Meghalaya coal mine blast toll rises to 30; rescue ops called offThe death toll in Meghalaya's coal mine blast has risen to 30, with two more people succumbing to their injuries on Tuesday. They were unde...
10 Feb, 2026, 06.30 PM IST
Meghalaya coal mine blast: Seven more bodies found, death toll mounts to 25Meghalaya mine explosion: The blast occurred at a coal mine in the Thangsku area of Umsngat village, prompting the authorities to begin lar...
06 Feb, 2026, 11.36 PM IST
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...
28 Nov, 2020, 05.28 PM IST
CBI books Adani group of companies and others in corruption caseCBI’s FIR says that a “reliable source information” was received that officers of MCL entered into criminal conspiracy during the year 2013...
22 Mar, 2020, 01.59 PM IST
No amendment for Goa or leases lapsing in 2020: Narendra Singh TomarNearly 300 mining leases across the country are set to lapse in 2020 under an amendment introduced by the Narendra Modi government in Janua...
05 Feb, 2019, 11.44 PM IST
Odisha slaps demand notices of Rs 3,200 crore on chrome minersOdisha has slapped demand notices of more than Rs 3,200 crore on chrome ore players in the state, including Tata Steel, IMFA, Facor and Bal...
13 Apr, 2018, 04.21 PM IST
Law update in the works to clarify illegal miningAmendment to impact Tata Steel, Coal India Ltd and SAIL that are facing hefty penalties because of a SC order on violation of environment a...
21 Mar, 2018, 07.30 AM IST
Mahanadi Coalfields may face Rs 20,000 crore penaltyThe Odisha government is evaluating the company’s liability after the top court in its August 2 verdict ordered the state to recover the va...
19 Sep, 2017, 12.51 AM IST
Mining industry faces 'tough' 2016 even as auctions pick paceAccording to global giant Moody's also, the metals and mining sector is likely to continue to face challenges in 2016.
25 Dec, 2015, 01.10 PM IST
Power equipment makers fear project delays due to de-allocation of coal blocks“There is terrific pressure on our manufacturing capacity due to lack of visibility for new projects, MS Unnikrishnan, MD and CEO, Thermax ...
15 Oct, 2014, 05.13 AM IST
Fresh plea seeks higher penalty on illegal coalIt imposed a penalty on every tonne of coal extracted from mines that were operational and said such blocks have to be surrendered within s...
27 Sep, 2014, 04.31 AM IST
Supreme Court reserves order in coal block allocation caseOn its part the government said that there is no need for a panel to hear each company on coal block cancellation as it would lead to delay...
09 Sep, 2014, 04.52 PM IST
Supreme Court cognisant of stakes involved: Ajay Bodke, Prabhudas Lilladher"It would be a good middle of the road approach that SC could take if it were to go by the suggestion of the honourable attorney general."
02 Sep, 2014, 10.59 AM IST
Banks jittery over SC verdict on coal blocks, may see surge in bad loansThe Indian banking sector has a total exposure of more than Rs 5 lakh crore towards the power sector, which is under pressure owing to a ho...
27 Aug, 2014, 04.00 AM IST
Supreme Court deems all coal blocks allocated since 1993 as illegalAllocation of coal blocks done under screening committee rule and government dispensation suffers from illegality, says SC.
26 Aug, 2014, 12.52 AM IST
Coal mine crash toll mounts to 14The death toll in coal dump crash at an open cast site of Mahanadi Coalfields Limited in Odisha's Sundargarh district mounted to 14.
11 Aug, 2013, 02.28 PM IST
- CERS protests against electricity companies transferring burden of inferior coal on consumers
The move comes after two power generating companies of Gujarat claimed recoveries from consumers for poor and inferior quality of coal in t...
15 Feb, 2013, 08.16 PM IST