Feature Feb 01, 2017 Abandon state monopoly in coal and captive mining The coal sector remains the most inefficient and least open to private investment, despite coal being the country´s primary source of fuel, says Krrishan Singhania, Managing Partner, Singhania Associates.
Feature Feb 01, 2017 Digging Deep In the early 1970s, the Government of India took over the management of coal mines in two tranches. The process kick-started with the nationalisation of coking coal mines in 1971-72, followed by non-coking coal mines the following year. With the enactment of the Coal Mines Act, 1973, all mines were nationalised.
Web Exclusive Jan 12, 2017 Tamil Nadu joins UDAY, ‘Power for All’ gets a boost The Ministry of Power has signed an MoU for Ujwal DISCOM Assurance Yojana (UDAY) with Tamil Nadu in New Delhi, on 9 January, 2017. With the signing of the ‘24x7 Power For All (PFA)’ roadmap document with the state, the roadmap for all the 28 states, except one, and all the seven Union Territories in the country has now been finalised and is under implementation.
Web Exclusive Oct 25, 2016 INFRASTRUCTURE CONCLAVE 2016 – ACCELERATED GROWTH WITH INCLUSION AND EQUITY Roads, Ports & Other Infrastructure Committee and Hydrocarbons Committee of PHD Chamber of Commerce & Industry organised the “Infrastructure Conclave 2016 – Accelerated Growth with Inclusion & Equity” on 5th October 2016 at PHD House, New Delhi which was attended by more than 130 delegates and 27 speakers from Industry, government and other stakeholders during the full day event.
Focus Aug 01, 2016 We are mechanising all our mines for better turnaround time The Ministry of Coal (MoC) is targeting coal production of 1.5 billion tonnes. Of this one billion tonnes will come from Coal India Limited (CIL) and the remaining 500 million tonnes will come from non-CIL sources, particularly from the mines that are presently being auctioned or allocated to non-Coal India entities.
Focus Aug 01, 2016 Bridging the Gap The movements in the global commodity markets have added to the intensity of the changes and dynamism of the demand-supply equilibrium in the coal sector.
Power Update Apr 01, 2016 Model code may delay mine allotment Before kicking off the process of allotting coal mines to States and Central public sector units for commercial mining, the Ministry of Coal is assessing whether the procedure conforms to the model code of conduct of the Election Commission.
Policy Jan 01, 2016 Cabinet allows states to mine & sell coal, ends monopoly Ending the 41-year-old monopoly of the central government over mining and sale of coal, the Cabinet Committee of Economic Affairs (CCEA)
Event Sep 01, 2015 TRAILBLAZERS A buzzing campus, enthusiastic students, a well-organised event, distinguished and exemplary speakers all made for a day´s worth of good entertainment but also important information and keen insights on infrastructure in India