India poised for critical mineral breakthrough within a year, says Minister G Kishan ReddyIndia is poised for major advancements in critical minerals in the coming year. A unified government strategy is accelerating resource secu...
28 May, 2026, 08.10 PM IST
Bihar hits a rare earth mineral jackpot: Cobalt found in Banka, gold in Jamui, says state ministerBihar rare earth minerals discovery: Bihar is poised to join India's rare minerals race with the discovery of cobalt, titanium, and rare ea...
21 May, 2026, 10.27 AM IST
CBM licensing round draws few biddersThe latest coal bed methane (CBM) licensing round saw a disappointing turnout, with seven of thirteen blocks receiving no bids and four att...
21 Apr, 2026, 12.34 AM IST
India to launch 15th round of commercial coal mine auctions on April 17The upcoming auction round seeks to improve ease of doing business, attract investment and widen industry participation. It will offer a mi...
17 Apr, 2026, 01.06 AM IST
Coal stock adequate for 90 days available: Union Coal Minister Kishan ReddyIndia now holds over 200 million tonnes of coal, enough for 90 days, a significant increase from previous stock levels. The nation achieved...
13 Apr, 2026, 07.07 PM IST
Round 10 of commercial coal block auctions launched, 67 mines on offerUnion Coal and Mines Minister G Kishan Reddy launched the 10th round of commercial coal mine auctions, including 67 mines, to enhance domes...
22 Jun, 2024, 12.58 AM IST
Technical bids for 7th coal block auction to open on Wednesday: Coal MinistryTechnical bids coming for the seventh round of commercial coal block auctions will be opened on June 28, an official statement said on Mond...
26 Jun, 2023, 07.22 PM IST
Potential coal mine buyers seek lower auction thresholdsThe Centre's discussion paper on coal block auctions suggests bidders offer to share at least 4% of revenue from a block. For more than fou...
25 Feb, 2020, 01.31 PM IST
5th round of captive coal block auctions deferred indefinitelyThe ministry has issued a notification to the prospective bidders that the demo e-auction and the e-reverse auction will not take place as ...
14 Jul, 2017, 12.17 AM IST
Government expects good response to auctions of coal blocksNon-captive coal mines’ auctions may start next fiscal after the conclusion of elections in 5 states.
06 Feb, 2017, 12.24 AM IST
Coal block auctions to continue, says top government officialGovt would continue coal block auctions to meet the demand as nearly 19,000 MW of thermal projects are stuck for want of fuel linkages, an ...
28 Apr, 2015, 10.53 PM IST
Coal block auction: Government likely to cap costs of power plantsTerming the move as unfair, power companies say government should have indicated such plans before coal auctions.
11 Mar, 2015, 04.00 AM IST
Cabinet may clear Coal Block Auction Bill on TuesdayThe development follows the Supreme Court order on September 24 cancelling 204 coal block allotments after terming them arbitrary and illeg...
02 Dec, 2014, 08.58 AM IST
Government to ask companies to return de-allocated coal blocks for auctionTo restart coal block auction,government will coax companies to return de-allocated coal mines;out of 61 coal blocks,8 have been returned.
15 Aug, 2014, 09.50 AM IST
Government targets coal block auction by DecemberCoal Minister Sriprakash Jaiswal had said last month that the coal block auction is likely to be held in the next two months.
29 Sep, 2013, 11.11 AM IST
2G auction flop, lack of green clearances make government worry about coal block auctionCoal Secretary SK Srivastava said the government was in a fix over two issues concerning the auction of coal blocks.
19 Nov, 2012, 05.12 AM IST
- Auction of 54 coal blocks not possible this year: Sriprakash Jaiswal
The statement came in the context of a CAG report estimating a gain of Rs 1.86 L cr to private firms in allocation of 57 coal blocks.
24 Aug, 2012, 04.56 PM IST