PMO has proposed waiving the carbon tax of 400 rupees ($5.61) per tonne that was levied on the production and import of coal, according to the documents reviewed by Reuters
NMDC is exploring the possibility for setting up of coal washeries for Rohne Block
The mines, located in Jharkhand, will boost coking coal production and reduce the steel industry's dependence on imported coal, it added
Adani Enterprises has been chosen the Mine Developer cum Operator (MDO) for the coal blocks
The ministry had initiated the auction process for 27 coal mines for non-regulated sectors previously
The government has allocated Rs 937 crore for exploration of mines that are not associated with Coal India, for the ongoing financial year, Parliament was informed on Monday. Of this fund, Rs 120 crore has been earmarked for regional exploration and Rs 817 crore for detailed drilling, Coal Minister Pralhad Joshi said in a written reply to the Rajya Sabha. "The government has allocated funds of Rs 937 crore...in the current financial year 2019-20 for carrying out exploration in non-CIL (Coal India) blocks in coal and lignite," he said. Regional exploration has been planned for 37 coal blocks and 10 lignite blocks whereas detailed drilling has been planned for 121 coal blocks and one lignite block, Joshi said adding that such exploration programme is approved every year. Exploration of non-CIL coal blocks is carried out under the Central Sector Scheme 'Exploration of Coal & Lignite' of the coal ministry. Under this scheme, both regional exploration and detailed drilling of these ...
The government was told that of the 110 additional CIL blocks, 50 were explored, 41 were under exploration and balance 19 were partly/regionally explored
Allotted the block in 2015, MahaGenco has been trying to complete the process of public hearing the past one year, but is up against protesting villagers and environmental activists
Steel makers have sought the intervention of Prime Minister's Office to establish parity between coal and non-coal block auctions
The Raniganj coal block is India's most prolific coal-bed methane block that has already achieved daily gas production of more than 1 million scmd
He told the Lok Sabha that a number of important steps have been taken to augment and monitor coal dispatches to power plants
The coal block will feed state-owned NTPC's 1600 Mw super thermal power plant at Darlipalli near Sundargarh in Odisha.
A PIL in SC sought cancellation of Parsa East-Kante Basin coal blocks allocated to ParsaKente Collieries, where Adani Enterprises is MDO
The eight member-panel is chaired by the Coal Ministry's Advisor (Projects).
Verdicts in as many as 17 cases are pending for over a year
The three round of mines auction were held last year after the Supreme Court in 2014 cancelled the allotment of 204 coal blocks