CMNA, enacted in 1973, made mining the monopoly of the central govt, and by virtue of this, Coal India became the primary arbiter of energy...

The government, according to an official, will be consulting all the stakeholders, including the trade unions before formulating the CMN Am...

The alleged beneficiaries include the bluest of blue chips-the Tata group in the private sector and NTPC amongst the PSUs.

Experts believe approach would widen demand-supply gap rather than solving crisis.