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Coal Ministry replaces five Chhattisgarh mines in commercial auction

Adds three mines from the same state taking the total of mines on offer to 38, from 41 earlier

38 coal blocks to be auctioned for commercial mining: Coal Ministry

Coal Ministry said it has revised the list of mines to be auctioned for commercial mining and now 38 blocks would go under the hammer instead of 41 mines announced earlier

Coal India to invest over Rs 1.22 trillion by 2023-24: Coal minister

CIL will pump in over Rs 1.22 trn on projects related to coal evacuation, exploration and clean coal technologies by 2023-24, to achieve 1 bn tonnes of fuel output target, Coal Minister said

Land acquisition for commercial mining may come under coal law of 1957

Under Coal Bearing Areas Act, Centre will acquire land and then give it on lease to miners; SBI raises concerns on offtake, demand of coal from commercial mines

Govt plans cut in coal imports in coming years to save forex, create jobs

Coal is among the top five commodities imported by India, the world's largest consumer, importer and producer of the fuel after China

Coal Ministry's go-ahead for 100% supply to thermal power units by CIL

The ACQ has been increased to 70 per cent for coastal plants

FDI in commercial mining from border sharing nations needs govt nod: India

It is further clarified that any FDI in the commercial coal mining is subject to applicable laws, including the Press Note 3 of 2020, the statement said.

Energy pricing: Centre may allow Chinese miners to bid in coal auctions

The first of a two-part series analyses how price signals have been planned in coal sector reforms

Coal India arm terms workers strike illegal, to deduct 8-days of wages

Coal workers affiliated to five trade unions had gone on strike from July 2-4.

Coal production nil in most mines during 3-day strike: Trade union leader

A coal ministry official said that on Friday CIL produced 5.55 lakh tonnes of coal Friday, which is 42.7 per cent of the 10 days average production (from June 22 to July 1) of 12.969 lakh tonne

Auction for commercial coal mining begins with investor-friendly rules

There is effectively no strict eligibility criterion for participating in the auction. The companies/joint ventures should be registered in India.

Coal India's volumes fail to pick up in May, earnings likely to decline

With the start of some economic activity and a slight pickup in power demand, some increase was expected in the company's coal volumes in May

Coal washing not mandatory for supply to thermal plants: Environment min

In a gazette notification on Thursday, the ministry amended the Environment Protection Act to drop mandatorily washing coal for supply to thermal power plants.

Cabinet likely to discuss proposals under Atma Nirbhar Bharat on Wednesday

These could include the much-talked-about proposal allowing commercial coal mining and may also include an ordinance on freeing up inter-state trade in agricultural commodities.

MSMEs to get loans at 9.25% under Centre's Rs 3-trillion package

100 per cent guarantee coverage will be provided by National Credit Guarantee Trustee Company (NCGTC) for additional funding of up to Rs 3 trillion to eligible MSMEs and interested MUDRA borrowers

Cabinet approves new methodology for awarding commercial coal mines

Auctioned mines will now entail reduced upfront payment; coal ministry has also introduced incentive for early production

Key takeaways from FM Sitharaman's fourth tranche of the economic stimulus

The eight sectors in which reforms are to be introduced are coal, minerals, defence production, aviation, power discoms in UTs, space technology and atomic energy

Govt to do away with mandatory washing of coal for thermal power units

The environment ministry now in its latest note has said, "In the overall scheme of coal, mine, washery and power plant, the extent of ash content in mined coal remains the same"

Ministry wants power plants to keep buying coal despite weak demand

Electricity consumption slumped 21.3% in the first two weeks of the lockdown ended April 7, compared with the first three weeks of March, according to government data

Govt is asking states to stop thermal coal imports: Pralhad Joshi

Making it clear that he was not politicising the issue, the minister said many states are importing thermal coal which is substitutable