Coal Sector Current Affairs, GK & News
Vriksharopan Abhiyan – 2021 to be launched
Vriksharopan Abhiyan – 2021 of Coal Ministry is all set to be Launched on August 19, 2021. It will be launched as part of Azadi Ka Amrit Mahotsav. Key Points In this year, coal PSUs of the Ministry of Coal have set an ambitious target to cover 2385 hectares of area under “Go Greening” drive. ..
Month: Current Affairs - August, 2021
Category: Government Schemes Current Affairs
Topics: Coal Ministry • Coal Sector • Go Greening Drive • India's energy demand • Vriksharopan Abhiyan 2021
Single Window Clearance System for Coal Mines
The Union Home Minister Amit Shah recently launched the “Single Window Clearance System” for coal mines. What is Single Window Clearance System? The Single Window Clearance System for Coal Mines is an online platform launched to obtain clearances for smooth operationalisation of coal mines. It is aimed at allowing coal bidders to obtain all required ..
Month: Current Affairs - January, 2021
Category: Economy & Banking Current Affairs
Topics: Amit Shah • Coal Bed Methane • Coal Sector • coal sector reforms • Home Minister Amit Shah • Single window clearance
First Tranche of Coal Mine Auction to Generate Rs 7,000 crores of revenue
On November 9, 2020, the Coal Minister Shri Pralhad Joshi announced that the 19 mines were auctioned during first tranche of coal mine auction. The first tranche of the auction is to generate revenue of Rs 7,000 crores. The auctioned mines have peak rated capacity of 51 million tonnes. Key Highlights Of the 19 auctioned ..
Month: Current Affairs - November, 2020
Category: Economy & Banking Current Affairs
Topics: Coal • Coal mines • Coal Sector • coal sector reforms • Coalbed methane • Commercial Use
CSE Report: Supports incentives and penalties to get clean power
On October 21, 2020, the centre for science and environment submitted a report titled “meeting emission norms working paper on penalty and incentive mechanism for coal-based power plants”. The report mainly speaks about the incentives provided for Clean power stations. Key findings of the report The report praises the concept of “first run”. This concept ..
Month: Current Affairs - October, 2020
Category: Reports & Indexes Current Affairs
Topics: Coal • coal imports • coal industry • Coal mining • Coal pollution mitigation • Coal Sector
India-Indonesia: 5th Joint Working Group on Coal to be held in November, 2020
On November 5, 2020, India and Indonesia are to hold the fifth joint working group on coal. The virtual meeting is to deliberate on Indian Coal policy reforms such as coal exploration and commercial coal mining, research and development and potential in off Indonesia India business cooperation on coal in the post covid-19. Highlights During ..
Month: Current Affairs - October, 2020
Category: International Current Affairs
Topics: coal imports • Coal mining in India • Coal Sector • Coalbed methane • India-Indonesia