset with a huge coal shortage that is affecting its power production, necessitating coal imports and increasing its trade deficit. This report analyzes the causes leading to the shortage and the Government's response to it. It concludes that the primary causes for the shortage are four-fold: one, the …
The Union Cabinet on Thursday gave its go-ahead for setting up an independent coal regulator to infuse transparency and efficiency in the sector. The approval came after seven years, two Cabinet meetings and five sittings of a 12-member Group of Ministers (GoM) headed by Finance Minister P Chidambaram. “The Cabinet …
Apprehending serious consequences for the environment if the proposed 132 power plants in Vidarbha region are allowed to start operations, the Pune-based National Green Tribunal (NGT) served notices to Maharashtra government seeking a reply before March 19. An application in this regard was filed by social activist Ratandeep Rangari (through …
A Parliamentary panel has raised concerns over officers of the Coal Ministry and PSUs, who were directly or indirectly connected with allotment of mines, joining the private sector soon after retirement in violation of norms. The Standing Committee on Coal and Steel has asked the government to conduct an inquiry …
National Green Tribunal on Tuesday sought a response from the Centre and Assam government on a petition alleging that work of some state-owned companies in and around the Dehing-Patkai wildlife sanctuary in Tinsukia district was affecting the environment. Based on the petition, the tribunal also issued notices and sought responses …
The Planning Commission has junked a proposal by power producers to mandate Coal India act as a banker for surplus coal. Instead, it has sought the Union Cabinet’s approval in allowing the holders of captive mines to transfer their surplus produce to other power, steel and cement utilities. Conceding that …
The ministry's moves are likely to help Coal India add at least 40 mn tonnes - 8.4 % of its expected output of 475 mt this year - to its overall production in 2014-15 M Veerappa Moily’s takeover of the environment & forests ministry last month, it appears, is turning …
Environmental clearances for five major coal projects of Coal India that supply to NTPC’s three major plants — Vindyachal, Rihand and Singrauli — have been postponed. The Planning Commission has advised the coal ministry not to rush to the Union Cabinet for clearing the moratorium on mining from the projects. …
