India’s coal output up 29% in April
Government on Tuesday said the country's coal output rose 29% to 66.58 million tonnes in April.
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NTPC invites bids to import 4.53 million tonnes of coal
NTPC has invited bids to procure imported 4.53 million tonnes coal, mainly for blending with the domestic dry fuel in thermal plants.
Concession of 50% in revenue share for promotion of coal gasification
Union Coal Minister Pralhad Joshi on Friday said the government has allowed a concession of 50% in revenue share for coal gasification in order to achieve…
Railways cancel 42 passenger trains to prioritise coal movement
The Railways have cancelled 42 passenger trains in order to prioritize coal rake movement across the country to deal with a shortage of the vital input…
CIL’s coal supply to power sector rises 16% in April
CIL on Monday said coal supply to the power sector rose 15.6% to 49.7 million tonne last month in the wake of high demand of the…
Felling of trees for Parsa coal mining project in Chhattisgarh starts
Chhattisgarh forest department launched a tree cutting exercise to pave the way for the start of the Parsa coal mining project in the Surguja division, triggering…
Assocham pitches for zero import duty on coal, more rail rakes
Industry body Assocham has made a case for duty-free import of coal, greater availability of railways rakes to transport the dry fuel.
Coal crisis stares at UP power sector
Even as Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath has asked power officials to maintain routine power supply in the state, Uttar Pradesh is likely to face a bigger…
Power, railways ministers discuss rakes availability for coal transportation
Union Power Minister RK Singh met Railways Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw to discuss higher availability of rakes for the power sector for increasing coal supply to thermal…
Punjab power minister seeks additional coal, power from Centre
Punjab Power Minister Harbhajan Singh on Wednesday met Union Coal and Mines Minister Pralhad Joshi and sought additional coal rakes for thermal power stations in the…
Aluminium Association of India seeks PMO intervention on coal supply
Aluminium Association of India on Monday said it has written to the Prime Minister's Office seeking its urgent intervention to ward off the imminent disruption in…
Mahanadi Coalfields becomes largest coal producing company
The Mahanadi Coalfields Limited, a unit of the CIL, has crossed 157 million tonne in coal production in the financial year of 2021-22, to become the…
Reduction in coal imports despite increased power demand
With increase in domestic production of coal, India has achieved significant reduction in import despite surge in power demand.
Global coal prices at record high, to increase India’s import bill
The ongoing conflict between Ukraine and Russia is likely to have a bearing on the supply of thermal coal, while direct or indirect sanctions from the…
Two miners rescued in coal mine mishap in Telangana
Two of the five people, who were trapped after the roof of an underground coal mine run by Singareni Collieries Company Ltd in Peddapalli district collapsed…
CIL to increase coal supplies to touch 670 MT offtake mark
CIL on Monday said it is concentrating its efforts to augment its coal supplies further in a bid to touch the 670-million-tonnes offtake mark in the…
Coal production in Feb increases by 2% to 79.54 MT
India’s coal production increased by 2% to 79.54 Million Ton from 77.99 MT during February this year as compared to Feb 2020.
Coal Minister urges coal sector to enhance production & reduce import
Minister of State for Coal, Mines and Railways Raosaheb Patil Danve inaugurated the Iconic Week of Coal Ministry’s Azadi ka Amrit Mahotsav celebrations here today.
BCCL’s output up by record 61% in Feb to 3.24 million tonne
Coal India's subsidiary BCCL has posted a record 61 per cent growth in its production to 3.24 million tonne (mt) in February this year over the…
JSW Steel, JSPL, Balco, others put in 26 bids for 11 coal mines
JSW Steel, Jindal Steel & Power Ltd and Bharat Aluminium Company Ltd were among the 21 firms that put in bids in the latest auction of…
NCL set to cross 119 MT production target for FY’22
Coal India subsidiary Northern Coalfields Ltd is set to cross its production target of 119 million tonne for the current fiscal, and an aim of making…
Coal Ministry to organise post budget webinar on Coal Gasification
In pursuance of the announcement made by the Finance Minister in the Budget speech on 1st Feb 2022 about “Four pilot projects for coal gasification.
Core sector grows 3.7% in Jan 2022 led by coal, natural gas
The output of eight infrastructure sectors registered a growth of 3.7% in January 2022 against 1.3% in the corresponding period of the last year, pushed by…
Pralhad Joshi urges CIL to achieve production targets
Coal Minister Pralhad Joshi has urged state-owned Coal India Ltd to achieve production targets for the current as well as next financial year.
Pralhad Joshi launches ERP system of Coal India
Pralhad Joshi said that together with introduction of latest IT enabled technologies, overall approach towards implementing the same in a sustained.