Bullish Bets: Vinit Bolinjkar maps out India’s next big market winnersIndian equities are seeing stock-specific action. Market expert Vinit Bolinjkar is bullish on select banking, power, defence, and industria...
28 May, 2026, 11.31 AM IST
India's indigenous cooking gas alternative takes shape in Pune labPune scientists are developing Dimethyl Ether, or DME, a clean fuel that can replace LPG. This homegrown alternative can be produced using ...
18 May, 2026, 12.12 PM IST
Cabinet approves Rs 37,500 crore coal gasification scheme to cut import dependenceThe Union Cabinet on Wednesday approved a Rs 37,500 crore scheme to promote surface coal and lignite gasification projects, aiming to gasif...
13 May, 2026, 06.56 PM IST
L&T bags 'large' BCGCL order for coal-to-chemicals plant in Odisha, 2,000 TPD capacityLarsen & Toubro has secured a landmark deal to develop a state-of-the-art coal-to-ammonium nitrate facility in Odisha, poised to deliver 2,...
05 May, 2026, 10.14 AM IST
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
Pace of coal import growth declines from over 21 pc to below 2.5 pc in last decade: GovtThe annual growth rate of India's coal imports declined to 2.49% in the past decade, down from 21.48% in the previous decade, reflecting pr...
28 Jun, 2024, 10.30 PM IST
CIL plans to raise coal stock at thermal power plants to 45 mn tonnes by fiscal-endState-owned CIL on Thursday said it has drawn up plans to boost coal stock at thermal power plants to over 45 million tonnes (MT) from its ...
16 Dec, 2021, 04.03 PM IST
Consumers opt for 71 MT indigenous coal in Apr-Feb 21 on steps for import substitution: CIL"Coal India's drive for import substitution backed by a set of multiple measures facilitated coal consumers to opt for around 71 million to...
02 Mar, 2021, 04.14 PM IST
Government may import 210 million tonnes of coal in 2015-16Seeking to bridge the demand-supply gap, the government is likely to import around 210 million tonnes (MT) of coal in the ongoing fiscal.
02 Aug, 2015, 04.29 PM IST
Overall shortage of 81 million tonnes of domestic coal for power sectorWith a view to monitoring coal supplies to the power sector, an inter-ministerial sub-group consisting of representatives from the ministri...
05 Dec, 2014, 02.52 PM IST
As rupee sinks, CIL plans to substitute imported coal with domestic varietyCIL decided to substitute its imported coal supplies to consumers with high-grade output from its own mines.
26 Aug, 2013, 11.06 AM IST
- Government advises power companies to import 46 mt coal in 2012-13
The total requirement of coal in 2012-13 has been calculated as 500 million tonnes including 476 million tonnes indigenous coal and 24 mill...
13 Dec, 2012, 08.29 PM IST
Hike in domestic coal prices needed for price pooling: Coal Minister"The burden of supplying imported coal to power stations at the price of indigenous coal price is to be passed on to the consumers of domes...
27 Nov, 2012, 02.52 PM IST
- Expect power firms to sign FSAs with CIL by Nov-end: Coal Min
The Coal Ministry today said it expects power utilities to sign fuel supply agreements (FSAs) with state-run Coal India (CIL) by November-e...
19 Oct, 2012, 09.03 PM IST
- SAIL approaches government for more coal blocks
The move comes as part of the company's effort to get at least 25-30 per cent coking coal from indigenous sources, a top SAIL official said.
12 Aug, 2012, 01.55 PM IST
- Power cos to import 35 million tonnes of coal in FY'11
The government has advised power companies to import 35 million tonnes of coal during the current financial year.
26 Apr, 2010, 04.58 PM IST