Former Union minister Dilip Ray was on Monday sentenced to three-year imprisonment in a coal scam case. Ray was convicted in the case which pertains to irregularities in the allocation of a Jharkhand coal block in 1999. A Delhi court had earlier this month reserved the order for October 26 after hearing arguments from the […]
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Coal block scam: ED attaches assets worth about Rs 12 lakh in Jharkhand
The Enforcement Directorate on Friday said it has attached assets worth about Rs 12 lakh under the anti-money laundering law in a case of alleged illegal allocation of a coal block in Jharkhand. “The attached assets worth Rs 11.92 lakh include balance lying in the bank account of Hotel Le Lac, Ranchi maintained with Axis […]
38 coal mines to be offered for auction for commercial mining, says coal ministry
The list of coal mines for sale of coal has been amended and 38 mines will be offered for auction for commercial mining, the Ministry of Coal said here on Thursday. According to the Ministry, Dolesara, Jarekela, and Jharpalam-Tangarghat coal mines were added to the 1st Tranche of Auction under the Mines and Minerals (Development […]
Union coal minster to Chhattisgarh govt: Will investigate concerns raised regarding coal block auction
Raipur: Union Minister for Coal and Mines Pralhad Joshi has responded to a letter written by Chhattisgarh minister for forest Mohammad Akbar, urging him not auction the five coal blocks that fall under the environmentally-fragile Hasdeo Arand, Lemru elephant reserve and the catchment area of Mand river. Joshi’s letter, dated June 29, was received by […]
Coal India trade unions on 3-day strike; 4 million tonnes of output likely to be hit
Protesting against the government’s decision to allow commercial coal mining, Coal India trade unions started their three-day strike beginning Thursday, a move that may hit around four million tonnes of production. The unions on Thursday went on the strike from the first shift which begins at 0600 HRS, Nathulal Pandey, president of HMS-affiliated Hind Khadan […]
Coal auctions may open up pristine forests for mining
The ongoing auction of 41 coal mines across the country would open up pristine and contiguous forests for mining in parts of central India, government documents show, even as the Union environment ministry has said decisions regarding auctioning were being taken on a case-by-case basis. The government was until 2015 considering declaring dense forests with […]
Coal mine auction opens up vast stretches of forests in central India for mining, show documents
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday launched the auction of 41 coal mines for commercial mining, saying the market for the commodity is now open and the sales will help turn the Covid-19 crisis into an opportunity. But the list of 41 mines showed several are located in biodiversity-rich forest areas in central India, including […]
Unveiling reforms in India’s coal sector
India is stepping on the gas today to lay a strong foundation for energy security in the country, while providing large-scale employment and opportunities for investment in the coal sector. In line with Prime Minister (PM) Narendra Modi’s vision to build Aatmanirbhar Bharat (self-reliant India), India is marking a fundamental shift to unleash the coal sector […]
Gram sabhas of Hasdeo Arand area write to PM to stop coal block auction
Gram sabhas in Hasdeo Arand in Surguja region of Chhattisgarh have written to Prime Minister Narendra Modi, asking him to stop the auction of five coal blocks in the region for commercial mining on June 18. Nine sanpanchs and a janpad member of Podi Uproda Panchayat in Korba district wrote the letter to the prime […]
Assam students, environment activists launch online campaign to stop coal mining in elephant reserve
College students and environment activists in Assam have launched an online campaign against a new National Board of Wild Life (NBWL) recommendation allowing coal mining in the ecologically-fragile Dehing Patkai elephant reserve. The campaign has been launched after NBWL authorities in April recommended that a portion of 98.59 hectares of the reserve forest could be […]
Adani coal import case: SC allows DRI to restart probe
The Supreme Court on Wednesday paved the way for the Directorate of Revenue Intelligence, which looks at irregularities in imports and exports (aimed at evading tax, or benefiting from incentives), to restart its investigation against the Adani group in a case concerning alleged overvaluation of coal imports from Indonesia. The apex court stayed the October […]
Coal rules eased to spur investment
The Union Cabinet on Wednesday approved opening up of coal mining and further disinvestments, apart from deciding that the Centre will shoulder 60% of the expense for the North East Gas Grid project. It also extended the validity period of mining lease clearances ending in 2020 by two years. In an attempt to attract investments […]