Meghalaya: CM declares judicial inquiry into fatal illegal mining incidentMeghalaya Chief Minister Conrad Sangma has ordered a judicial inquiry into a deadly explosion at an illegal coal mine. The blast in East Ja...
16 dead in coal mine blast in Meghalaya’s East Jaintia HillsTragedy struck Meghalaya's East Jaintia Hills district on Thursday. An explosion at a coal mine claimed the lives of sixteen labourers. Sev...
Meghalaya inaugurates first scientific coal mine after nearly a decade long banAfter nearly a decade-long ban, Meghalaya has inaugurated its first scientific coal mine in East Jaintia Hills. This follows the 2014 NGT b...
Twelve killed in Pakistan mine collapse: officialsA gas explosion rocked the private coal pit in the mining region of Khost on Tuesday evening, trapping the workers hundreds about 800 feet ...
Coal ministry encouraging extensive diversification within CPSEs"In line with India's commitment to diversifying its energy mix, the Ministry of Coal is actively promoting extensive diversification withi...
India will not face any shortage of coal this year: Coal Minister Pralhad JoshiIndia will not face any shortage of coal this year even during the monsoon, Coal and Mines Minister Pralhad Joshi said on Tuesday. No matte...
NTPC mines 61% more coal at 42.20 lakh metric tonnes in April-JuneThe coal production of 42.40 lakh MT in the first quarter of FY23 was 61 per cent more than the production of 26.40 lakh MT achieved in the...
Coal stocks at non-pithead plants low at 26pc of normative levelExperts are of the view that coal shortage can lead to a possible electricity crisis and there is a need to scale up supplies as 26 per cen...
Coal crisis: Number of plants with less than 4-day stock rose to 70 on Sunday from 64 a week agoAccording to the latest coal stock data of the 135 plants with over 165 GW of installed generation capacity monitored by the Central Electr...
Coal India to use drones for measuring production at new minesAt present, quantity of top soil removed by contractors from coal seams and coal produced by each pit are measured with ground mounted or h...
CIL pit head stocks dip to 5-year low of 31 million tonnesAt power plants, fuel stocks are down to six days requirement, much below the norm of the Central Electricity Authority, which stipulates e...
Power plants rebound as coal supplies steadyAccording to the Central Electricity Authority (CEA), stocks are considered critical if they fall below five days for pit-head plants.
Mines auction norms: Mandatory to wash coal in pit-headThe successful bidder, the official said, will not be permitted to use the coal extracted from the coal mine for any purposes other than ut...
After a year of surplus, coal stocks start to show signs of scarcityFor a pit-head power plant, a critical stock position is attained when coal stacked at its yard is adequate only for four days.
MGNREGA schemes to bring coal thieves into mainstreamThe schemes taken up in nine blocks in the Asansol, Durgapur sub-divisions, had already succeeded in bringing down the number of coal theft...
Efforts on to link coal mines with nearest power plants: GovernmentEfforts are under way to rationalise coal linkages with power plants to save an estimated Rs 6,000 crore a year to save on transportation o...
- 'No exhaustive coal-mining possible'
Bangladesh disfavours vigorous mining due to limited reserve, socio-economic difficulties and its adverse effects.