Elections 2014: Sushil Kumar Shinde loses in his Western Maharashtra bastionSushil Kumar Shinde was among Cong stalwarts who succumbed to the Modi wave in Maharashtra, losing to BJP's Sharad Bansode by about 1.5 lak...
16 May, 2014, 10.12 PM IST
Will cripple NCP, says BJP as another leader joins party"In the coming days, ahead of the Lok Sabha polls, many more NCP leaders will join BJP... We will break its backbone," Munde said.
21 Mar, 2014, 08.24 PM IST
CBI registers cases on imported coal supply to NTPC, NSPCLIn January, CBI teams have conducted search operations in the offices and residential premises of some officials at NTPC Unchahar and at NS...
18 Feb, 2014, 04.08 PM IST
Coal production increasing; imports at 137.56 mt in FY12: MoS CoalThe country imported 137.56 million tonnes of coal in the last financial year while there was an increase in coal production and supply.
19 Aug, 2013, 06.26 PM IST
Demand of coal to touch 769 million tonnes by 2013-14The company was looking at producing some 18 million tonnes through the contractor route from seven projects in the first phase.
06 Aug, 2013, 05.17 PM IST
Land acquisition, R&R, law-order major constraints for CIL: Bapu PatilThe constraints are being brought to the notice of the state and central government for early removal, Patil said in a written reply in Raj...
05 Aug, 2013, 03.50 PM IST
- Two coal, 5 lignite mines identified for coal gasification
Two coal and five lignite mines having estimated reserves of 950 million tonnes have been identified for underground coal gasification.
30 Apr, 2013, 05.54 PM IST
2 rail projects for coal evacuation likely by FY'17The government today said two rail projects - Tori-Shivpur and Gopalpur-Monaharpur - are likely to be completed by the end of 2017.
19 Mar, 2013, 03.52 PM IST
- Coal India's production partially hit due to strike: Govt
'SCCL has stated that areas with potential for higher production have been identified and measures have been taken to ensure un-interrupted...
18 Mar, 2013, 03.47 PM IST
Hike in domestic coal prices needed for price pooling: Coal Minister"The burden of supplying imported coal to power stations at the price of indigenous coal price is to be passed on to the consumers of domes...
27 Nov, 2012, 02.52 PM IST
- New coal units awaiting green nod: Pratik Patil
Minister of State for Coal Pratik Patil said proposals for setting up new coal facilities are pending for want of environmental clearance.
17 Oct, 2012, 08.03 PM IST
- Government to auction 54 coal blocks
Govt has identified 54 coal blocks with total geological reserves of about 18.22 bn tonnes for auction to various cos, minister of state fo...
25 Apr, 2012, 03.58 PM IST
- Liquidate coal stocks lying at pithead: Government to Coal India Ltd
The government has asked Coal India Ltd (CIL) to liquidate stocks lying at pitheads to the maximum possible.
24 Aug, 2011, 08.39 PM IST
- New Indonesian coal policy to increase prices for Indian companies
A new Indonesian policy that stipulates benchmarking of coal prices to int'l market rates is likely to increase cost of coal imports for In...
17 Aug, 2011, 04.24 PM IST
- Govt not to fix responsibility for CWG construction delays
The delay in infrastructure construction which marred the build-up to the Commonwealth Games may have irked many and dented India's interna...
27 Jul, 2010, 04.56 PM IST
- Union Cabinet: Second round of swearing in commences
The swearing in of ministers has commenced at the Parliament House after the PM & Sonia Gandhi finalised their team. UPA 2: Profile of the ...
28 May, 2009, 11.07 AM IST
- In Western Maharashtra, where politics is family affair
Politics in Maharashtra's sugar bowl is quite the family affair. If it is the Bhosales and Chavans in Satara, it is the Mandliks in Kolhapu...
09 Mar, 2009, 08.38 AM IST