Coal
- India
Coal smuggling: ED summons 8 IPS officers from Bengal to Delhi
Kolkata: The Enforcement Directorate (ED) on Thursday issued summons to eight Indian Police Service (IPS) officers from West Bengal to appear before its Delhi headquarters for questioning in connection with the coal…
- World
EU ban on Russian coal imports to take effect after transition ends
Brussels: European Union (EU) member states will not be allowed to import any more coal from Russia after the transitional period for the bloc’s embargo ends at midnight on Wednesday. The embargo…
- World
Chinese energy firms ‘threaten’ to stop Afghan coal import
Islamabad: As a steady decline of foreign currency reserves in Pakistan continues, Chinese energy firms in Pakistan have threatened to discontinue the import of Afghan coal in Pakistan if National Electric Power…
- India
India continuing to grapple with ‘severe and protracted power crisis’
New Delhi: India is continuing to grapple with a “severe and protracted” power crisis after a sustained surge in global coal prices in late-2021 was further aggravated by Russia’s invasion of Ukraine…
- India
Air quality panel bans use of coal in Delhi-NCR next year
New Delhi: The Commission for Air Quality Management (CAQM) has issued directions to ban the use of coal in industrial, domestic and other miscellaneous applications in the entire Delhi-NCR region from January 1,…
- World
Guterres calls on G20 to dismantle coal infra
New Delhi: Stating that the global well-being is in jeopardy, in large part, because humans have not kept our promises on the environment, UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres on Thursday called on…
- India
Coal India to import fuel for the first time since 2015
Coal India, the government owned entity, which is also the world’s largest coal miner will be importing the fuel for the first time in years amid looming power cuts. A letter from…
- Telangana
Telangana: Sorcerer forces woman to walk on live coal; arrested
Hyderabad: In yet another shocking incident a sorcerer on May 13 allegedly forced a woman to walk on live coal in Vikarabad district. The incident came to light on Thursday after the…
- India
Demand for coal increased significantly in 2022: Railway Board CEO
Mumbai: Chairman and Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the Railway Board, VK Tripathi on Sunday said that the demand and consumption of coal this year have increased significantly in comparison to 2021.…
- India
Less than one day coal is left in many places: Delhi Minister
New Delhi: Delhi Power Minister Satyendar Jain on Friday said that there was a severe coal crisis across the country and many places have just one day of reserve left. Raising the…
- Telangana
Banking service, coal, steel production hit in Telugu states
Hyderabad: The two-day nationwide strike called by trade unions against the central government’s policies affected the banking services and production of coal and steel in Telangana and Andhra Pradesh on Monday. Protesting…
- Telangana
4 dead in Telangana coal mine mishap
Hyderabad: Four persons died after they were buried alive in a mishap at a mine in Ramagundam on Monday. The victims include three coal miners and a manager of the government-owned Singareni…
- World
Australia’s largest coal-fired power plant to close 7 yrs earlier
Sydney: Australia’s largest coal-fired power station is proposed to close seven years earlier than planned, as its operator said it is increasingly unable to compete with the “influx of renewables”. The Eraring…
- Business
CIL taking steps to increase coal supply to non-power sector
New Delhi: Coal India Limited (CIL) has sufficient buffer stock and is making efforts to increase coal supply to the non-power sector in view of the increased demand, the Ministry of Coal…
