India may allow captive coal miners to sell surplus coal to steel, cement and power producers in a move that could challenge the monopoly o...

"There was immense pressure from vested interest groups to remove Parakh and some other honest bureaucrats," Chaturvedi said.

He had been refuting allegations by the then Coal Minister Shibu Soren who wanted him transferred out of his ministry for alleged gross ins...

Senior BJP leader Yashwant Sinha also said, "After Shibhu Soren was removed, why did PM keep Coal Ministry to himself for so many years."

One wat is to including diversion of surplus from captive coalmines to thermal power generators whose coal blocks are yet to become operati...

Coal imports by Indian cos had touched a record of 137.56 million tonnes last fiscal to meet the shortfall, despite meeting the 97% domesti...

BK Chaturvedi-headed panel looking into possibility of utilisation of surplus coal is expected to submit its report in about a month.

Government has sought the opinion of law ministry on the idea of banking the surplus coal from captive mines with Coal India.

Rs 12,000 crore North Karanpura power project of NTPC that had been stranded for more than a decade as power and coal ministries bickered o...

"Coal price pooling is a good idea. Various options are being worked out," B K Chaturvedi said.

"Energy prices need to be gradually aligned with the international market and that can not be done over night."

The power ministry is likely to hold a symposium with stakeholders on changes required in the bidding process.

The Group of Ministers (GoM) dealing with environmental clearances for infrastructure projects, particularly coal mining has agreed that so...

On her part, Natarajan is learnt to have said this proposal was unacceptable as it went against the Forest Conservation Act.

The planning commission has mooted the need for pooling imported coal with domestic supply to average out costs and supply it to all users ...

Govt has finalised a formula to give alternative coal blocks to companies that lose their captive coal mining rights because of their mines...

Companies proposing investment in steel, power and cement sectors to get price preference of 5% during auctions for captive coal mines.