Coal blocks revert

Government to take back mines allocated to companies

Coal blocked

Near Tadoba Andhari reserve

On shaky ground

450,000 people in and around Jharia town of Jharkhand are threatened by the fire raging underground, but there is no political will to implement …

Who’s afraid of auctioning coal?

Centre continues to allocate coal blocks despite calls for competitive bidding

Coal prices set to change

New grading system will be a setback for the power sector  

Environment ministry makes forest rights Act irrelevant in initial stage of forest clearance

Letter from MOEFCC regarding Western Coalfields projects in Maharashtra also shun tribal ministry’s concerns

Let forests be mined: coal ministry

It asks Cabinet to remove restrictions on mining areas

Tussle over coal blocks in forests

35 per cent of nine coalfields are ‘no-go’ areas

Scrap all coal block allocations to private firms: Parliament panel

Consumers denied cheap electricity because government failed to monitor private firms allocated coal blocks almost free of cost, says report

Coal mining to be allowed in non-forest areas after Stage I of forest clearance: Government

Environment ministry takes decision after coal ministry complains of delay in projects due to mining ban in these areas

Slow and unsteady

Coal blocks on offer

Under new policy, Centre offers 17 blocks with total reserve of 8.5 billion tonnes to state-run firms

Case of profiteering from coal block comes to light

Company allotted captive coal block sold stakes; coal ministry issues show cause notice

Freeing coal

As domestic coal production dips, plan panel proposes to allow captive coal power companies to trade coal

Mining rights subject to closure plan

Environment ministry firm on 'no-go' zones

Says mining in no-go zone against Forest Conservation Act

Auto yes to coal

High powered panel recommends freeing coal blocks in forests

The inviolate plot

New parameters for identifying pristine forests may make them more vulnerable

Mahan at all costs

How government bent all rules to ensure Mahan forest in Madhya Pradesh goes to Essar and Hindalco for mining coal

Coal quandary

In a sweeping pronouncement, the Supreme Court has termed all the 218 coal blocks allocated since 1993 illegal. This has raised a fundamental …

Coal ministry cancels allotment of 18 coal blocks

Government to decide the fate of 10 more coal blocks on February 25