Coal India's measures to prevent theft by electronically 'fencing' mining areas and fitting trucks with a GPS-based tracking system will be finished by the end of April, a government official said.
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Regulatory framework for Mining, construction?
The government may soon come out with a separate transparent regulatory framework for construction, mining and earthmoving equipment sectors, according to media reports.
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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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Is India´s steel industry ready to take the torch from China?
As Prime Minister Narendra Modi pushes for improvements in India´s infrastructure and housing, the nation´s steel consumption is set to accelerate. China´s demand for steel, meanwhile, is retreating from the double-digit growth rates of the past 10 years as Beijing tries to shift the economy to focus on domestic consumption rather than exports.
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Goa notifies mining rules, clears 85 leases
Days after revoking the earlier suspension of mining operations, the government of Goa has opened the minerals exploration sector, clearing 85 licences, including the ones of Sesa Sterlite.
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2015 will be the year of .No looking back
Yes, we have been awarded the said work worth Rs 525 crore. The order is for two lignite projects in the Barmer region. The two projects are Kapurdi Lignite Mine and Jalipa Lignite Mine.
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India is not short of coal
My initial focus is totally on the follow-up on the Supreme Court decision. The SC had cancelled the 204 blocks and we are now attempting through a legislation to see that at least in those 42 blocks where the SC had given time till 31st March, we have somebody in position to take over those mines.
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Allocation of coal block likely in Dec
The allocation of coal blocks through e-auction is likely to take place in December as the Ministry of Coal has started preparing for the auction.
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Centre puts CIL’s 90 mining projects on fast track
The government has put 90 of Coal India's (CIL) nearly 150 greenfield and brownfield mining projects on the fast track, entailing an investment of around Rs 88,000 crore, in a bid to augment domestic coal supply quickly and ensure uninterrupted power.
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Govt for e-auction of coal blocks
The government has cleared an ordinance for e-auctioning of coal blocks that enables commercial mining by private companies in future.