Experts feel that unless the Coal Nationalisation Act is amended to allow mining by private companies, the government cannot create competition in the coal sector. The union cabinet recently approved the coal regulatory authority bill which envisages that the regulator would create regulations that bring in a level-playing field and more competition in the sector
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Govt may set up coal regulatory authority in 4 months
In the next two to four months, Indian government plans to set up an independent regulatory authority for coal sector, Finance Minister P Chidambaram said at the Canada India Business Council meeting. The proposed regulatory authority would become effective mechanisms to address problems being faced in the implementation of coal projects
Minister wants ports to allot 10% of income for CSR
Port trusts across the country are asked to allocate 10 percent of their income for Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) activities by Union Shipping Minister GK Vasan. The ministry launched CSR activities recently to enable ports to serve the interests of society and identify activities that would create social impact, Vasan said
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