Prototype Fast Breeder Reactor reaches criticality, boosts India’s nuclear programme: Dr SC ChetalA key figure in India’s fast breeder nuclear programme has highlighted the significance of the Prototype Fast Breeder Reactor (PFBR) achiev...
04 May, 2026, 05.50 AM IST
Jindal Steel deploys syngas in furnaces to counter shortages of natural gas, LPGJindal Steel has successfully used syngas in its galvanizing and color coating furnaces. This move counters shortages of natural gas, LPG, ...
06 Apr, 2026, 12.53 PM IST
Coal gasification key to India's energy security: Union Minister G Kishan ReddyUnion Minister for Coal and Mines, G Kishan Reddy, on Sunday highlighted that coal gasification will be pivotal in strengthening India's en...
23 Mar, 2026, 11.43 AM IST
BPCL, CIL may put Rs 12,000 crore into coal gasification JVBharat Petroleum Corp and Coal India plan a Rs 12,000-crore coal gasification project in Maharashtra, aiming to boost the National Coal Gas...
26 Dec, 2024, 05.00 AM IST
CIL and BHEL sign joint venture agreement for ammonium nitrate plantCoal India Ltd and Bharat Heavy Electricals Ltd signed a joint venture agreement to establish an ammonium nitrate plant utilizing surface c...
28 Feb, 2024, 06.38 PM IST
Coal ministry to draw scheme for coal gasification projects worth Rs 6,000 crIndia's Coal Ministry plans to allocate INR 6,000 crore ($810.5m) and draw up a comprehensive programme to promote coal gasification projec...
14 Jul, 2023, 01.32 PM IST
Coal India to pump in Rs 91,000 crore on diversification, other projects by FY26: P M PrasadCoal India Ltd (CIL) plans to invest Rs 91,000 crore in various projects, including coal gasification, mining developers-cum-operators (MDO...
04 May, 2023, 07.04 PM IST
India committed towards climate obligation; taking coal gasification drive in a huge way: Pralhad JoshiWith an estimated cost of Rs 35,000 crore, the proposed surface coal gasification (SCG) projects are planned to be set up in West Bengal, O...
15 Nov, 2022, 04.33 PM IST
JSPL plans largest & greenest steel plant in OdishaThe High-Level Clearance Authority of Odisha, headed by Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik, had approved JSPL's proposal to expand the capacity ...
01 Apr, 2022, 05.28 PM IST
Metal companies welcome government’s coal and mineral sector reformsOther measures include promoting coal gas gasification through rebate in revenue share, auctioning 50 new coal and 500 mineral blocks, and ...
17 May, 2020, 09.15 PM IST
Government keen to source coal gasification technology from USThe move was triggered after recent attempts by the govt & private players to set up their own coal gasification plants failed.
14 Feb, 2019, 07.53 AM IST
Rashtriya Chemicals & Fertilizers to start work on Talcher plant by end of month“Prime Minister Narendra Modi will lay the foundation stone of the fertilizer unit on September 22. The unit will have urea production capa...
19 Sep, 2018, 05.00 PM IST
Coal gas can help lower import bill by $10 bn in 5 yrs: Coal Secretary Susheel KumarCoal Secretary Susheel Kumar also said that India's dependence on petroleum and natural gas can be reduced or done away with if the country...
05 Mar, 2017, 05.15 PM IST
Coal gasification alternative mode of feedstock for urea: Ananth KumarKumar had also discussed this matter recently at a high-level meeting with Petroleum Minister Dharmendra Pradhan, Power Minister Piyush Goe...
21 Dec, 2014, 01.07 PM IST
Four state-run companies to revive FCIL's Talcher unitA consortium of four state-run companies will invest Rs 8,000 crore to revive the Talcher unit of Fertilizer Corp of India.
05 Sep, 2013, 07.37 PM IST
- Increase gas production to reduce oil import bill: Sharad Yadav
Government should increase gas production from indigenous sources, particularly from coal, to reduce burgeoning oil import bill and fiscal ...
08 Feb, 2013, 10.00 PM IST
- Syngas, a way to tap hidden coal reserves
Syngas or gasified coal is potentially a rich source of clean energy which the world is yet to fully upgrade the technology for.
20 Oct, 2009, 01.26 AM IST