India's electricity demand picks up in October as coal shortage lingers
Nearly three-fifths of India`s coal-fired capacities currently have coal inventories that would last three days or less, federal power ministry data shows.
Oct 17, 2021, 07:48 AM IST
Coal shortage due to rains, says Union Minister Pralhad Joshi
The Centre’s flip flop on the coal crisis continues as they say there is no shortage at times while citing reasons for the scarcity on other occasions.
Oct 12, 2021, 17:22 PM IST
Coal Ministry starts process of auction of 27 coal mines
The last date of registration of bidder and sale of tender document is September 13 and bid due date is September 19, an official release said.
Aug 06, 2019, 13:43 PM IST
Piyush Goyal becomes new Railway Minister, retains Coal Ministry
Piyush Goyal has been elevated to Cabinet rank and gets additional charge of Rail Ministry along with Coal Ministry. Also, Dharmendra Pradhan retains Petroleum Ministry. Watch to know more.
Sep 03, 2017, 16:39 PM IST
Coal Scam: Special court convicts former coal secretary H C Gupta, others
The special court in Delhi also convicted then joint secretary K S Kropha, then director K C Samaria in the coal ministry and others in the coal scam case.
May 19, 2017, 10:24 AM IST
Govt to soon start auction process for commercial coal mines
The government may soon start the process of commercial coal mine auction as it waits for feedback on the discussion paper floated by the coal ministry.
Apr 05, 2017, 16:57 PM IST
Jharkhand coal mine collapse toll rises to 17, CM announces ex-gratia
The tragedy occurred at the Rajmahal Open Cast Project of Eastern Coalfields Limited (ECL) around 7.30 p.m. on Thursday in Godda district of Jharkhand.
Jan 01, 2017, 18:03 PM IST
PSUs to follow “zero coal imports” policy from next fiscal: Official
In order to bring down coal imports at a faster rate, public sector units (PSUs) in the power sector will follow "zero imports" policy from the next fiscal onwards, a top official said on Thursday.
Nov 03, 2016, 22:20 PM IST
Panel set to examine applications next week for 7 coal blocks allocations
A technical committee will meet next week to examine and evaluate the applications for the allotment of seven coal blocks to power generation firms.
Nov 01, 2016, 14:47 PM IST
Coal India Limited's 66 coal mine projects facing delays
State-owned CIL's 66 projects are facing delays due to reasons including land acquisition problem as well as rehabilitation and resettlement issues.
Aug 25, 2016, 17:26 PM IST
CAG picks holes in coal mines auction by NDA govt
The CAG has picked holes in the e-auction of coal mines by the NDA government last year saying multiple bids by corporate groups through joint ventures or subsidiaries did not give an assurance that potential level of competition was achieved in the first two tranches.
Jul 26, 2016, 19:37 PM IST
Coal imports likely to decline to 160 MT in FY'17
Country's coal imports have declined 5 percent in the first two months of 2016-17 and the number is expected to reach 160.16 million tonnes in the ongoing fiscal, Parliament was informed on Monday.
Jul 18, 2016, 15:10 PM IST
With implementation of UDAY scheme, power and coal demand will grow: Coal Secretary Anil Swarup
Anil Swarup, Coal Secretary India, discusses in detail how the ministry managed to achieve an extraordinary turnaround for Coal India when it was facing a serious production crisis of its lifetime. He also believes that power and coal demand will grow soon, subsequent to implementation of UDAY scheme
May 20, 2016, 19:33 PM IST
Interview with Power and Coal Minister, Piyush Goyal | Big Encounter, Part-1
Watch the complete interview of Union power and coal minister Piyush Goyal on this special show Big encounter for getting detailed updates!
May 09, 2016, 00:38 AM IST
Govt invites applications for allotment of 8 coal mines
Moving ahead with its decision to open up the coal sector, the government has invited applications from public sector entities for allocation of eight mines that have been identified for commercial mining.
Apr 24, 2016, 18:58 PM IST
CIL abolishes incentive on high grade coal to push sales
Mining behemoth Coal India Ltd has decided to abolish performance incentives it used to earn on the supply of coal beyond certain levels.
Apr 12, 2016, 22:27 PM IST
2 fuel linkage projects facing delays: Coal Ministry
The Coal Ministry has informed Prime Minister Narendra Modi that two of the four fuel linkage projects, including Shivpur-Kathautia rail line in Jharkhand, are facing delays and need the Centre's intervention to expedite them.
Mar 28, 2016, 17:31 PM IST
'Cabinet note soon on linkage auction for power plants'
The Coal Ministry will soon move a draft Cabinet note for auctioning linkages for the dry fuel to the power sector.
Mar 21, 2016, 15:08 PM IST
Coal supply to power sector up 6% at 370 million tonnes in Apr-Feb
State-run miner Coal India supplied 370.80 million tonnes of fuel to the power sector during April-February this fiscal, higher by 6.4 per cent than that in the same period last year.
Mar 20, 2016, 11:00 AM IST
Centre allots 4 mines to state power utilities
The Coal Ministry has alloted four mines to the state power generation utilities in Tamil Nadu, Maharashtra, Andhra Pradesh and Haryana.
This assumes significance in the backdrop of the government's commitment to provide round-the-clock electricity to all in the country.
