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Kolkata, Aug 13 (IANS): The Centre is planning to further reduce its stake in the world's largest coal miner, Coal India Ltd. (CIL) by 10 percent and hopes to raise funds in the range of Rs.23,000 crore-Rs.24,000 crore by means of stock…

New Delhi, May 27 (IANS): Discounting any immediate plans to stop coal imports, Coal and Power Minister Piyush Goyal said on Wednesday that the government will open more than 60 coal mines across the country in the coming days. "I am…

Bhubaneswar, May 18 (IANS): Odisha's decision to open more mines is set to affect the green cover in the state further, environmentalists have warned. The state has witnessed significant loss of forest land over the years due to mining and…

The Odisha Government has signed a MoU to set up a Special Purpose Vehicle (SPV) in the country to retrieve coal from the mines. The MoU was signed by Odisha Transport and Commerce Minister Ramesh Chandra Majhi on behalf of the government…

Prime Minister Narendra Modi accused the previous government of "giving away" coal mines as easily as one would give a pen, a handkerchief or even a piece of paper. And his government through the auctioning of just 20 of the 204 coal mines…

Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik Friday urged Prime Minister Narendra Modi to cut the number of coal blocks reserved for the power sector and allot more mines for auction for the non-regulated sectors. In a letter to Modi, Patnaik…

Chairman-cum-Managing Director, Mahanadi Coalfields Limited, Mr Animesh Nandan Sahay has asked the employees of the company to put in consistent efforts to bring coal mining to ‘zero harm level’, as he looks forward from the zero fatality…

On the seventh day of auction Friday of coal blocks whose allotments were cancelled by the Supreme Court, the government said it will start the second tranche of auctions by Feb 25. The government has till now raised nearly Rs.84,000 crore.…

Coal mines of Mahanadi Coalfields Limited, a leading subsidiary of Coal India, were conferred Greentech Environment Award-2014  for the green practices in mining operations. Lajkura Opencast project of MCL in Ib Valley Coalfields won the…

Odisha government has been planning to float a coal mining company to participate in the auction of 12 coal blocks located in the state. These blocks have total coal reserve of 6,800 million tonne, and Odisha Mining Corporation (OMC),…