Last Updated: Thursday, May 14, 2015, 14:50
The government plans to soon auction about 11 coal mines which could not be sold in the first two phases of the recent coal block auctions.
Last Updated: Tuesday, May 12, 2015, 13:39
Amid delays, the Prime Minister's Office (PMO) has asked the Coal Ministry to expedite the process of third round of mines auction.
Last Updated: Sunday, May 10, 2015, 15:12
Modi said the government`s decision to auction coal has led to states getting richer and using the royalty money from the mines for the welfare of the people.
Last Updated: Tuesday, April 28, 2015, 22:53
The government would continue coal block auctions to meet the demand as nearly 19,000 MW of thermal projects are stuck for want of fuel linkages, a senior government official said Tuesday.
Last Updated: Thursday, April 23, 2015, 15:32
The government on Thursday said it has received a few complaints regarding "cartelisation" in bidding during the recent coal block auctions and investigations are being carried out in the matter.
Last Updated: Monday, April 20, 2015, 23:03
The third round of coal block auction may get off the ground next month, a top official said Monday.
Last Updated: Thursday, April 9, 2015, 15:22
Power and coal minister Piyush Goyal on Thursday said the transparent coal auction process was being appreciated the world over and it was a new beginning in the development history of the country.
Last Updated: Sunday, April 5, 2015, 17:29
Till now, 29 blocks have been auctioned and another 38 allotted to the state-owned entities.
Last Updated: Thursday, April 2, 2015, 18:55
In a bid to expedite operations from the recently allocated coal mines, the Environment Ministry has allowed transfer of environment clearances granted to the previous allottees to new owners without any fresh approval.
Last Updated: Wednesday, April 1, 2015, 22:09
After the success of two rounds of coal blocks auction, the government on Wednesday said the third round for 16 mines will begin later this month.
Last Updated: Wednesday, April 1, 2015, 17:50
Terming the recent Rs 2-lakh crore coal auction as a major success, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday said the previous UPA government should explain where did the money go when it had allocated 204 mines.
Last Updated: Wednesday, April 1, 2015, 16:36
States will receive Rs 466 crore as first tranche from auction of coal blocks, while the Centre will not keep any revenue from this upfront payment by bidders, said a top official.
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