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Stating that the company's board had given only "in principle" approval to the proposal, CIL said that only after getting further clearance from the government, subsequent action would be initiated te

The dispatch of the dry fuel also increased 15.87 per cent to 37.18 MT in the first half of the current month over the corresponding period of the last fiscal

Speaking to reporters at Assocham's Indian Metals Industry conference, minister of state for steel Kulaste said his ministry is taking all measures to maintain supply of coal for steel makers

The challenge for the companies is how to make the banks finance the projects

Public sector miner Coal India has reported an increase of 27.2 per cent in its output in April 2022 as compared to the year-ago period, coal ministry said on Friday.

The ministry added in a press release that the coal supply to thermal plants is increasing in tandem with an increase in demand for power

India's imports of non-cooking coal fell to 125.61 million tons during the April-January period of the current financial year, which is 23.33% lower compared to the corresponding period of last fiscal

Mining operations at NEC, a unit of Coal India Limited (CIL), were halted due to environment-related issues in 2020

The coal ministry said it may approach the Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change for certain relaxation in norms so that overall production of fossil fuel can be further increased

As per the statement, CIL has around 20,000 women workforce, including those working at its 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 coal mines, the government said on Wednesday

The approval was given during a meeting of the Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs (CCEA) chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi

Coal India, accounts for over 80 per cent of domestic coal output, has a production target of 670 million tonnes for the 2021-22 financial year

Coal India Ltd, which accounts for more than 80% of India's production of the fuel, and the federal coal ministry, deny there is a problem

Coal Minister Pralhad Joshi on Tuesday said that four projects for conversion of coal to clean energy will help in achieving the target of 100 million tonnes (MT) coal gasification by 2030.

The Ministry of Coal, through its Central Public Sector Enterprises (CPSEs), had registered a capex achievement of Rs 9,822.28 crore for the period up to December, 2020

The ministry plans to float a note for the Union Cabinet's approval by February and kick-start the new auction process by the middle of next year

The development assumes significance in the wake of country's power plants grappling with coal shortages.

The coal ministry launched the second attempt of the auction of 11 coal mines earmarked for the sale of coal last month.

State-run Coal India Ltd is using its 40 million tonne stocks to replenish utilities, which together have 7.2 million tonnes of inventory, equivalent to four days' requirements, the ministry statement