Jharkhand: NIA conducts raids at three places in coal mine extortion caseNIA conducted searches in Hazaribagh and Ranchi districts of Jharkhand linked to associates of the notorious Aman Sahu gang for extortion a...
20 Jun, 2024, 11.56 PM IST
Congress will not allow Goa to become 'coal hub': Rahul GandhiPanaji, Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Saturday said his party would not allow Goa to become a coal import hub if voted to power in the As...
30 Oct, 2021, 08.30 PM IST
Activists protest at Adani Mining’s Australia site against water planA group of activists staged a protest at Adani’s Carmichael coal project’s rail corridor challenging the water use plan of the project that...
08 Oct, 2020, 08.03 PM IST
No light at the end of the tunnel for Meghalaya minersTill date, the dewatering of the 370-foot-deep mine where the miners are trapped has proved futile as over 1 crore litres of water has been...
13 Jan, 2019, 10.10 PM IST
Opposition to Oz projects abetted by NGOs, competitors: AdaniGautam Adani defended his group's coal mining project in Queensland, saying it would create jobs in Australia and bring energy to 18,000 vi...
03 Feb, 2018, 03.22 PM IST
Cabinet Secretariat asks Coal ministry to guard against cyber attacksThe government is for the first time ever giving mines to private sector through electronic auction.
18 Feb, 2015, 01.08 PM IST
NGO terms Coal ordinance as 'anti-people', asks MPs to opposeAlleging that the legislation attacks the federal structure, the NGO said the role of state governments has been reduced to mere rubber sta...
11 Jan, 2015, 03.18 PM IST
Opposition attacks government on coal mines billThe ordinance was issued in October to facilitate auctioning of the cancelled blocks. In the first round, 74 blocks are to be auctioned by ...
12 Dec, 2014, 03.34 PM IST
Bill replacing coal ordinance to be brought in Parliament this weekThe coal blocks allocation ordinance was brought in the wake of the Supreme Court decision cancelling 214 coal blocks in September.
30 Nov, 2014, 08.10 PM IST
Government eases environment clearance norms for coal minesThe move will will help state-run Coal India boost output by a record 30-40 million tonnes in the new financial year and ease the crippling...
11 Jan, 2014, 05.00 AM IST
- Militants gun down five migrant coal miners in Meghalaya
Militants gun down five migrant coal miners in
21 May, 2013, 06.46 PM IST
Inter-ministerial panel to take call on coal mines to PSUs next weekThe Ministry has initiated the process of allocation under the amended provisions of the Mines and Mineral Development and Regulation Act.
17 May, 2013, 04.53 PM IST
- Parliamentary Panel slams coal block allocation as abuse of power
Parliamentary Committee today said the controversial coal block allocations were "unauthorised and illegal".
23 Apr, 2013, 09.26 PM IST
- Meghalaya to implement new mines and mineral Policy by next year
Meghalaya will implement the new mines and mineral Policy by next year. The new policy has made room for joint venture in coal explorations...
07 Nov, 2012, 07.01 PM IST
- Coal block allocation policy cent per cent correct: Sriprakash Jaiswal
The government today said the policy followed by it in alloting the mines was "100 per cent correct" and those who resorted to wrongdoing w...
04 Sep, 2012, 08.06 PM IST
Sunday ET: BJP to step up demand for PM’s resignation: Arun JaitleyWhen coal blocks are allocated, the right to mine rests with the private allottees, not Government of India.
26 Aug, 2012, 04.37 AM IST
- Coal allocation was pro-people: Sriprakash Jaiswal
Coal minister defends PM, and says auction would have sharply raised prices of coal, steel and cement.
20 Jun, 2012, 02.34 AM IST