Coal Mines
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Chhattisgarh: Three dead after portion of abandoned coal mine caves in at Korba district
chhattisgarh | Feb 23, 2024, 04:49 PM ISTChhattisgarh news: As per preliminary information, five people were engaged in illegal excavation of coal from the mine when suddenly a portion of it collapsed and they got trapped under the debris.
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Hyderabad: Three people found dead in coal mine mishap in Singareni Collieries Company Ltd
India | Mar 09, 2022, 01:03 PM ISTThe bodies of 3 persons- two officials and one outsourced worker- were recovered under the debris inside the mine late on Tuesday night, Singareni Collieries Company Ltd sources said.
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MP farmer mines 6.47 carat diamond worth Rs 30 lakh in Panna for sixth time in two years
India | Aug 28, 2021, 03:53 PM ISTAs per the private estimates, the 6.47 carat diamond is likely to fetch around Rs 30 lakh in the auction.
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38 coal blocks to be auctioned for commercial mining: Coal Ministry
Business | Sep 03, 2020, 03:01 PM ISTAccording to the Ministry, Dolesara, Jarekela, and Jharpalam-Tangarghat coal mines were added to the 1st Tranche of Auction under the Mines and Minerals (Development and Regulation) Act, 1957.
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Govt set target to gasify around 100 million tonnes of coal by 2030: PM Modi
News | Jun 18, 2020, 02:51 PM ISTPrime Minister Narendra Modi said on June 18 that government has set a target to gasify around 100 million tonnes of coal by 2030. He made this statement in his speech at the launch of the auction of 41 coal mines for commercial mining on June 18.
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West Bengal: Over 100 on fast-unto-death in Bankura as cracks appear on houses near mine
India | Feb 19, 2020, 07:37 PM ISTResidents of a village in West Bengal's Bankura district are staging a fast-unto-death demanding compensation and rehabilitation after cracks appeared on more than 150 houses in the area, for which they blamed explosions in a nearby coal mine
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Coal supply by CIL to power sector drops 3 per cent in April-May
Business | Jun 30, 2019, 11:03 AM ISTSupply of coal to the power sector by state-owned Coal India Limited (CIL) declined by 2.6 per cent to 80.9 million tonnes in the first two months of the ongoing fiscal, government data showed.
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Australian court revokes approval for Adani's coal mine project
Aug 05, 2015, 06:01 PM ISTMelbourne: Indian mining giant Adani's plan to build one of the world's largest coal mines in Australia today suffered a setback after a court in the country revoked the government's evironmental approval for 16.5 billion
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134 companies qualify for coal blocks auction
India | Feb 13, 2015, 11:05 AM ISTNew Delhi: Out of 176 companies that queued up for 21 producing coal mines, 134 have been found technically qualified to make their financial bid.The information was disclosed by Coal Secretary Anil Swarup on Thursday.Some
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NGO terms Coal ordinance as 'anti-people', asks MPs to oppose
India | Jan 11, 2015, 02:32 PM ISTNew Delhi: Seeking to enlist the support of Parliamentarians against the Coal ordinance, an NGO from Chhattisgarh has termed it as anti-people and claimed that it only serves the interests of the corporates. “The Supreme Court
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Villagers protest coal mines re-allotment in Chhattisgarh
India | Jan 02, 2015, 02:32 PM ISTRaipur: With the beginning of fresh allotment of coal blocks by the Centre, villagers of North Chhattisgarh, the area which is rich in coal reserves, have intensified their protest against the move. As many as
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Government moves to issue Ordinance for e-auction of coal mines
National | Oct 21, 2014, 10:05 AM ISTNew Delhi: In a major move towards energy sector reforms, the Union Cabinet recommended promulgation of an Ordinance to facilitate e-auction of coal blocks for private companies for captive use and allot mines directly to
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IMG to decide fate of 30 coal mines this week
Oct 21, 2013, 10:46 PM ISTNew Delhi: The Inter-Ministerial Group (IMG) on coal blocks is likely to meet this next week to decide the fate of around 30 coal blocks.Allottees of these 30 blocks were earlier issued show cause notices
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Government in deep crisis over CBI affidavit on coal mines
India | Apr 27, 2013, 09:28 AM ISTNew Delhi, April 27: The beleaguered Manmohan Singh government Friday appeared to be in deep political crisis after the opposition demanded Law Minister Ashwani Kumar's resignation for vetting a CBI affidavit meant only for the