Coal Ordinance

It would also do away with the requirement of previous approval in cases where allocation of blocks was made by the Centre.

The coal auction will resume by the end of April or early May with 15-20 more mines provided the Coal Mines Bill is passed in Rajya Sabha or a new Ordinance is promulgated.

On Tuesday, when the Lok Sabha passed the controversial land bill, the Congress and some other opposition parties were not present in the House. They had walked out, signalling to the government that they are united in their resolve to not let its key reforms pass the Rajya Sabha test.

The government is set to introduce six bills to replace a set of Ordinances in the Lok Sabha, the lower house of Parliament, this week. Three bills - the coal bill, the Motor Vehicles Amendment Bill and the Andhra Pradesh Reorganisation (Amendment) Bill - will be placed in the Lok Sabha today.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi today said that it was the -collective responsibility of all parties- to ensure the smooth functioning of the Parliament ahead of the Budget session on Monday. The government is looking to pass key legislation, including bills to replace a slew of ordinances, in this session that is expected to be a stormy affair.

An all-party meeting has been convened this evening by Lok Sabha Speaker Sumitra Mahajan ahead of the Budget session of Parliament on Monday which is expected to be a stormy affair. Prime Minister Narendra Modi is likely to attend that meeting which is expected to explore consensus over passing key legislation, including bills to replace a slew of ...

20 villages in Chhattisgarh have come together against government's plans to allow coal mining in dense forest areas of Chattishgarh, The Central Government has taken the ordinance route after the Supreme court cancelled allocations of 204 coal block by the UPA Government citing irregularities.

The Union Cabinet had earlier approved re-promulgation of the coal ordinance and necessary guidelines for mine allocations.

However, these three blocks figure in the 'Schedule I' list of those coal mines, which are being auctioned afresh as per an ordinance promulgated by the government in the wake of their cancellation by the Supreme Court, Coal India Ltd (CIL) has informed the Coal Ministry.

Paving way for additional foreign investment in insurance and to move ahead with the reallocation of cancelled coal mines, President Pranab Mukherjee on Friday signed the two ordinances in this regard.

President Pranab Mukherjee today signed the ordinance to push reforms in the coal and insurance sectors. These ordinances were cleared by the Union Cabinet on Wednesday after the government was unable to pass bills for these in the Winter Session of Parliament that ended on Tuesday.

The cabinet has approved an executive order on Wednesday to implement coal and insurance reforms, underlining the administration's resolve to push through economic measures despite political opposition in Parliament.

Finance Minister Arun Jaitely and Power and Coal Minister Piyush Goyal briefed the press after the Cabinet approved ordinances on to implement coal and insurance sector reforms. These two reform bills could not be pushed through in Parliament due to political opposition.

The move comes after a month-long parliament session that ended on Tuesday failed to vote on a bill to raise the cap on foreign investment in insurance companies to 49 per cent from 26 per cent, and another piece of legislation to overhaul the troubled coal sector.

The union cabinet has approved ordinances to push reforms in the coal and insurance sectors after it was unable to pass bills for these in the winter session of Parliament that ended yesterday.

It would also do away with the requirement of previous approval in cases where allocation of blocks was made by the Centre.

The coal auction will resume by the end of April or early May with 15-20 more mines provided the Coal Mines Bill is passed in Rajya Sabha or a new Ordinance is promulgated.

On Tuesday, when the Lok Sabha passed the controversial land bill, the Congress and some other opposition parties were not present in the House. They had walked out, signalling to the government that they are united in their resolve to not let its key reforms pass the Rajya Sabha test.

The government is set to introduce six bills to replace a set of Ordinances in the Lok Sabha, the lower house of Parliament, this week. Three bills - the coal bill, the Motor Vehicles Amendment Bill and the Andhra Pradesh Reorganisation (Amendment) Bill - will be placed in the Lok Sabha today.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi today said that it was the -collective responsibility of all parties- to ensure the smooth functioning of the Parliament ahead of the Budget session on Monday. The government is looking to pass key legislation, including bills to replace a slew of ordinances, in this session that is expected to be a stormy affair.

An all-party meeting has been convened this evening by Lok Sabha Speaker Sumitra Mahajan ahead of the Budget session of Parliament on Monday which is expected to be a stormy affair. Prime Minister Narendra Modi is likely to attend that meeting which is expected to explore consensus over passing key legislation, including bills to replace a slew of ...

20 villages in Chhattisgarh have come together against government's plans to allow coal mining in dense forest areas of Chattishgarh, The Central Government has taken the ordinance route after the Supreme court cancelled allocations of 204 coal block by the UPA Government citing irregularities.

The Union Cabinet had earlier approved re-promulgation of the coal ordinance and necessary guidelines for mine allocations.

However, these three blocks figure in the 'Schedule I' list of those coal mines, which are being auctioned afresh as per an ordinance promulgated by the government in the wake of their cancellation by the Supreme Court, Coal India Ltd (CIL) has informed the Coal Ministry.

Paving way for additional foreign investment in insurance and to move ahead with the reallocation of cancelled coal mines, President Pranab Mukherjee on Friday signed the two ordinances in this regard.

President Pranab Mukherjee today signed the ordinance to push reforms in the coal and insurance sectors. These ordinances were cleared by the Union Cabinet on Wednesday after the government was unable to pass bills for these in the Winter Session of Parliament that ended on Tuesday.

The cabinet has approved an executive order on Wednesday to implement coal and insurance reforms, underlining the administration's resolve to push through economic measures despite political opposition in Parliament.

Finance Minister Arun Jaitely and Power and Coal Minister Piyush Goyal briefed the press after the Cabinet approved ordinances on to implement coal and insurance sector reforms. These two reform bills could not be pushed through in Parliament due to political opposition.

The move comes after a month-long parliament session that ended on Tuesday failed to vote on a bill to raise the cap on foreign investment in insurance companies to 49 per cent from 26 per cent, and another piece of legislation to overhaul the troubled coal sector.

The union cabinet has approved ordinances to push reforms in the coal and insurance sectors after it was unable to pass bills for these in the winter session of Parliament that ended yesterday.