Coal
CIL expecting to hike coal price after wage hike
June 18, 2021
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
June 17, 2021
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
June 14, 2021
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
June 11, 2021
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
June 5, 2021
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
June 5, 2021
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
June 3, 2021
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
June 3, 2021
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
June 2, 2021
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
June 1, 2021
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
June 1, 2021
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
May 31, 2021
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
May 28, 2021
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
May 14, 2021
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
May 14, 2021
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
May 12, 2021
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%
April 15, 2021
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
April 13, 2021
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
April 12, 2021
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
April 5, 2021
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
April 2, 2021
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
March 22, 2021
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
March 19, 2021
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
March 17, 2021
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
March 16, 2021
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…