From shortage story to cash-flow story: A sector ready for sustained re-rating? 5 power stocks with upside potential of up to 33%In the power sector, the next cycle will not reward whoever has the most installed megawatts. It will reward whoever can sign the right con...
03 May, 2026, 02.48 PM IST
Seventh round of commercial coal mines auction likely by month endDespite having the fourth-largest coal reserves in the world, India is the second-largest importer of the fuel, according to a government r...
02 Mar, 2023, 12.00 AM IST
Coal India falls 5% as govt ends monopolyIn her fourth tranche of the economic package, FM said commercial mining will be done on revenue sharing mechanism instead of the regime of...
18 May, 2020, 03.49 PM IST
Coal Mines Nationalisation Act was an ill-conceived lawThe Coal Mines Nationalisation Act of 1973 was an ill-conceived law that made mining of coal the monopoly of the central government.
26 Aug, 2014, 05.24 AM IST
Vote on Account 2014: Scrapping state monopoly over coal a priority for next governmentBy scrapping state monopoly, the new government could do away with future coal scams as well.
13 Feb, 2014, 03.19 PM IST
Take unutilised coal blocks backAG Vahnavati’s reported suggestion that the govt should cancel the allocation for coal blocks that have not been operationalised since is a...
11 Jan, 2014, 04.00 AM IST
Coal India top loser on Sensex, slips 3% as CCI slaps Rs 1773 crore penaltyReportedly, CIL has been found to be imposing unfair conditions in FSA with power producers. Kim Eng expects CIL to challenge this order in...
11 Dec, 2013, 09.58 AM IST
Coal India to hire consultant to assess risks to companyState-run Coal India will hire a consultant to assess the risks facing the company and its subsidiaries and develop a response strategy.
23 Jul, 2013, 04.00 AM IST
PMO gets finance ministry reply, may okay CIL selloffStake sale in Coal India has already got clearance from an inter-ministerial group headed by the disinvestment secretary, Ravi Mathur.
07 Jun, 2013, 04.34 AM IST
Shriprakash Jaiswal is partly right, coal needs a rehaulWe welcome coal minister's comment that the government is willing to split state-owned monopoly CIL into smaller entities competing among t...
04 Jun, 2013, 08.03 AM IST
Coal India deserves to be broken up, not to be divestedBuyback of shares would attract a capital gains tax, so it is best to relieve the company of its surplus funds as special dividends.
08 May, 2013, 08.03 AM IST
Abolish Coal India’s monopoly, break it upThe current clash between NTPC, India’s main power producer, and Coal India (CIL), the coal monopoly, can be hugely transformative for the ...
11 Apr, 2013, 07.48 AM IST
NTPC vs Coal India: Eastern, Northern grids face blackout as CIL cuts off coal supplyNTPC had held back payment of Rs 1,000 crore, saying it won’t pay for stones and rocks that come along with coal, company sources said.
05 Apr, 2013, 04.14 AM IST
Competition body gets it right on coalCCI finds that Coal India abuses its dominance, after state-owned power generators of Maharashtra and Gujarat complained about erratic and ...
12 Mar, 2013, 06.30 AM IST
Power producers take on CIL over lopsided fuel supply pactsFrustrated by uncertainty over fuel supply despite a presidential decree, power firms have adopted a confrontational approach towards Coal ...
14 May, 2012, 08.20 AM IST
- Keep accumulating CIL as it corrects: Dimensions Consulting
Coal India is a very precious company and you want to be there.
23 Mar, 2011, 12.18 PM IST
- Scrap coal monopoly
Coal India has lowered its output target for 2012.
23 Jan, 2010, 04.54 AM IST