Worker's death at Jharsuguda plant 'unfortunate', probe on to find exact accident cause: VedantaA worker was found dead at the railway siding area on the plant premises of Vedanta Aluminium Ltd in Jharsuguda a couple of weeks back.
01 Sep, 2019, 12.13 PM IST
Coal auction: Power firms face huge under recovery in fuel costAggressive bidding seen in auction would result in significant under recovery in fuel cost estimated at "Rs 18 billion by FY2017-18" for th...
27 Mar, 2015, 10.40 PM IST
Government allots 38 coal mines to central, state PSUsThe move comes on the heels of the auction of 33 coal blocks in two tranches to private companies with the government garnering over Rs 2 l...
25 Mar, 2015, 04.03 AM IST
New coal law to boost economic growth, say industry leadersThe crucial bill that provides legal framework for auction of coal blocks was passed by Parliament today, replacing an ordinance that was t...
20 Mar, 2015, 10.16 PM IST
President Pranab Mukherjee gives nod to ordinance for e-auction of coal blocks for private firmsThe move seen as a step towards energy sector reforms will allow private companies to bid for captive use and allot mines directly to state...
21 Oct, 2014, 06.43 PM IST
Advisory group on power, coal to submit report by October 31"The Advisory Group was given the task of analysing and suggesting measures to address various hurdles in the power and coal sectors," a se...
19 Oct, 2014, 12.13 PM IST
Prepare plan for managing deallocated mines: Centre to Coal India"Coal India Ltd is required to prepare a detailed comprehensive operational plan for managing mine w.e.f April 1, 2015," a source said.
10 Oct, 2014, 06.19 PM IST
Sunflag receives Rs 28 crore demand notice in coal caseSunflag Iron & Steel Company today said it has received a notice for depositing Rs 28 crore as levy following the Supreme Court's judgement...
08 Oct, 2014, 08.09 PM IST
Government seeks Attorney General's opinion on need for ordinance on coal blocksThe issues that need to be resolved by the government in the coal mine case include forfeiting of bank guarantees and title deeds of the la...
06 Oct, 2014, 03.27 PM IST
Government has to ensure coal linkage to end-use projects: India RatingsSupreme Court's verdict on coal block allocations will bring the much-needed transparency in the sector, says India Ratings.
28 Sep, 2014, 02.45 PM IST
'Supreme Court verdict on coal blocks to have serious ramifications for energy sector'Fitch Ratings, ICRA said after cancellation of blocks the cos will have to depend on externally sourced coal, resulting in higher operating...
26 Sep, 2014, 08.09 PM IST
CIL may engage consultants to take over de-allocated minesThe SC had quashed 214 allocations and asked CIL to fill the void and take things forward by taking over the operation of 42 functional blo...
25 Sep, 2014, 03.38 PM IST
- Fatalities in SAIL plants rise to 20 till August this year
Fatalities in plants of Steel Authority of India (SAIL) have shot up to 20 in the current year so far as against a total of 27 in the last ...
28 Aug, 2013, 05.54 PM IST
Fatalities in SAIL plants rise to 20 till August this yearDeaths in Bhilai Plant, which has won Prime Minister's Trophy for best Integrated Steel Plant for a record 10 times, rose to four from nil ...
28 Aug, 2013, 05.07 PM IST
Number of mining accidents falls by 56% in last 7 yearsThis has been the safest period with the number of fatal accidents hitting an all-time low of 112 in 2011 and rising marginally to 116 in 2...
14 Jun, 2013, 04.00 AM IST
- Coal India to fill up supervisory posts to enhance mine safety
Coal India has decided to constitute a panel to fill up the vacant supervisory level posts for enhancing safety at the mines of the PSU.
12 Apr, 2012, 03.49 PM IST
- CIL faces safety concerns in reviving abandoned mines
Leading coal miner Coal India Ltd (CIL) is facing safety concerns for miners in reviving its 18 abandoned underground coal mines.
09 Oct, 2008, 02.04 AM IST