Revival of BPCL sale process to be based on review in due courseMinister of state for finance Bhagwat Kishanrao Karad said the pandemic, energy transition issues and geo-political conditions affected sev...
08 Aug, 2022, 11.39 PM IST
Govt in discussion with World Bank for collaboration on coal mine closure frameworkThe coal ministry is in discussions with the World Bank for collaboration on the mine closure framework, a government official said on Wedn...
13 Apr, 2022, 04.31 PM IST
Coal ministry says in process of finalising mine closure frameworkVast experience of the World Bank in handling mine closure cases in different countries will be highly beneficial and will facilitate the a...
06 Oct, 2021, 05.10 PM IST
Coal India to restart closed underground minesWhile the eight mines of ECL have projected reserves of around 596 MTs, the four mines belonging to BCCL add up to 464 MTs. ECL mines have ...
10 Sep, 2020, 12.44 PM IST
Coal India arm to see viability of merger of NTPC's two mines in ChhattisgarhAccording to preliminary estimates before exploration, total extractable reserve assessed by the coal ministry was about 1,000 million tonn...
26 May, 2020, 04.53 PM IST
373 infra projects show cost overruns of Rs 3.89 lakh croreAs many as 373 infrastructure projects, each worth Rs 150 crore or more, are hit by cost overruns of more than Rs 3.89 lakh crore owing to ...
08 Dec, 2019, 11.27 AM IST
Coir export inches close to Rs 2000 croreThe US, China, Netherlands and South Korea are the main buyers of coir products from India. China is the principal buyer of coir fibre from...
26 May, 2016, 06.24 PM IST
Coal India seeking consultants for study on coal mining projectsCIL has invited bids from consultants for preparing a study on a range of issues, as it gears up to meet the ambitious production target of...
12 Nov, 2015, 04.37 PM IST
Rs 762 crore may be invested in underground coal mines in FY'16Goyal said that against the output target of 37.600 million tonnes (MT) from the underground mines in the last fiscal, Coal India produced ...
06 Aug, 2015, 04.29 PM IST
EasyM2M to launch wearable device iWristPhone for miners; has real-time tracking, WiFiMines in India generally have just one phone or an intercom device for miners to communicate with the monitoring and control rooms at the s...
16 Jun, 2015, 11.23 AM IST
Coal India's 27 mines yet to begin production"As regards the non-producing mines of Coal India Ltd (CIL), there are 27 such coal mines," Coal Minister Piyush Goyal said in written repl...
04 Dec, 2014, 04.37 PM IST
Demand of coal to touch 769 million tonnes by 2013-14The company was looking at producing some 18 million tonnes through the contractor route from seven projects in the first phase.
06 Aug, 2013, 05.17 PM IST
Demand of coal to touch 769 million tonnes by 2013-14The country is expected to produce about 614.55 million tonnes of coal during the year leaving a gap of 155.14 million tonnes.
06 Aug, 2013, 05.17 PM IST
CIL chief tells NTPC to clear duesCoal India chairman Narsing Rao has defended its subsidiary that is locked in a public spat with top power generator NTPC over fuel quality.
09 Apr, 2013, 06.58 AM IST
- CoalMin announces stricter provisions for mine closure
Against a backdrop of concerns over environmental degradation, the Coal Ministry announced modified guidelines for mines closure with stric...
08 Jan, 2013, 09.38 PM IST
- Regulatory hurdles force alumina refiners to cut production
India may have to rely more on exports for its aluminium requirement despite having huge reserves of the ore required for its production.
13 Aug, 2012, 02.54 AM IST
Coal Ministry not in favour of policy for grant of alternate minesCoal Ministry has said it is not in favour of framing any policy for allotment of alternate mines at present.
01 Jun, 2012, 05.28 PM IST