Category: Coal

Jharkhand Chief Minister Hemant Soren Tuesday said he has sought a four-week extension of time from the Election Commission to reply to its notice over charges that he issued a mining lease in the state in his favour. The EC had issued the notice to Soren on May 2 asking him to reply to it […]

Jharkhand mining secretary Pooja Singhal on Tuesday appeared before the ED here for questioning in a money laundering case linked to alleged embezzlement of MGNREGA funds in Khunti district of the state and other charges, officials said. The federal agency is expected to record the statement of the 2000-batch Indian Administrative Service (IAS) officer under […]

THE ENFORCEMENT Directorate on Friday conducted raids at 18 locations in four states, including premises linked to Jharkhand Mining Secretary Pooja Singhal, as part of its probe in a case of money laundering involving the alleged diversion of MGNREGA funds. According to the ED, raids were conducted in Jharkhand, Bihar, West Bengal and Punjab, and […]

The All India Power Engineers Federation (AIPEF) has urged the central government to compensate states, including Punjab and Haryana, that have been forced to import coal in the absence of adequate domestic supply of dry fuel for thermal plants. “In absence of this financial help, financial condition of the utilities will deteriorate further,” an AIPEF […]

Amid reports of power shortage in various states, senior Congress leader M Veerappa Moily on Monday attacked the Centre, saying the coordination between power, coal and railway ministries is at its lowest ebb and due to it the common people are suffering. Peak power shortage rose swiftly last week from single digit of 5.24 GW […]

A special CBI court recently took cognisance of a supplementary chargesheet filed by the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) that has accused the former coal secretary HC Gupta of misleading the then Prime Minister’s Office in 2008, in a corruption case involving a coal block allocation. This case relates to the allocation of a coal […]

In the wake of the ongoing power crisis in the state, Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath on Monday directed officials to ensure power supply as per the roster in all 75 districts and to map out road routes to speed up coal transport to thermal plants. After several thermal plants in the state recently […]

Low domestic coal supplies to the non-power sector — as the government prioritises coal transportation to thermal plants with low stocks — has prompted the industry to appeal to Prime Minister Narendra Modi for more equitable distribution of the dry fuel. As many as 10 industry bodies noted that low fuel supply to the non-power […]

Union Minister Raosaheb Danve on Saturday said there was enough coal for supply to power plants and alleged that the Maharashtra government was busy blaming the Centre instead of providing electricity to citizens. He said the state government owes Rs 3,000 crore in coal dues but the Centre had not stopped supply. Addressing reporters here, […]

Coal Minister Pralhad Joshi on Saturday said the country has sufficient availability of the dry fuel, with 72.50 million tonnes (MT) available at different sources and 22 MT at thermal power plants. The minister asserted that available coal stocks will last for a month and availability is getting replenished on a daily basis with record […]

The Railways is set to boost the number of rakes for transporting coal to thermal plants, which are reeling under pressure from high power demand during the summer season and low coal stocks. A government official told The Indian Express that Railways will increase the number of rakes for transporting coal to powerhouses to 415 […]

Chennai, Tamil Nadu News Live Updates Today: At a time when the Opposition is attacking the DMK government over the frequent power cuts across the state, Tamil Nadu Chief Minister M K Stalin wrote to Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday, demanding his intervention to ensure the supply of 72,000 MTs coal per day at […]