CIL Current Affairs, GK & News

Coal shortage in India

May 3, 2022

Currently, India is undergoing a second major power crisis since October 2021. Why is India facing coal shortage? The main reason for the coal shortage is the increasing power demand. In 2022, the demand increased to 132 billion units (BU) per month, from 106.6 BU a month in 2019. Another reason is the reduction in ..

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PB Bhattacharyya authors book “When Coal Turned Gold: The Making of a Maharatna Company”

July 26, 2018

The book “When Coal Turned Gold: The Making of a Maharatna Company” has been authored by Partha Sarathi Bhattacharyya, the former chairman of Coal India Ltd (CIL). The author tells the story of how he dealt with the Dhanbad coal mafia, how he changed the way the industry was perceived, how he dealt with the ..

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Government launches UTTAM App for coal quality monitoring

April 6, 2018

The Ministry of Coal has launched UTTAM (Unlocking Transparency by Third Party Assessment of Mined Coal) Application for coal quality monitoring. The app aims to ensure transparency and efficiency in coal quality monitoring process and bring coal governance closer to people. Key Facts The app has been jointly developed by Ministry of Coal and Coal ..

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CIL launches Grahak Sadak Koyla Vitaran App

November 8, 2017

The Coal India Limited (CIL) launched Grahak Sadak Koyla Vitaran application for smooth delivery of coal through road for benefiting customers. The app aims to bring transparency in the system of loading programme and despatch of coal through road mode. Key features The app will provide date-wise, truck-wise quantity of coal delivered against Sale Orders ..

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CIL inks MoU with ICFRE to monitor Environment related issues in Coal Mining Projects

September 3, 2016

The Coal India Limited (CIL) has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Indian Council of Forestry Research and Education (ICFRE) for effectively monitoring of environment related issues in the coal mining projects. The MoU will help CIL to properly comply and monitor the conditions laid down by the Ministry of Environment, Forests and Climate ..

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NTPC partners with Coal India Limited to foray into fertilizer sector

May 17, 2016

State-run power producer NTPC has signed a joint venture agreement (JVA) with state-run miner Coal India Limited (CIL) to revive plants of the Fertilizer Corporation of India Limited (FCIL). The agreement will pave the way for NTPC to foray into fertilizer sector and revive existing fertilizer plants of FCIL. Under the agreement A joint venture ..

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