SC orders status quo on 3 coal blocks, issues notice to JSPL
The Supreme Court Monday ordered maintainance of status quo on three coal blocks in Odisha and one in Chhattisgarh, which the Delhi High Court had directed to be excluded from the auction process.
Jul 21, 2015, 00:52 AM IST
Govt transfers ECs of 19 coal blocks of total 29 so far
The Centre has so far transferred the environment clearance (EC) of 19 coal blocks out of approved 29 mines from the earlier allottees to the new successful bidders including JSW Steel, GMR Chhattisgarh Energy, Jaypee Cement and Ambuja Cements among others.
Jun 22, 2015, 16:31 PM IST
Coal scam: Ex-Coal Secy concealed facts from then PM, says CBI
CBI on Friday told a special court that former Coal Secretary H C Gupta had allegedly concealed facts from then Prime Minister Manmohan Singh that Jharkhand had not recommended Vini Iron and Steel Udyog Ltd (VISUL) for allocation of a Chhattisgarh coal block.
May 29, 2015, 13:56 PM IST
Panel asks Coal Controller to rework bank guarantee maths
The panel was looking into the issue of bank guarantees of the previous allottees pertaining to 127 coal blocks.
May 07, 2015, 14:37 PM IST
Govt transfers green nod of earlier blocks to Hindalco, GMR
In a bid to expedite operations from the recently allocated coal mines, the Environment Ministry had amended EC norms after a request made by the Coal Ministry to facilitate transfer of ECs to successful coal bidders.
May 01, 2015, 18:03 PM IST
Coal blocks: Decision on bank guarantees as per states' views
A decision on bank guarantees provided by the previous allottees for 130 coal block would be taken after considering the views expressed by the state governments in this regard to an inter-ministerial panel.
Apr 23, 2015, 21:36 PM IST
Received complaints over cartelisation in coal bidding: Govt
The government on Thursday said it has received a few complaints regarding "cartelisation" in bidding during the recent coal block auctions and investigations are being carried out in the matter.
Apr 23, 2015, 15:32 PM IST
CCI looking into allocation of three coal blocks
"We are looking into the cartelisation aspect of the bidding," CCI member U C Nahta told reporters on the sidelines of MCCI session here on Tuesday.
Apr 21, 2015, 18:35 PM IST
Short-term fuel supply to power projects extended till June
In a fresh directive, the Coal Ministry said that supply of fuel to power plants, the blocks of which were cancelled by the Supreme Court last year, will continue till June-end.
Apr 05, 2015, 14:15 PM IST
States to get Rs 466 cr as 1st tranche from coal auction
States will receive Rs 466 crore as first tranche from auction of coal blocks, while the Centre will not keep any revenue from this upfront payment by bidders, said a top official.
Apr 01, 2015, 16:36 PM IST
Coal scam: Relief to ex-PM Manmohan Singh, others as SC stays trial court order
In a relief to former Prime Minister Manmohan Singh, the Supreme Court on Wednesday stayed the trial court order summoning him as accused in a case pertaining to grant of Talabira-II coal block in Odisha in 2005 to Aditya Birla group company Hindalco.
Apr 01, 2015, 13:09 PM IST
Govt allots 38 coal mines to central, state PSUs
The government on Tuesday allotted 38 mines to central and state public sector units including power major NTPC, DVC and steel giant SAIL.
Mar 24, 2015, 19:49 PM IST
Govt to allot coal mines to PSUs today
After two rounds of auctioning of coal blocks for private companies, the government will today allot mines to central and state PSUs.
Mar 24, 2015, 11:44 AM IST
Cancelled JSPL, Balco mines given to Coal India
The government on Monday is believed to have alloted the three cancelled coal blocks, for which JSPL and Balco had emerged as the highest bidders in the recently concluded auctions, to state-owned miner CIL.
Mar 23, 2015, 15:35 PM IST
Panel for extending short-term coal linkages again
Short-term coal linkages to end-use plants in sectors such as power, whose coal blocks were cancelled by the Supreme Court, should be further extended to June-end, an inter-ministerial panel has recommended.
Mar 22, 2015, 12:35 PM IST
India rejects low winning bids for 4 "outlier" coal mines
Although the winning bids for the nine mines were the highest in their individual auctions, they were low by comparison with the winning bids for other similar blocks.
Mar 21, 2015, 09:32 AM IST
CIL to give tentative timelines for auction of coal linkages
State-owned Coal India Ltd has been asked to auction annual coal quantities it sells to users like power plants, through a transparent process.
Mar 19, 2015, 20:30 PM IST
Govt to issue ownership rights of 15 coal mines on March 23
As many as nineteen mines under Schedule II (already in production) category were auctioned in the first leg held between February 14 and February 22.
Mar 15, 2015, 12:49 PM IST
Next phase to coal mines auction to start soon: Piyush Goyal
The next phase of auction of coal mines will begin shortly, government told the Lok Sabha Tuesday.
Mar 03, 2015, 22:45 PM IST
Coal India's Apr-Feb output is 437 MT, misses target
State-owned Coal India's output for the April-February period of the ongoing fiscal was 436.96 million tonnes (MT), missing its target by 2.9 percent.
Mar 02, 2015, 17:42 PM IST
