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Australia approves Carmichael coal mine project of Adani Group

Australian Government has given its approval for Adani Group’s Carmichael coal mine and rail project in accordance with environment laws of country. The approval has been granted subject...

October 15, 2015

Australian court revokes environmental approval for Adani's Carmichael coal mine

Adani Mining got set back from Australia’s Federal court as it overturned its government environmental approval for the Carmichael coal mine under construction in the Australian. Adani’s project of USD 16...

August 5, 2015

Parliament passes Coal Mines (Special Provisions) Bill, 2015

Parliament has passed Coal Mines (Special Provisions) Bill, 2015. It was first passed in Lok Sabha on 4 March 2015 and later in Rajya Sabha on 20 March...

March 20, 2015

Tata Power signs MoU with Russia's SEUK to tap opportunities in the energy sector

India’s second largest private power producer Tata Power has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Russia’s largest coal producer Siberian Coal Energy Company (SUEK). As part of...

February 23, 2015

Government adds 18 more coal blocks to fuel the power sector

Government has added 18 more new coal blocks exclusively for the power sector in order to revive the this sector  which was facing hurdles due to poor supply...

December 1, 2014

Rajarhat is the new HQ of Coal India

State-owned Coal India Ltd will move its headquarters from heart of Kolkata to its outskirts, some 25 km away at Rajarhat, West Bengal. Its previous headquarter was the...

November 18, 2014

Coal Supplies to reach Critical Levels

The Modi government has completed a successful first 100 days. The success rests on the widely catching and an instant hit- Pradhan Mantri Jan Dhan Yojana, which will...

September 5, 2014

Indian billionaires shove for coal in Australia

Impelled by an insatiate requirement for energy back home, a number of Indian billionaires are thrusting to get their hands on Australian coal mines. G.V.K. Reddy-led and Gautam...

March 5, 2012

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