Ministry of Coal is focusing on development of Clean Coal Technologies in coal mining. The efforts to ensure consistency in quality of coal supplies have helped in augmenting washed coal production for power generation. Areas like Underground Coal Gasification, Coal to Liquid etc. are also being promoted. This was stated by Shri Sriprakash Jaiswal, Minister

Steel Authority of India Ltd. (SAIL) and Rashtriya Ispat Nigam Ltd. (RINL) are PSUs under the Ministry of Steel having a status of Maharatna and Navaratna respectively and enjoy delegated powers. The procurement of imported coking coal is a commercial decision of the companies and procurement is done as per their requirements under laid down

The Ministry of Coal is migrating to Gross Calorific Value (GCV) based grading system fro non-coking coals from the existing Useful Heat Value (UHV) based system with effect from 1st January 2012 which is an international practice. The new system is being introduced based on the recommendations of the Integrated Energy Policy Committee and the

Year 2011 was remained eventful for the coal sector. There was increased pressure on coal demand in view of increasing industrial activities. A number of initiatives were taken by the ministry to match the demands which include streamlining of coal linkages, review of performance of coal blocks allotted and formulation

The Government has prepared a new draft Mines and Minerals (Development and Regulation) Act, 2010 which inter-alia proposes to make it mandatory for all coal mining lease holders including Public Sector Undertakings (PSUs) to share 26 per cent of their profits after tax with the concerned District Development Authority.
This information was given by the Minister

As per Geological Survey of India, as on 01.04.2011, a total of 2,85,862 Mts. of geological resources (coking coal 33.47 billion tonnes and non-coking coal 252.40 billion tonnes) of coal have so far been estimated in India upto the maximum depth of 1200 metre. The assessed coal resources are broadly categorised as coking and non-coking

Under the present import policy of the Government, Coal is placed under Open General Licence (OGL) and can be freely imported by anyone in the country on payment of applicable import duty.  During the process of formulation of Annual Plan, Ministry of Coal/Planning Commission assesses the overall demand of the country and finalises the supply

In order to ensure greater availability of coal for power sector, the Ministry of coal has decided to offer some of the E –auction coal to the sector during the current month. This will be made available against already concluded Fuel supply Agreements (FSA) on ‘as is where basis’ is. The power utilities will be

Shri Sriprakash Jaiswal, Minister of Coal, Government of India met Mr. Martin Kocourek, Minister of Industry and Trade, Czech Republic here today. Both the Ministers led the respective delegations and interacted about the scope for technical cooperation in areas concerning development of coal mining in India particularly underground coal mining.
Indian side impressed upon Czech Republic

Coal India Thursday announced it is keen on securing foreign mining investments in a bid to meet the rising energy demand in India. According to an Indian governmental official, Coal India ltd, the biggest global producer of coal, said the company might utilize a proposed sovereign fund for the purchase of mines overseas, with the