As many as 15 more coal mines that were auctioned last year would begin production by March 31, taking the number of total producing mines to 23, the government said.
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Government identifies six blocks for mining by PSUs
The coal ministry has identified about six coal blocks for allotment to PSUs for commercial mining, Coal Secretary Anil Swarup said.
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India to go ahead with coal plans after Paris climate deal
India still plans to double coal output by 2020 and to rely on the resource for decades afterwards, a senior official said, days after 190-odd countries
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States receive Rs.582 cr from coal block auction so far
Six state governments have received a total of Rs.582 crore from 31 coal blocks that have been auctioned so far
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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)
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Government to auction 8 coal blocks to steel and cement companies
The government said it will auction eight coal blocks with 1,143 million tonnes of reserves to steel and cement firms. The last date for submission of bids will be December 31, coal secretary Anil Swarup said
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India to sell more coal mines in production push: Swarup
India will auction another eight coal blocks to private steel, cement and electricity companies in January, coal secretary Anil Swarup said, as it races to more than double output to 1.5 billion tonne.
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Mines Min propose scrapping export tax on iron pellets
The mines ministry has written to the finance ministry to propose scrapping a 5 per cent export duty on iron ore pellets, Mines Secretary Balvinder Kumar said, adding the government could also look at abolishing duty on low-grade iron ore.
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Centre to address sector concerns
We are aware that at present the steel sector faces many challenges. Imports increased by 75.5 per cent in 2014-15 and during April-September 2015 imports increased 42 per cent.
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Assured coal supply for stuck power plants
The order refers to the plants which are part of the tranche of projects totalling capacity of 78,000 Mw for which a presidential directive was issued in 2013.The central government will bail out close to 21,400 Mw of power plants by assuring coal linkage through new fuel supply agreements (FSAs).