Gautam Adani is first Asian to become world’s third-richest personAdani, 60, has spent the past few years expanding his coal-to-ports conglomerate, venturing into everything from data centers to cement, me...
02 Sep, 2022, 05.34 PM IST
China's factory inflation hits 26-year high as power crunch bitesRestrictions on carbon emissions and soaring prices of coal, a key fuel for electricity generation, led to power rationing and production c...
10 Nov, 2021, 09.21 AM IST
China's factory inflation hits 25-year high in SeptemberThe producer price index (PPI), which measures the cost of goods at the factory gate, rose 10.7 percent on-year, according to the National ...
14 Oct, 2021, 09.27 AM IST
Bill Gates & Heliogen: People, places and things beyond headlinesBill Gates on philanthropy, investing and his new venture Heliogen.
23 Nov, 2019, 11.00 PM IST
CBI special court frames charges against Darda in coal scamThe court rejected a plea to make former Jharkhand chief minister Shibu Soren and former coal minister Dasari Narayan Rao as additional acc...
10 Nov, 2016, 03.35 PM IST
Coal India using technology to curb coal theft"Control rooms have been established in in order to take prompt action whenever any alert or exception report is generated from the vehicle...
11 Aug, 2016, 06.17 PM IST
Bill Gates bats for innovation to prevent coal-fired power in IndiaReferring to the millions of Indians without access to electricity, Gates said unfortunately their straightforward path to get there is coa...
24 Feb, 2016, 10.35 AM IST
- Gates backs PM’s call, says there cannot be a trade-off between clean energy and growth
Microsoft founder Bill Gates has backed Prime Minister Modi’s case for India’s growth, saying it will be unfair to ask developing countries...
02 Dec, 2015, 04.10 AM IST
Steps being taken to check theft of coal: Government in Lok Sabha"Coal is being stolen. There is no doubt that there is pilferage. We are taking steps to check it as coal is the mainstay of our economy," ...
06 Aug, 2015, 02.47 PM IST
Companies given 6 months to wind up, can't be stopped from mining coal: Supreme CourtThe court's observation came when advocate M L Sharma submitted that the companies are extracting three to four times more coal per day.
16 Oct, 2014, 01.49 PM IST
Coalgate: Ex-Coal Secretary PC Parakh accuses CBI of 'witch hunt' against himParakh, against whom the CBI has registered a case for allegedly favoring Hindalco in coal block, has accused CBI of having acted against h...
14 Apr, 2014, 05.38 AM IST
Business leaders can't be made scapegoats of mere suspicion: Ficci"Capable and highly regarded business leaders cannot be made scapegoats of mere suspicion and misconstrued actions," Ficci Presient Naina L...
17 Oct, 2013, 09.41 PM IST
Coalgate: The real scam in India's coal sector has gone unnoticedLast year, when Coalgate was triggering much outrage, fundamental questions had entirely eluded the media's scrutiny.
02 Feb, 2013, 03.43 PM IST
Opposition slams Sushil Kumar Shinde's 'people will forget coal row' remarkThe home minister was speaking at a function in Pune on Saturday, when he added, "once hands are washed with coal they become clean again."
17 Sep, 2012, 05.00 AM IST
- Bring in no-trust, Congress challenges BJP on coal gate
Dubbing the coal blocks allocation controversy as a 'non-issue', Congress today challenged the BJP to bring in a no-confidence motion again...
25 Aug, 2012, 07.22 PM IST
Coal-gate scam: Policy of allotting coal mines opaque, says CAG's final reportGovernment did not follow a transparent policy in selecting beneficiaries and was wrong in ignoring a 2004 recommendation that mines should...
11 Jun, 2012, 04.48 AM IST
- Rahul is frank: Bill Gates
Microsoft founder Bill Gates described Mr Gandhi as 'very frank'.
27 Jan, 2010, 04.46 AM IST