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CIL expecting to hike coal price after wage hike

CIL expecting to hike coal price after wage hike

Coal India Limited (CIL) is debating on hiking coal price for the regulated sector and may take a call soon.…
11 Thermal plants in NCR accounted for 7% air pollution

11 Thermal plants in NCR accounted for 7% air pollution

The 11 coal-fired power plants in the National Capital Region contributed just 7% to Delhi's PM2.5 pollution on an average…
114 coal projects under various stages of implementation

114 coal projects under various stages of implementation

Coal India Ltd's (CIL) 114 ongoing coal projects, costing Rs 20 crore and above, are under different stages of implementation,…
Retiring coal plants can help Maharashtra save Rs 16,000 Cr

Retiring coal plants can help Maharashtra save Rs 16,000 Cr

Maharashtra can save up to Rs 16,000 crore in the next five years by shutting down old coal-fired power plants,…
NDRF joins effort to search for trapped miners in Meghalaya

NDRF joins effort to search for trapped miners in Meghalaya

The National Disaster Response Force (NDRF) on Thursday joined the rescue efforts at the illegal coal mine in Meghalaya's East…
30% production increase likely through new coal projects

30% production increase likely through new coal projects

Coal producers are actively pursuing 2.2 billion tonnes per annum of new mine projects around the world, a growth of…
Coal shipped to other countries produce more emissions

Coal shipped to other countries produce more emissions

Coal shipped overseas was responsible for a tenth of global annual energy-related CO2 emissions in 2020. Coal exported in 2020…
CIL to begin negotiations with trade unions over pay hike

CIL to begin negotiations with trade unions over pay hike

CIL's management is likely to start negotiations with the trade unions this month over the salary hike, a move that…
Indian Railways loads highest ever freight of 114.8 MT

Indian Railways loads highest ever freight of 114.8 MT

Indian Railways Freight made the highest ever loading of 114.8 Metric Tonne (MT) for the month of May and earned…
CIL’s coal offtake jumps 38% to 55 MT in May

CIL’s coal offtake jumps 38% to 55 MT in May

Coal India said its coal offtake rose by 38% to 55 million tonnes (MT) in May on the back of…
6 illegal miners feared trapped in Meghalaya coal mine

6 illegal miners feared trapped in Meghalaya coal mine

Six miners from Assam, allegedly involved in illegal rat-hole mining in Meghalaya's East Jaintia Hills district, were feared trapped inside…
Coal India retains production momentum in May

Coal India retains production momentum in May

Despite COVID-19 restrictions in several states, Coal India maintained its output and despatch momentum in May, the second month of…
Delhi court dismisses Ashok Mishra’s bail plea in coal scam

Delhi court dismisses Ashok Mishra’s bail plea in coal scam

A Delhi court has denied bail to West Bengal police officer Ashok Kumar Mishra, arrested in a money laundering case…
ED takes possession of Classic Coal’s assets

ED takes possession of Classic Coal’s assets

The Enforcement Directorate (ED) has taken possession of a property worth Rs 3 crore of Jharkhand-based Classic Coal Construction Pvt…
CCL records 112% jump in production in April

CCL records 112% jump in production in April

Coal India arm Central Coalfields Ltd (CCL) has recorded 112 per cent increase in production at 4.84 million tonne (MT)…
8,300 people can die in India due to coal plant pollution

8,300 people can die in India due to coal plant pollution

Air pollution from planned new coal plants built by companies in which HSBC holds ownership stakes will cause an estimated…
Coal India fuel allocation under spot e-auction rises 36%

Coal India fuel allocation under spot e-auction rises 36%

CIL allocated 37.21 million tonnes of coal during the April-February period of FY20-21 under the spot e-auction scheme, registering a…
Coal-fired power plant development to remain growth driver

Coal-fired power plant development to remain growth driver

Coal-fired power plants will be the primary driver of infrastructure investment in India's power sector over the next decade
Rescuers work to free 21 trapped in flooded coal mine

Rescuers work to free 21 trapped in flooded coal mine

Rescuers were working Sunday to reach 21 workers trapped in a coal mine in northwest China's Xinjiang region after flooding…
NCL supplies 87% of total coal to power producers in FY21

NCL supplies 87% of total coal to power producers in FY21

Coal India Ltd (CIL) arm NCL has said it supplied 87% of its total coal to electricity producers in the…
Adani, MAHAGENCO signs pact for Chhattisgarh coal mine

Adani, MAHAGENCO signs pact for Chhattisgarh coal mine

Adani Enterprises Ltd along with its wholly-owned subsidiary Gare Palma II Collieries Pvt Ltd (GPIICPL) has signed a pact with…
Unions take out procession demanding coal miners safety

Unions take out procession demanding coal miners safety

After seven people were killed in a coal mine blast in Balochistan recently, several workers' unions in Pakistan took out…
Methane emissions from Indian coal mines rising

Methane emissions from Indian coal mines rising

The climate impact of methane emissions, including by India that is among the top five emitters, from proposed coal mines…
5 miners, 2 rescuers killed in Balochistan coal mine disaster

5 miners, 2 rescuers killed in Balochistan coal mine disaster

At least five coal miners and two rescuers died due to suffocation after a methane gas fire broke out in…
95 arrested, 250 cases filed so far over illegal coal mining

95 arrested, 250 cases filed so far over illegal coal mining

Meghalaya Chief Minister Conrad K Sangma on Monday said 95 persons have been arrested and 250 cases registered so far…
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