Order of the National Green Tribunal (Eastern Zone Bench, Kolkata) in the matter of Sridhar Samal Vs State of Odisha & Others dated 06/03/2024. The matter related to pollution caused by Talcher Coalfield under Mahanadi Coalfields Limited in the course of its operation. It was said that on a daily …
Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of Bio Diversity Management Committee Vs. Western Coal Fields Ltd. & Others dated 08/10/2013 on wheather coal falls under the definition of “Biological Resources” as defined under the Bio Diversity Act, 2002.
MoEF, National Biodiversity Authority given more time on coal. The ministry of environment and forests (MoEF) and the National Biodiversity Authority (NBA) have got a breather after the National Green Tribunal’s (NGT) central zone bench at Bhopal granted those more time to come up with an answer if coal was …
INDORE: Green Tribunal, Bhopal, has issued notices to Western Coalfields Limited (WCL), Coal India, National Biodiversity Committee, Union ministry of environment and forest and MP state biodiversity board for not sharing benefits from bio-resources with local bio-diversity committee. Eklehra Panchayat in Chhindwara district of Madhya Pradesh had filed the PIL …
Exponential increase in land prices raises cost by . 2,690 crore Some 36 coal projects with estimated production capacity of 17.7 million tonnes per annum at the public sector monopoly Coal India turned unviable in Maharashtra because land prices have increased exponentially. CIL has shelved these projects and may take …
Coal India Limited (CIL) has strongly defended its position on the allegation of “abuse of dominance” levelled by Maharshtra State Power Generation Company (Mahagenco) and the Association of Power Producers (APP) among others before the Competition Commission of India (CCI). CIL said it will take legal recourse if the fair …
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 …
Guj CM had written a series of letters to PM since June 2010 seeking additional coal blocks for Guj Mineral Dev Corp The Centre has turned down Gujarat government requests for coal blocks. Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi had written a series of letters to Prime Minister Manmohan Singh since …
Department of Public Enterprise has opposed a coal ministry proposal to provide performance related pay (PRP) from consolidated funds to executives of CIL arms that made losses in the relevant period. It has said this is not in conformity with norms and would soon send a note to Cabinet in …
New Delhi Move to optimise fuel availability and cut down restrictive transportation charges The government is considering allowing power and steel companies to swap their coal linkages among group entities, subsidiaries and special purpose vehicles, in a bid to optimise fuel availability and cut down the restrictive transportation charges. At …
Maharashtra State Power Generation Company (MahaGenco) says it would have to pay an extra Rs 201 crore yearly, due to the 10-15 per cent rise in supply rates from Western Coalfields Ltd (WCL, a Coal India arm. The rise announced by WCL is for the entire western region. “The rise …
Seeks Competition Commission of India probe into ?abuse of dominance? by CIL, Western Coal Field Coal India’s “dominant and monopolistic” position in relation to production and supply has been challenged at the Competition Commission of India (CCI). The Maharashtra State Power Generation Company (Maha-Genco) has complained to the country’s apex …
Prices in Eastern Coalfields blocks may go up by 12%; power generation costs set to increase Public sector Coal India has hiked prices for non-coking coal mined from selected blocks in Western Coalfields by up to 15% The development comes after CIL rolled back the hike in prices of coal …
Coal India has introduced a one-time offer that allows power utilities to lift the fuel directly from mines. The scheme is available for independent power producers drawing coal under fuel supply agreements (FSAs) as well. “A one-time offer is being made to all power utilities drawing coal under the FSA …
Coal India is preparing to ink pacts with about 40 power firms Power firms entering into a pact with state-owned CIL for a minimum assured quantity of coal will face suspension of supply if found diverting the dry fuel for any purpose other than for the specified end-use plant. "The …
Coal ministry feels selloff proceeds will go to the cash-rich coal giant and not in govt coffers. The coal ministry is not in favour of divesting 10% stake in Coal India’s subsidiaries, as proposed by the divestment department, as it will only infuse more funds into the cash-rich coal giant, …
The Maharashtra government has sought the Centre’s intervention to get adequate coal supply from Coal India subsidiaries and Singareni Collieries. What state-run Maharashtra State Power Generation Company (Mahagenco) gets since November last year is 18 to 20 rakes a day — as against the daily domestic coal requirement of 24 …
The state government has ordered a probe into the delay in the lifting of allotted coal by the state power utility that has resulted in a power crisis. The announcement was made by state chief minister Prithviraj Chavan during his visit to Kolhapur on Friday to attend a function to …
A day after MahaGenco (Maharashtra State Power Generation Company) claimed that poor quality coal from the collieries, particularly from the Nagpur-based Western Coalfields Ltd (WCL), was reason for lesser generation of power, WCL dismissed the charges as baseless. “Let them say what they want to, but the truth is out …
Total suspended particulate matter (TSPM) and respiratory particulate matter (PM10) are the main air pollutants in ambient air of opencast coal projects (OCPs). The present paper focuses on the ambeint air quality analysis for the 5 opencast coal projects scattered around Wardha Valley, namely Durgapur, Padampur, Gughus, Sasti, Hindustan Lalpet …
Kolkata, Nov. 23: The Coal India Limited (CIL) on Tuesday said that it might not be able to achieve its target production figure of 460.5 million tonnes in the current fiscal for several factors. During the first six months of 2010-11 fiscal, the company has produced 185.68 million tonnes of …
