Coal Block Auction

Three coal/lignite mining blocks in Tamil Nadu's Cauvery delta region proposed for auction by the Centre should be excluded from the process, Chief Minister MK Stalin urged, writing to Prime Minister Narendra Modi.

The government plans to put on auction 17 mines surrendered by public sector undertakings which could not put the blocks into operation, Coal and Mines Minister Pralhad Joshi said on Tuesday.

Government has issued show cause notices to 16 companies, including NTPC, JSW Steel, Hindalco, Vedanta and Nalco for delays in operating coal blocks

After almost two years, out of the 292 coal mines offered for auction in four rounds, only 42 mines have been successfully auctioned in three rounds

Government has cleared supply of coal by companies including Coal India Limited through a common e-auction window rather than sector-specific auctions

A total of 42 coal blocks have been auctioned till date for commercial mining, government has said

Coal Ministry aims to produce one billion tonnes of dry fuel by 2024

Coal Ministry is mulling a plan where it would allow entities holding dry fuel blocks, to surrender them if they are not in a position to develop them

The Supreme Court today directed that the November 9 e-auction of 37 coal blocks, including five in Jharkhand, shall be subject to its final order.

A week after India launched the auction process for coal blocks for commercial mining, UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres has said there is no reason for any country to include coal in their COVID-19 recovery plans and investments should instead be made in non-polluting energy sources.

Jharkhand Chief Minister Hemant Soren on Saturday said that the centre took the decision to auction coal blocks for commercial mining in a rush.

The Jharkhand government has moved the Supreme Court challenging the Centre's ambitious project launched by Prime Minister Narendra Modi on June 18 for virtual auction process of 41 coal blocks for commercial mining.

PM Modi highlighted that despite India being the second-largest producer of coal, it still does not export it.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi today kicked off a two-stage electronic auction process to allocate coal blocks for commercial mining. The move was part of the government's "Atmanirbhar Bharat" series of measures to help the country battle the economic fallout from the coronavirus pandemic. The onset of commercial coal mining is a "win-win situation f...

A seamless composite exploration-cum-mining-cum-production regime will be introduced in the mineral sector as the government brings in commercial mining in the coal sector, Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman said this evening, unveiling the government's fourth tranche of Rs 20 lakh crore fiscal stimulus announced by Prime Minister Narendra Modi on...

Three coal/lignite mining blocks in Tamil Nadu's Cauvery delta region proposed for auction by the Centre should be excluded from the process, Chief Minister MK Stalin urged, writing to Prime Minister Narendra Modi.

The government plans to put on auction 17 mines surrendered by public sector undertakings which could not put the blocks into operation, Coal and Mines Minister Pralhad Joshi said on Tuesday.

Government has issued show cause notices to 16 companies, including NTPC, JSW Steel, Hindalco, Vedanta and Nalco for delays in operating coal blocks

After almost two years, out of the 292 coal mines offered for auction in four rounds, only 42 mines have been successfully auctioned in three rounds

Government has cleared supply of coal by companies including Coal India Limited through a common e-auction window rather than sector-specific auctions

A total of 42 coal blocks have been auctioned till date for commercial mining, government has said

Coal Ministry aims to produce one billion tonnes of dry fuel by 2024

Coal Ministry is mulling a plan where it would allow entities holding dry fuel blocks, to surrender them if they are not in a position to develop them

The Supreme Court today directed that the November 9 e-auction of 37 coal blocks, including five in Jharkhand, shall be subject to its final order.

A week after India launched the auction process for coal blocks for commercial mining, UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres has said there is no reason for any country to include coal in their COVID-19 recovery plans and investments should instead be made in non-polluting energy sources.

Jharkhand Chief Minister Hemant Soren on Saturday said that the centre took the decision to auction coal blocks for commercial mining in a rush.

The Jharkhand government has moved the Supreme Court challenging the Centre's ambitious project launched by Prime Minister Narendra Modi on June 18 for virtual auction process of 41 coal blocks for commercial mining.

PM Modi highlighted that despite India being the second-largest producer of coal, it still does not export it.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi today kicked off a two-stage electronic auction process to allocate coal blocks for commercial mining. The move was part of the government's "Atmanirbhar Bharat" series of measures to help the country battle the economic fallout from the coronavirus pandemic. The onset of commercial coal mining is a "win-win situation f...

A seamless composite exploration-cum-mining-cum-production regime will be introduced in the mineral sector as the government brings in commercial mining in the coal sector, Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman said this evening, unveiling the government's fourth tranche of Rs 20 lakh crore fiscal stimulus announced by Prime Minister Narendra Modi on...