Trinamool speaking in different voices on leader probed by CBI: Amit ShahHome minister Amit Shah lashed out at the Mamata Banerjee-led Trinamool government on Monday claiming that corruption, led by her partymen,...
Illegal coal mining: CBI raids five locations in KolkataThe Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) has also asked Eastern Coalfields to furnish details of the action taken against illegal mining a...
CBI raids 45 locations in 4 states in illegal mining and theft of coal caseThe CBI registered the case on Friday against Manjhi, ECL General Managers Amit Kumar Dhar (of then Kunustoria area now Pandaveswar area) a...
RPF to harvest modern technology to reduce coal pilferageThe RPF DG said that checking of calibration of weighbridges be done once every six months, instead of the present one year period.
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...
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...
Central Industrial Security Force to recruit 4000 jawansBesides the recruitment, the Central Industrial Security Force would also have a new firing range in Bokaro, Arvind Ranjan told reporters .
IMC formed to inquire into sale of coal from JSPL minesGovernment has set up an Inter- Ministerial Committee to inquire into the complaints received about theft and sale of coal in open market.
- Not possible to specify exact amount of coal stolen: Government
The government today said it is not possible to quantify the exact amount of coal stolen and losses incurred due to pilferage and thefts.
India needs sweeping reforms in many areas to resolve power crisisSheila Dikshit in Delhi and Mamata Banerjee in Bengal have stoutly defended long-delayed power tariff hikes in their states.
Populist politics: Root cause of electricity shortageWe need our leaders to find political courage to scrap state monopoly and to focus on reliable rather than subsidised supplies.
- Coal India loses $20 billion a year due to discounted pricing: Chris Hohn, CIO, TCI Fund
Chris Hohn, CIO, TCI Fund, talks to ET Now on the legal action that the company is planning against Coal India and the issues associated wi...
- Govt asks state and district administrations to check coal theft
The government has asked to take measures to pilferage of coal as deficit of the fuel is likely to grow to 142 million tonnes this fiscal.
A burning need: Coal shortage issue needs quick actionIt is welcome that the government is seized of the matter of inadequate coal supply in the face of increased power generation capacity comi...
- Power sector reform requires urgent political action
A few states such as Gujarat and West Bengal have taken explicit political decisions to stamp out power theft, reaping rich dividends.
- Dirty secret of India’s political economy
The Economic Survey tucks away a little, dirty secret of India’s political economy in a box on power sector reform.
- Coal pilferage, recoveries on rise: Govt
Coal pilferage, cited as one of the major reasons for the supply shortage to consumers, is increasing in the country with authorities retri...