Coal Minning

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  Undermining China: Towns Sink After Mines Close

  Deep in the coal heartlands of northern Shanxi province, people in Helin village are fighting a losing battle as the ground beneath them crumbles: patching up cracks, rebuilding walls and filling in sinkholes caused by decades of coal mining.

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  Government May Allot More Than 10 Coal Mines to PSUs in 2015-16

  For the first time in over 40 years, the government is throwing open the coal sector for commercial mining, which at present is being undertaken by the central PSU Coal India.

• Power Min, CEA may need to consult power generation utilities for signing fuel supply agreement

  The Power Ministry and the sector's planning body Central Electricity Authority may be required to consult power generation utilities for signing Fuel Supply Agreements (FSAs) with Coal India.

• Coal Min to PAC: CAG's claim on benefit to private players flawed

  The Coal Ministry has contested before the PAC the CAG calculation that coal block allocation led to financial gains to the tune of Rs 185,591 crore to private players, saying that it is flawed on "basic fundamentals" related to the geological sector.

• Reliance Power seeks gas for Andhra plant, writes letter to PMO

  Anil Ambani has written to the Prime Minister's office asking for gas allocation for the Samalkot power plant

• Iron exports ban decision only after consulting Commerce Ministry

  The possibility of ban on the iron ore has triggered panic in the state's iron ore rich belt.

• Coal Min seeks dispatch of NTPC's 1 mt coal lying at Ports

  In order to ease the power crisis caused due to the shortage of coal, the coal ministry on Monday said it has asked the power ministry for the dispatch of NTPC's more than one million tonnes of imported coal, lying at the ports. "More than one million tonnes of NTPC's imported coal is understood to be lying at the ports for which indents wit...

• Coal Min asks NLC to seek board nod for further disinvestment

  The coal ministry has asked Neyveli Lignite Corporation (NLC) to seek the board approval for offloading 3.6 per cent equity to meet the guideline for 10 per cent public float, required of a Navratna company. The development comes on the heels of the finance ministry's request to the coal ministry for further disinvestment of NLC, which is un...