SC notice to govt on PIL in mining lease caseNot only should the allottees be prosecuted, but the market value of the mined mineral also be recovered from them, the PIL demanded.
05 Jul, 2019, 08.37 AM IST
Government refuses extension to CBI officer probing 'Coalgate'Sharma is attached with the Economic Offences Wing of the agency and overseeing probes related to the coal-block allocation scam, cyber cri...
28 Sep, 2015, 04.58 PM IST
Government to auction 10 coal mines to steel, cement firms in next roundThe government will invite technical and financial bids for the mines and the last date for submission of the documents will be July 21.
04 Jun, 2015, 04.06 PM IST
Advocate ML Sharma files petition in Supreme Court seeking cancellation of coal blocks sale to private power firmsPetition has alleged that auction process created financial loss to treasury as the floor price fixed by government at Rs 150 per tonne for...
06 May, 2015, 05.59 PM IST
PM Narendra Modi invokes farmers' children to pitch for Land BillModi invoked welfare of farmers' children to justify the Land Bill as he maintained that efforts are being made to "mislead" the farming co...
23 Mar, 2015, 06.02 PM IST
CIC allows Coal Ministry to withhold records related to Coal scamHowever, the minutes of screening committee meetings on coal-block allocations are available on the website of the Coal Ministry.
21 Jan, 2015, 06.28 PM IST
Ambiguous phrasing of coal rules can be misread: ExpertsThe phrasing creates an outcome where companies become eligible for an allotment even if they just intend to bid for a power project.
19 Dec, 2014, 05.52 AM IST
Coal Ordinance: Experts doubt if it will be a lasting solution for the troubled sectorWhen CIL was the only company mining coal, it had the option to first mine in areas with low density of population or marginally forested a...
27 Oct, 2014, 05.22 AM IST
Roadmap for coal block allocations after final verdict of Supreme Court: GovernmentJavadekar said the government believes that the business of coal remains "white" and does not become "black" if it is conducted in a transp...
09 Sep, 2014, 09.01 PM IST
Government ready with Plan B if Supreme Court cancels coal blocksPower ministry has altered a note for consideration to accommodate a proposal to supply imported coal to power plants linked to coal mines.
04 Sep, 2014, 06.22 PM IST
Coal scam: Enforcement Directorate registers 3 new cases under laundering lawsED has till now registered over 15 money laundering cases in the coal-block allocation scam and is probing the same alongside CBI upon dire...
07 Aug, 2014, 09.56 PM IST
CIL union hails SC observations on coal mine allocationCoal India's trade union AICWF today hailed the observations made by the Supreme Court on coal mine allocations and demanded that they be c...
10 Jan, 2014, 07.35 PM IST
Coal ministry to appoint additional JS to cope with increased workloadThe coal ministry will create a new position at the joint secretary level to handle increased workload post coalgate scam. A team of about ...
04 Sep, 2013, 05.47 PM IST
- Environment ministry clears 6 mining proposals in Orissa
Softening its stance on mining in heavily-forested areas, the environment ministry gave its nod for clearing six coal blocks, including fiv...
29 Jun, 2011, 08.07 PM IST
- Env Min clears 6 coalblocks for 3 power plants in Orissa
Environment Ministry on Wednesday cleared six coal blocks, including five in such areas, for three major power plants in Orissa.
29 Jun, 2011, 05.35 PM IST
- 3 coal blocks in Chhattisgarh can be opened: Environment Ministry
Rejecting the recommendations of the Forest Advisory Committee, Environment Ministry on Thursday gave its approval to open up Tara, Parsa E...
24 Jun, 2011, 12.36 PM IST
- Coal-block allocation delay
The fate of several mega power projects in Jharkhand proposed by ArcelorMittal, Tata Power, Jindal Group, CESC and the Aditya Birla Group h...
08 Aug, 2007, 05.12 AM IST