The coal ministry will set up a committee with time-bound targets, to speed up land acquisition and statutory clearÂances for projects as part of its plan to boost production in 2011.
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Strait of Hormuz Conflict Stalls Persian Gulf LNG Exports, S&P Global Says
India’s Rail Modernisation Shields Network from Fuel Shock, Modi Says
GAIL Signs MoU with KABIL to Boost Critical Minerals Collaboration
India’s First Private Orbital Rocket Vikram‑1 Set for July 18 Test Flight
NHAI Engages Consultants to Strengthen InvIT‑Led Highway O&M
Porbandar Shipbuilding Cluster, Vadinar Repair Facility Get Government Nod
AM/NS India and SVNIT Launch Programme to Build Industry‑Ready Talent in Surat
Naidu Fast‑Tracks Dholera International Airport Operationalisation
KEC International Secures First Data Centre Line Order in ₹1.18 Billion Wins
Railway Minister Vaishnaw Unveils Eight New Freight Reforms
REC, CPRI Partner to Boost Quality Assurance under RDSS
HPCL Strengthens Ethanol Quality Checks with 3,651 Surprise Inspections
India’s Drone Challenge 2.0 Empowers Students to Build Smarter Drones on Indigenous Chips
GIFT City Units Freed from Coastal Shipping Licence, Boosting India’s Maritime Finance Hub
REC Commits ₹150 Billion to Power and Renewable Push in Tripura
As India’s GCCs Shift from Cost to Capability Leadership, Sitharaman Charts Next Decade of Growth
DFCCIL Advances East-West Freight Corridor with Stakeholder Push on Financing and Construction
GMR Charts Multi‑Phase Roadmap to Transform Nagpur Airport into India’s Heartland Hub
Kamarajar Port Joins Visakhapatnam as India’s Second 18‑Metre Deep‑Draft Port
1st floating solar plant
Tata Power will build the country’s first low-cost, high-efficiency floating solar plant in partnership with Australia’s Sunengy.
Power cos in Guj to pay cess
Gujarat Green Cess Bill, 2011 that stipulates levying a cess of Rs 0.02 per unit of electricity generated by power firms using non-renewable sources was passed by the state assembly.
NMDC to acquire coal mine
NMDC's has moved closer in its bid to acquire a coal mine in the US which will feed its proposed steel plants in India.
BHEL bags power deal from Bajaj
Bharat Heavy Electricals (BHEL) has bagged the main plant package contract for three coal-fired thermal units of 660 MW each, with supercritical parameters.
RInfra, R-power ink EPC deal
Reliance Infrastructure received a Rs 7,200 crore order for engineering, procurement and construction (EPC) from Reliance Power (R-Power).
KPTL order book up Rs 950 cr
Kalpataru Power Transmission (KPTL) has secured orders worth Rs 950 crore. The company has won three contracts from Power Grid Corporation worth Rs 546 crore.
McNally gets Rs 116 cr order
McNally Bharat Engineering Company has bagged a Rs 115.56 crore order from Neyveli Lignite Corporation for construction related works.
Annual subsidy for PSUs
Due to the deteriorating performance of PSUs, the department has revived its proposal for the merger of BSNL and MTNL.
Maritime Agenda 2020: The awaited lift, finally
Reactive is better than non-active. The fact that the Maritime Agenda 2020 is the biggest documentation of our future vision in maritime ever is both heartening and concerning.

