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Coal Ministry Reviews Commercial Coal Mining Reforms and Private Sector Participation

The Consultative Committee of Members of Parliament attached to the Ministry of Coal met on August 5 to discuss commercial coal mining reforms and ways to incre…

India

India Achieves One Billion Tonne Coal Production for Second Year

India has achieved one billion tonne coal production for the second consecutive year, the Coal Ministry stated, attributing the milestone to sustained and coord…

Coal Production

Power Sector Coal Demand at 906 Million Tonne in FY26, Stock Position Comfortable: Coal Ministry

A general view of the open cast coal field at Topa coal mine in Ramgarh district, JharkhandIndia’s thermal power plants (TPPs) are expected to consume 906…

Coal Production

Coal Ministry Gears up for 2nd Industry Interaction Tomorrow in Mumbai to Promote Coal/Lignite Gasification Projects

After a successful and enthusiastically concluded industry interaction on February 16, 2024, in Hyderabad, focusing on the scheme for promotion of coal/lignite …

Coal Trade

Coal Ministry to Take Up Additional 19 First Mile Connectivity(FMC) Projects

To ensure efficient and environment-friendly coal evacuation, the government is working on the development of the National Coal Logistic Plan, including first m…

Coal Mine

India Expects Private Coal Mines to Produce at Least 350 Mln Tonnes by 2030

India expects coal mines owned by private companies to produce 350-400 million tonnes of coal by 2030, a senior coal ministry official told an industry conferen…

Coal Production

India Approves Offering Coal for Sale Through Single E-Auction Window

India has approved the offering of non-linkage coal by producers to both power and non-regulated sectors through a common e-auction window instead of the sector…

Coal Trade

India Exports 8 Lakh Tonnes of Coal to Neighbouring Countries in FY'21

Of the said quantity, the maximum 77.20 per cent was exported to Nepal, followed by 13.04 per cent to Bangladesh, according to the Coal Ministry's Provisional C…

Coal Company

Coal India Will Remain India's Biggest Coal Supplier : Union Coal Minister

The coal ministry will also back the private sector, which along with Coal India will help bring down coal imports to zero in four to five years.

Coal Mine

​India Coal Ministry to Issue Notice Inviting Tender for Commercial Mining Auctions

The Ministry of Coal aims to issue the Notice Inviting Tender (NIT) documents before the end of the current financial year to begin the process of commercial co…

Coal Power

Centre Deallocates Coal Block Allotted to Arm of PFC for Power Project

The coal ministry had in 2010 allocated the coal block in Odisha for a 4000 MW power project to be set up by Sakhigopal Integrated Power Company Ltd.

Coal Mine

India’s Coal Ministry Simplifies Mining Plan Approval Process for New Projects

India’s Coal Ministry has slashed is mining plan preparation and approval process as part of series of measures to ‘improve the ease of doing business’ and t…

Coal Mine

As Many As 43 Out of 85 Coal Blocks Have Yet to Receive 159 Clearances

Coal ministry data shows mine plans of eight blocks have yet to be approved as they are awaiting action from block operators. Environment clearances are pending…