Coal
- India
Global coal industry expected to layoff over 4L miners by 2035: Report
New Delhi: The coal industry is expected to shed more than four lakh mining jobs, equivalent to nearly 100 workers per day, by 2035, even without climate pledges or policies to phase…
- Business
Coal PSUs aim to generate 5,200 mw solar energy to seek net zero carbon status in 3 years
New Delhi: Aiming to grossly minimise the carbon footprint of state-owned coal mining companies, the Coal Ministry aims to generate 5,200 mega watt (mw) of solar energy within the next three years,…
- India
Coal Ministry plans pump storage projects on closed mines for hydro energy
New Delhi: In a major diversification plan, Coal India Limited (CIL) and its subsidiaries are planning to set up pump storage projects (PSP) on huge tracts of decoaled (closed mines) lands at…
- India
Will not tolerate those who harass women: Ashok Gehlot
Jaipur: Rajasthan Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot on Saturday said people with a criminal mindset misbehaving with women will not be tolerated in the state and that he has directed police to deal…
- India
Govt nod to hike in wage of Coal India non-executive employees
Kolkata: The Coal Ministry has said it approved a wage revision agreement that was reached with trade unions for non-executive employees of Coal India Limited. The agreement provides for a 19 per…
- India
Govt to sell up to 3 pc stake in Coal India; fixes floor price at Rs 225 per share
New Delhi: The government will offload up to three per cent stake in Coal India Ltd through the offer for sale route starting on Thursday and the disinvestment will fetch at least…
- India
CBI makes two more arrests in Bengal coal smuggling case
Kolkata:The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) said on Thursday that it has made two fresh arrests in connection with the agency’s ongoing probe into the alleged multi-crore coal smuggling scam in West…
- India
Coal mining to resume in Meghalaya after 9 years: CM
Shillong: Coal mining is set to resume in Meghalaya after nine years, Chief Minister Conrad K Sangma said on Wednesday. He said the Union Ministry of Coal has provided approval for mining…
- India
India’s coal production rises 8.6% to 73 mn tonnes in April 2023
New Delhi: India’s domestic coal production touched a record 73.02 million tonnes in April 2023, with a growth of 8.67 per cent against 67.20 million tonnes output, recorded during the corresponding period…
- Telangana
Telangana: Singareni sets highest annual coal production record
Hyderabad: The Singareni Collieries Company Limited (SCCL) produced 671 lakh tonnes of coal in the fiscal year 2022–2023 and set a record for the highest annual amount of production. SCCL transported roughly…
- India
Jail superintendent fined for giving special treatment to coal scam accused
Kolkata: The Calcutta High Court on Thursday imposed a financial penalty on the Superintendent of Presidency Special Correctional Home in south Kolkata for giving special treatment to Vikas Mishra, one of the…
- India
Assam losing Rs 2,000 cr revenue per month due to illegal coal mining: AJP
Digboi: Opposition party Assam Jatiya Parishad (AJP) on Sunday alleged that the northeastern state is losing nearly Rs 2,000 crore in revenue every month due to rampant illegal rat-hole coal mining in…
- India
Bengal MP complains of getting threats for protesting against coal smuggling
Kolkata: Dibyendu Adhikari, two-time Trinamool Congress Lok Sabha MP and younger brother of leader of opposition in West Bengal Assembly Suvendu Adhikari, alleged on Saturday that he is receiving life threats over…
- India
No coal shortage in country, says Centre
New Delhi: There is no shortage of coal in the country, the Parliament was informed on Wednesday. In the current financial year up to January 2023, the country has produced about 698.24…
- India
Coal production rises 13% to 90 mn tonnes in Jan 2023
New Delhi: Domestic coal production rose 13 percent to 89.96 million tonnes during January 2023 against 79.65 million tonnes in the corresponding period of last year. According to official data, during January…
