Coal Blocks
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Supreme Court orders status quo on three coal blocks, issues notice to JSPL
India | Jul 20, 2015, 07:19 PM ISTNew Delhi: The Supreme Court today ordered maintainance of status quo on three coal blocks in Odisha and one in Chhattisgarh, which the Delhi High Court had directed to be excluded from the auction process.The
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Coal ministry invites bids for third round of auction
India | Jun 08, 2015, 07:52 PM ISTNew Delhi: The government on Monday kick-started the process for auction of 10 coal blocks in the third tranche, inviting bids from companies engaged in sectors like steel, cement and captive power generation."The government of
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Delhi High Court restrains allocation of blocks to Coal India
India | Mar 24, 2015, 08:15 AM ISTNew Delhi: The Delhi High Court on Monday granted interim relief to Jindal Steel and Power Ltd. (JSPL) and restrained the central government from allocating two coal blocks to Coal India, for which JSPL emerged
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Coalscam: court to hear arguments on charges from April 20
India | Mar 17, 2015, 07:02 PM ISTNew Delhi: A special court today fixed April 20 for hearing the arguments on framing of charges in a coal blocks allocation scam case in which former Jharkhand Chief Minister Madhu Koda and others have
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Manomhan Singh is paying for 'sins' of Congress, alleges Prakash Javadekar
National | Mar 15, 2015, 05:37 PM ISTHyderabad: Union Environment Minister Prakash Javadekar on Sunday alleged that the Congress high command did not allow former Prime Minister Manmohan Singh to go for auction route on coal blocks and that he was now
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Govt begins 2nd phase of coal mine auctions
Mar 04, 2015, 01:15 PM ISTNew Delhi: Government today began the second round of coal mine auctions by putting on offer four blocks - all in Jharkhand - with firms including Adani Power, JSW Steel, SAIL and BALCO in the
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Coal auction to benefit poor states: Coal Secretary
Feb 17, 2015, 02:08 PM ISTNew Delhi: With aggressive bidding for coal blocks likely to continue on the fourth day, the government today said that poor states would benefit from the auction."Coal block auction gets underway on the fourth day,"
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Coal auction: High Court sets aside Sesa Sterlite disqualification
India | Feb 13, 2015, 07:59 PM ISTNew Delhi: In a major relief to Sesa Sterlite Limited, Delhi High Court today set aside its disqualification by the government from bidding for six coal blocks in Chhattisgarh.“Let bids of Sesa Sterlite be considered
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No green nod needed for 74 coal blocks to be auctioned in February
Nov 30, 2014, 05:07 PM ISTNew Delhi: The 74 coal mines, which the government plans to auction to specific end-users in the first phase of bidding on February 11, will not require any green clearances, a top official has said.The
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Coal scam: CBI files case diary in sealed cover
India | Nov 27, 2014, 11:33 AM ISTNew Delhi: The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) today filed the case diary and crime files in a sealed cover in a coal blocks allocation case related to Hindalco before a special court, complying with
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E-auction of coal blocks to boost investors' confidence: India Ratings
Nov 22, 2014, 03:06 PM ISTMumbai: The government's move to e-auction most of the 214 coal mines cancelled by the Supreme Court will boost investor confidence due to transparency in the process and reduce fuel availability risks, India Ratings said.The
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Coal block reallocation must give level-playing field: Industry
Oct 22, 2014, 07:13 AM ISTNew Delhi: Even as the ordinance allowing reallocation of coal blocks cancelled by the Supreme Court received presidential approval on Tuesday, the Indian industry welcomed the move saying reforms towards a transparent allocation system must
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SC cancels all but four of 218 coal block allocations
India | Sep 24, 2014, 02:55 PM ISTNew Delhi: The Supreme Court today cancelled allocation of 214 coal blocks allotted between 1993 and 2008.The Apex Court, however, does not cancel four coal blocks out of 218 which were declared illegal. The four
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SC reserves verdict on coal blocks
India | Sep 09, 2014, 08:08 PM ISTNew Delhi: The Supreme Court on Tuesday reserved its verdict on the fate of 218 coal blocks whose allocation since 1993 it had held to be arbitrary, non-transparent and illegal.The apex court bench headed by
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Coal blocks auction likely in December: Sriprakash Jaiswal
Oct 11, 2013, 03:25 PM ISTNew Delhi: The government has expressed hope that the auction of coal blocks to be allocated to the private firms would begin by December. The statement comes close on the heels of the Cabinet approving
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Cancel coal blocks given since 1993: parliament panel
National | Apr 23, 2013, 06:38 PM ISTNew Delhi, April 23: All the coal blocks allocated since 1993 were illegal, the licences should be cancelled and those responsible for the allocation should be investigated, Kalyan Banerjee, chairman of the parliamentary standing committee
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Coal ministry panel to identify mines for auction
Jan 12, 2013, 02:49 PM ISTNew Delhi, Jan 12: The coal ministry proposes to form a panel to identify coal blocks for allocation through auction and government dispensation route."A technical committee, under the chairmanship of adviser (projects), Ministry of Coal,
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CBI begins probe in coal blocks allocations since 1993
India | Sep 27, 2012, 09:04 PM ISTNew Delhi, Sep 27: The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) Thursday filed a preliminary enquiry into the allocation of coal blocks since 1993, officials said. "The preliminary enquiry is against unknown public servants and certain
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CBI registers two new cases against private cos
National | Sep 22, 2012, 02:57 PM ISTNew Delhi, Sep 22 : CBI today registered two fresh cases against two private companies in its ongoing probe into the coal block allocation scam and carried out searches at seven locations across the country.The
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IMG recommends cancellation of three more coal blocks
India | Sep 15, 2012, 10:54 PM ISTNew Delhi, Sept 15: The Inter-Ministerial Group on coal blocks today decided to recommend cancellation of three more mines, taking the total number of blocks suggested for cancellation due to insufficient progress to seven. “The