After taking revolutionary steps like e-auction to bring in transparency in the allocation of coal blocks, nation`s coal giant Coal India (CIL) has decided to set up four committees to consider pro
With electrification of 6,000 villages so far, the ministry of power has achieved one-third of its target. The prime minister had set the target of rural electrification of 18,452 villages by May 2
A few kilometres from the Dhanbad railway station lies Jharia Coal Field (JCF), one of the biggest coalfields in India. It is also the biggest mine under Bharat Coking Coal Limited (BCCL), a subsid
Western Coalfields (WCL), a CIL subsidiary, was making profits till 2009-10. But it had to scale down its production due to extra safety precautions following a labourer’s death in a mine mis
India’s growing consumption of coal for energy is likely to worsen the drought situation as well as water crisis in the coming years. According to data released by NGO Greenpeace, the
State-run oil and gas explorer Oil and Natural Gas Corporation (ONGC) emerged as the worst hit, as market valuation of seven of the 10 most valued Indian companies plummeted by Rs 72,452.27 c
In 2016-17, there has been decline of coal stocks at pitheads -- the top of a mining pit or coal shaft -- of Coal India Limited (CIL) as well as at power plants, said union min
In order to strengthen coal transportation and coal production, Coal India Limited (CIL) transported 250 rakes of goods train through the railways on November 14, the highest ever in November
Coal imports have fallen from 217.78 Mte in 2014-15 to 203.95 Mte in 2015-16 and further to 190.95 Mte in 2016-17. The trend of fall in import of coal has continued in the current fiscal.
Minister of railways, coal, finance and corporate affairs Piyush Goyal has denied that there is shortage of coal for the power sector. He said in the beginning of 2018-19, Coal India
In order to fulfill the energy demand in the winter season, ministry of coal has increased the coal stock and coal supply to the power plants. Ministry claims the coal
