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The ministry also informed that revenue of Rs 86,838.35 crore was received in the financial year 2023-24.The growth of Indian Railways has continued in the current financial year and the total freight traffic in June this year stood at 135.46 million tonnes, which is 10.07 percent more than...

New Delhi Maharatna coal giant Coal India Limited (CIL) on Friday said it has taken steps to relax e-auction norms such as reducing collateral and increasing the quantity of dry fuel on offer.The company also plans to modify its auction and allocation methodology as it aims to encourage...

Jaipur: The Chhattisgarh government has given permission to use 91.21 hectare forest land of Parsa Purva and Kanta Basan (PEKB) coal block to supply coal to power plants in Rajasthan, Chief Minister Bhajan Lal Sharma said on Friday.Thanking Chhattisgarh Chief Minister Vishnudev Sai for this...

Balaram – Tantuloi New Railway Line (MCRL Phase II) The greenfield project involves construction of 49.58 km rail line at an estimated cost of Rs 1,404 crore in Angul district to provide critical first-mile rail connectivity to 11 coal blocks.It aims to reduce logistics costs for industries...

New Delhi: The government on Tuesday said 19 coal mines have been allotted to 13 thermal power plants for disposal of fly ash.The Coal Ministry has taken an important initiative to ensure proper disposal of fly ash by allotting mines.For this purpose, a Central Level Working Group (CLWG) was...

Raipur, Chhattisgarh's Economic Offenses Wing (EOW) has registered a fresh set of FIRs against Indian Administrative Service (IAS) officers Ranu Sahu and Sameer Vishnoi and state service officer Saumya Chaurasia on corruption charges, officials said on Monday.The three bureaucrats are jailed...

New Delhi: India's coal imports rose 5.3 per cent to 52.29 million tonnes (MT) in the first two months of the current financial year compared to a year ago.According to data compiled by mJunction Services Ltd, a B2B e-commerce platform from a joint venture between Tata Steel and SAIL, the...

Thermal power generated mainly from coal and gas based plants contributed 127.87 billion units, showing a growth of 14.67 per cent over the same month last year.Electricity demand reached a record high of 250GW on 30 May, as a prolonged heat wave across northern India kept electricity demand...

New Delhi [India], the Ministry of Coal reported that more than 100 industry representatives participated in the pre-bid meeting for the 10th round of commercial coal mine auctions.The virtual meeting, held on Friday under the chairmanship of Additional Secretary and Nominated Authority M...

New Delhi: State-owned Singareni Collieries Company Limited (SCCL) will soon start production from the Naini coal mine in Odisha, the coal ministry said on Friday.The operation was delayed as the mine with a coal production capacity of 10 million tonnes per annum was awaiting handover of...

New Delhi: Over 100 industry representatives participated in the pre-bid meeting for the tenth round of commercial coal mine auction, the government said on Friday.The government has put 67 coal blocks on sale in the 10th round of auction that started last month."The Coal Ministry held a...

Kolkata, Damodar Valley Corporation (DVC) on Friday announced that it plans to invest Rs 20,000 crore by 2030 to install nearly 4,000 MW of solar capacity, a top official said.The corporation, set up for flood control and development in the Damodar Valley, envisages investment worth Rs...

New Delhi [India], Telangana Chief Minister Revanth Reddy and Telangana Deputy CM Bhatti Vikramarka Mallu on Thursday met Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Union Home Minister Amit Shah at the national capital."Today, the CM of the state and I met Prime Minister Modi and Union Home Minister in...

Accompanied by Deputy Chief Minister Mallu Bhatti Vikramarka, the Chief Minister called on Prime Minister Modi and presented him with a memorandum on 12 issues.According to the Chief Minister's Office, several issues related to the state were discussed during the hour-long meeting.CM Revanth...

New Delhi: The government on Thursday said the coal sector has registered a growth of 10.2 per cent among all eight core industries of the economy in May.The index of coal industry has reached 184.7 points during May, whereas in the same month last year it was at 167.6 points."As per the...

New Delhi [India], The coal sector has emerged as one of the best performers among India's eight major industries, achieving a growth rate of 10.2 percent in May 2024.This growth, according to provisional figures from the Eight Major Industries Index (ICI) released by the Ministry of Commerce...

New Delhi, All India Power Engineers Federation (AIPEF) on Thursday urged Union Minister Manohar Lal Khattar to end privatization and deploy qualified engineers in the top management of corporations to make the country self-reliant in the energy sector.A delegation of AIPEF led by its...

New Delhi, Coal India arm Northern Coalfields Limited (NCL) on Thursday said it has entered into an agreement with Uttar Pradesh State Power Generation Corporation Limited (UPRVUNL) for setting up additional solar power capacity of 250 MW in Uttar Pradesh.This agreement will pave the way for...

Dehradun: The Center has given in-principle consent to TUECO, the joint venture of UJVN Ltd and THDC India Ltd, to set up a coal-based thermal power plant in Uttarakhand, according to an official statement.The Central Electricity Authority had earlier recommended supply of coal to Uttarakhand...

New Delhi [India], Ministry of Coal has reported a substantial increase in coal production and dispatch during the first quarter of the financial year 2024-25, compared to the corresponding period last year.According to official figures released by the ministry on July 3, coal production...