India's coal production likely to grow 6-7% annually over next few years: Kishan ReddyIndia is on the verge of a coal production boom, with forecasts suggesting an impressive surge to 1.5 billion tonnes by 2029-30. This ambit...
09 Mar, 2026, 07.20 PM IST
Coal stockpile with power plants rises 31% to 44.7 mtIndia's coal-fired power plants maintain comfortable fuel reserves, with 44.7 million tonnes available as of October 17, a 31.1% year-on-ye...
22 Oct, 2025, 11.53 PM IST
CIL's subsidiary Western Coalfields bids for 2 coal blocks in 11th tranche of auctionWestern Coalfields Ltd, a Coal India subsidiary, bids for two non-coking coal blocks in Maharashtra, marking its first participation in com...
24 Feb, 2025, 01.42 PM IST
Tender to facilitate purchase of 4000 MW gas-based power soonThe ministry has appointed NTPC Vidyut Vyapar Nigam Ltd (NVVN) as the agency to facilitate the purchase from generating companies and sell ...
07 Sep, 2023, 11.40 PM IST
Gauhati High Court directs government to check illegal mining activitiesChief justice Sandeep Mehta and Justice Suman Shyam stated," Be that as it may, undisputedly it is the obligation of MoEF (ministry of envi...
31 Mar, 2023, 10.54 PM IST
Govt asks power plants to blend 10% imported coal to step up supplySecretaries of coal and power ministries at a review told the Prime Minister's Office (PMO) that coal dispatches to power plants have excee...
14 Oct, 2021, 10.03 AM IST
India seeks to move coal to areas of shortage as power demand risesPower minister R.K. Singh asked officials to "streamline the stock and supply of coal", including a reduction in inventory targets to 10 da...
04 Sep, 2021, 08.38 PM IST
Coal India’s output may rise 125 MT from 16 blocksThe government is keen on Coal India hastening up exploration and operationalising all its blocks soon. These include existing blocks with ...
26 Dec, 2019, 07.50 AM IST
Centre gives Coal India ultimatum on new and existing blocksThe coal ministry recently enquired from the PSU about the operational status of the additional blocks allotted to it, and whether extracti...
25 Nov, 2019, 06.42 AM IST
One fourth of armed conflicts in ethnically divided countries coincide with climatic problems: StudyThe study found 23 per cent of conflict outbreaks in ethnically highly fractionalised countries robustly coincide with climatic calamities.
20 May, 2017, 12.38 AM IST
Coal India Ltd gets shareholders nod for buyback of 10.89 crore sharesThe Centre also needs to bring down its stake in CIL below 75 per cent to adhere to market regulator the Securities and Exchange Board of I...
26 Aug, 2016, 11.16 PM IST
Coal India board to discuss share buyback proposalIn the last one year, Coal India has seen depletion in its cash reserve by 18 per cent, or Rs 8,700 crore, to Rs 38,300 crore as on March 2...
05 Jun, 2016, 02.37 PM IST
Punjab power utility applies for Pachwara coal blockPSPCL is looking to retain Pachwara central coal block for meeting fuel requirements for its thermal power plants and has applied for this ...
22 Feb, 2015, 05.41 PM IST
Greenpeace worried over 0.3 billion tonne reduction in reserves of CILGreenpeace conducted a study into the coal reserves of the Coal India and is now worried about the energy security of India as far as coal ...
25 Sep, 2013, 06.11 PM IST
- India needs to generate more power: Purandeswari
There is an urgent need to increase power generation for industrial growth as well as overall development of the country: D Purandeswari
27 Jan, 2013, 06.13 PM IST
- BCCL gets ready to mine deeper deposits
Taking strategic initiatives for exploitation of deeper deposits, Bharat Coking Coal has finalised tenders for operation of high capacity u...
15 Jun, 2011, 05.51 AM IST
- India to take up coal gasification in a big way: Minister
The minister noted that underground coal gasification, is "an economically and ecologically viable technology which can be used for produci...
06 Dec, 2009, 09.01 PM IST