NTPC is scouting for coal assets overseas and has invited proposals form coal miners interested in offloading stake. The move is aimed at ensuring a steady supply of imported coal which the power producer needs for its plants.
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GVK gets green nod to import coal
GVK Power (Goindwal Sahib) Ltd, a subsidiary of GVK Power and Infrastructure, has got permission from the Environment Ministry to import coal from South Africa as a ´stop gap´ arrangement in case the company fails to get coal from its captive mines in Tokisud North sub-block in Jharkhand.
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Govt asks SC to spare 46 coal blocks
The government has urged the Supreme Court to spare 46 coal blocks - 40 functional ones and six which are ready to start operations - out of the 218 declared illegal in a judgment on 25 August.
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Coal shortage: Gujarat shuts 25% power capacities
With power plants in Gujarat facing acute shortage of coal, 7,563 MW of power generation capacities have closed down. This is more than a quarter of state´s total installed 18,510 MW capacities.
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Rites to submit DPR for coal corridor
Rites Ltd, the engineering and consultancy arm of Indian Railways, would submit the detailed project report (DPR)
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New identity for Planning Commission
The Planning Secretary Sindhushree Khullar has suggested five changes that could outline the identity, structure and function of the body that will succeed the 64-year old commission.
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Singareni Collieries enters partnership with RITES
Singareni Collieries Company (SCCL) has concluded an MoU with RITES for extending rail infrastructure facilities at the mining areas of the company in Telangana
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Govt eases green clearance norms
The environment ministry has eased the clearance process for coal mines planning to increase production from existing mine lease area.
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Rail links for coal come up
Three crucial rail link projects that will help evacuate and deliver over 200 million tonne of coal from mines in Jharkhand, Chhattisgarh and Odisha are likely to be completed by December 2016, according to PMG Chairman Anil Swarup
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Rail links for coal come up
Three crucial rail link projects that will help evacuate and deliver over 200 million tonne of coal from mines in Jharkhand, Chhattisgarh and Odisha are likely to be completed by December 2016, according to PMG Chairman Anil Swarup