A clash erupted between the police and a mob at Nopara of Khairashol in Birbhum district on Friday afternoon after the men in uniform arrived to conduct a raid on a tip-off that smuggled coal had been stockpiled in the village. As the police arrived to raid the village, some locals obstructed them resulting in […]
Category: Coal
Three minor sisters die as house gets buried under coal in Bhiwandi
Three sisters, aged between three and nine years, were killed after a container full of coal overturned and collapsed on their temporary house on Thursday. The incident took place while the coal was being unloaded from the container in Bhiwandi tehsil of Thane district. As the house was buried under the coal, four children and […]
To avoid summer coal crunch, NTPC looks to build buffer stock
One of India’s largest thermal power producers, state-owned NTPC has floated tenders to procure over 14 million tonnes of imported coal despite elevated international prices as producers expect a potential shortage of domestic coal in the summer. Thermal power producers have consistently raised the issue of uncertainty of delivery of coal and are unlikely to […]
State-run NTPC looks to coal imports to avoid power crunch
India’s largest electricity producer is stepping up a campaign of coal imports as the nation seeks to avoid a new power crunch. State-run NTPC Ltd. has sought about 10 million tons of overseas coal since it issued its first international tender in two years in October, according to documents posted on its website. The reversal […]
Coal block scam: CBI court takes cognizance of offences against senior bureaucrats
In a coal block scam case, a CBI court took cognizance of offences under charges of criminal conspiracy, corruption and cheating against five people, including senior bureaucrats of the Union Ministry of Coal (MoC). Special Judge Arun Bhardwaj, on January 12, took cognizance of the offences under Sections 120-(b) (Criminal conspiracy), 420 (Cheating and dishonestly […]
Rajasthan govt gets Centre nod for mining in Chhattisgarh
The Rajasthan government has received environmental clearance from Union environment ministry for mining in Chhattisgarh’s Hasdeo Aranya Coal Field, state officials said on Thursday, months after the Wildlife Institute of India raised concerns over the project. The state has received clearance for Phase 2 of Parsa (East) and Kete Basan (PEKB) in Chhattisgarh, said Subodh […]
Facing power crisis, Gehlot asks Baghel to expedite coal mining clearances
With the Congress-ruled Chhattisgarh government facing continuous resistance from its tribal people over mining in forest areas, another Congress-ruled state Rajasthan has claimed that if the Bhupesh Baghel-led government does not grant clearances for mining the Parsa block, it might soon be staring at a power crisis. After his letters to Baghel did not result […]
AI-based loco inspection system installed at Bandra station
THE WESTERN Railway has installed an Artificial Intelligence (AI) based Loco Inspection System at Trip Shed, Bandra Terminus, which is under Mumbai division. Earlier, the loco inspection would take place manually, which was time consuming and would take hours. However, the AI system will help to carry out the inspection within a few minutes. According […]
Flood from illegal coal mining traps 21 people in China
Rescuers on Thursday were trying to reach 21 people trapped by a flood because of illegal mining for coal in northern China, authorities said. The accident happened about 11 pm Wednesday in Xiaoyi city in Shanxi province, a major coal-producing region southwest of Beijing. Water was being pumped out of the mine, and the water […]
Coal shortage: Amid priority to thermal plants, non-power sectors bear brunt
Prioritisation of coal supplies for the power sector have led to rising input costs for the aluminium, steel and cement sectors and may lead to prolonged shutdowns at some plants, according to experts. Industry associations have written to the Coal Ministry requesting a resumption of normal supply to non-power sector consumers of coal as inventory […]
Demand management: New Feb-Jun coal stock norms for power units
The Central Electricity Authority (CEA) has revised coal stocking norms at thermal power generation plants with an aim to prevent a repeat of the low coal stock situation at various plants in October. Many states including Punjab, Rajasthan and Uttar Pradesh were forced to impose load shedding in October as some thermal power plants ran […]
Delhi: Court takes cognisance of charges on Bhandak coal block allocation
A Delhi court has taken cognisance of offences in connection with the allotment of Bhandak (West) Coal Block, noting that the accused were only interested in allocation and not the development of the coal block. The CBI had registered the case under sections 120-(B) of the IPC and relevant sections under Prevention of Corruption Act […]