India’s metal producers are speeding up their transition to renewable power after a coal crisis led to a supply crunch and sky-high prices of the fossil fuel, according to Greenko Energy Holdings. GIC Pte.-backed Greenko, one of India’s largest renewable energy companies, signed an agreement earlier this month with Hindalco Industries Ltd. to provide carbon-free […]
Category: Coal
CID summons 10 cops in coal pilferage case
The Crime Investigation Department (CID) of the West Bengal Police has summoned 10 state police officers to Bhavani Bhavan to interrogate them about their alleged role in the coal smuggling case, said police sources. The interrogation will last for three days, they said. The summoned police officers were posted in the mining area of Asansol […]
Jharkhand illegal-mining case: ED arrests ‘middleman’ Prem Prakash
The Enforcement Directorate (ED) has arrested a man identified as Prem Prakash in connection with its ongoing money-laundering probe into an illegal mining case in Jharkhand, officials said on Thursday. Prakash was taken into custody under the criminal sections of the Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA) around 2 am on Thursday and will be […]
Jharkhand illegal mining case: ED recovers 2 AK rifles, bullets from Ranchi house; our weapons: police
The Enforcement Directorate on Wednesday recovered two AK-47 assault rifles and 60 bullets during fresh raids in the ongoing money-laundering investigation in connection with an illegal mining case, official sources said. The two weapons, 60 rounds and two magazines were found at a house in Ranchi allegedly belonging to one Prem Prakash, who is stated […]
Illegal mining case: ED conducts fresh raids in Jharkhand
The Enforcement Directorate (ED) raided multiple locations in Jharkhand on Wednesday as part of an ongoing money-laundering investigation into alleged illegal mining in the state, official sources said. The federal probe agency will cover about 17-20 premises in the state as part of the operation. The searches were carried out after fresh information came to […]
Coal mining in Madhya Pradesh: SC pulls up Centre for listing valid firm with those in errant list
The Supreme Court has pulled up the Centre for wrongly including the name of a coal mining company that had a valid licence for mining coal in Madhya Pradesh alongside a list of allegedly errant mine owners, a majority of whose allotments were cancelled by the top court while dealing with the coal block allotment […]
ED summons eight Bengal IPS officers in coal smuggling case
The Enforcement Directorate (ED) has summoned eight senior police officers of West Bengal to New Delhi for questioning in the coal smuggling case, officials said on Thursday. Among the IPS officers summoned by the central agency were Gyanwant Singh (ADG, Crime Investigation Department), Koteswara Rao, S Selvamurugan, Shyam Singh, Rajeev Mishra, Sukesh Kumar Jain and […]
India eases coal import targets as inventories improve in some states
India has eased coal import targets for utilities owned by state governments and private companies, according to an internal notice reviewed by Reuters. India’s power ministry has asked state government-run utilities and private power producers to assess the amount of coal needed to be imported for blending, according to a notice issued to government officials […]
Lawyer in PILs against CM Soren arrested in Kolkata
RAJIV KUMAR, a lawyer representing a petitioner in two PILs related to a mining lease and allegations of shell companies and money laundering against Jharkhand Chief Minister Hemant Soren, was arrested by Kolkata Police on Sunday on charges of allegedly duping people of money totalling Rs 50 lakh. “We have arrested a lawyer, Rajiv Kumar, […]
Coal block allocation scam: Ex-Coal Secretary, 3 others convicted, quantum of sentence on Aug 4
A Delhi court on Friday convicted former Coal Secretary H C Gupta and former Joint Secretary in the Ministry of Coal (MoC) K S Kropha, in a case related to a Maharashtra coal block allocation scam. Special Judge Arun Bhardwaj also convicted Grace Industries Ltd (GIL) and its director Mukesh Gupta of criminal conspiracy and […]
Coal Scam: Court convicts former Coal Secy, others
A Delhi Court on Friday convicted former Coal Secretary H C Gupta and former joint-Secretary in the Ministry of Coal (MoC), K S Kropha, for criminal conspiracy, cheating, and corruption in a coal scam case related to the irregularities in allocation of Lohara East coal block in Maharashtra. Special Judge Arun Bhardwaj also convicted Grace […]
Illegal mining probe: ED seizes vessel
ENFORCEMENT DIRECTORATE (ED) seized an inland vessel bearing West Bengal registration number during a search conducted on Tuesday in connection with the ongoing investigation into illegal mining in Jharkhand. The agency alleged that the vessel was being operated illegally without permit from Sukargarh Ghat in Sahebganj at the behest of one Rajesh Yadav alis Dahu […]