Coal India floats tenders worth Rs 5,000 cr for east-west rail corridor in ChhattisgarhCoal India had formed two SPVs for construction of rail lines to evacuate increased quantity from Chhattisgarh. While East West Railway Ltd...
24 Sep, 2020, 03.16 PM IST
CIL may run out of explosives stock as production takes a hit on coronavirus fearsCoal India buys explosives worth Rs 2,000 crore in a year. Even smaller subsidiaries like Eastern Coalfields receive 45-50 tankers a day wh...
27 Mar, 2020, 09.45 AM IST
SECL's supplies to rise with the opening of new railway track lineChattisgarh East Railway, a special purpose vehicle floated by SECL will connect Kharsia, Korichapar, Dharamjaygarh and Korba. This will en...
17 Oct, 2019, 03.37 PM IST
West Bengal government looks to sell 30% of coal output in open marketCommercial sale is expected to provide economies of scale to the operation bringing down costs which, otherwise, are expected to be high du...
02 Nov, 2018, 07.32 PM IST
Bengal gets India’s largest coal mineBengal will get the largest share of 584 million tonnes of coal from the block, followed by Bihar which has a share of 486 million tonnes.
12 Apr, 2017, 01.00 AM IST
Mahanadi Coalfields launches app to monitor mining operationsAt a time when Coal India is targetting a production of one billion tonnes, its subsidiary Mahanadi Coalfields Ltd (MCL) has launched a mob...
01 Jan, 2016, 09.19 PM IST
SPV for largest coal block holds first board meetBengal Birbhum Coalfields Ltd (BBCL), the special purpose vehicle created to develop India's largest coal mine in Deocha-Pachami at Birbhum...
28 Oct, 2015, 11.14 PM IST
Will defend case through legal process: HindalcoIt further said that Hindalco would study the order of the court in detail "and would defend its case through legal process."
11 Mar, 2015, 01.56 PM IST
First round of coal block auctions to yield Rs 1 lakh crore to statesCoal India is relying on timely completion of three critical railway lines and timely land acquisition and green clearances.
21 Feb, 2015, 05.00 AM IST
- Villagers protest coal mines re-allotment in Chhattisgarh
With the beginning of fresh allotment of coal blocks by the Centre, villagers of North Chhattisgarh, the area which is rich in coal reserve...
02 Jan, 2015, 03.26 PM IST
Villagers protest coal mines re-allotment in ChhattisgarhAs many as 17 gram sabhas, falling under Hasdeo-Arand coalfield, have passed a resolution opposing the reallotment of coal mines.
02 Jan, 2015, 02.02 PM IST
- Government plans to allow Coal India to produce CBM without bidding: Officials
The government wants to harness the gas trapped in coal seams in blocks already allotted to state miners for producing coal, officials said.
17 Sep, 2012, 06.00 AM IST
- Mining the militarization: Coal tales from northeast
The story of coal in northeast India is an incomplete one. For 130 years, two governments, British India and Independent India, have manage...
05 Jun, 2010, 12.44 AM IST
- Tata Steel's Jharia mining division completes 100 years of operations
Tata Steel, which completed its centenary in 2007, will achieve another milestone when its mining division in Jharia completes a 100 years ...
02 Apr, 2009, 06.10 PM IST
- Coal India sets Rs 5,000 cr for underground mines
The aim is to step up underground coal production from the present level of 43 million tonne (mt) to 67 mt by 2011-12.
18 Jan, 2008, 02.59 AM IST
- NTPC shortlists two for Bihar mining contract
National Thermal Power Corporation (NTPC) has shortlisted Thiess India and Singareni Collieries for awarding mining contract for its Pakri ...
04 Jun, 2007, 03.00 AM IST
- NTPC to invest Rs 500 cr to boost coal mining to 60 mt
National Thermal Power Corporation (NTPC) is all set to emerge as a coal mining major with production capacities of at least 60m tonnes (mt...
10 Nov, 2006, 01.59 AM IST