New Delhi, July 8 (IANS) The Ministry of Coal has invited applications under the Scheme for Promotion of Surface Coal/Lignite Gasification Projects, approved by the government in May this year with a total financial outlay of Rs 37,500 crore, according to an official statement issued on Wednesday.The scheme is a major initiative aimed at promoting surface coal and lignite gasification projects, thereby enhancing value addition, reducing import dependence, and supporting India’s vision of achievi…
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New Delhi, July 5 (IANS) Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Sunday expressed concern over the worsening situation of illegal coal mining and theft in Dhanbad and nearby areas and suggested CISF deployment on priority as part of a larger “Zero Coal Leakage Plan”, an official said. During a review meeting also attended by Minister for Coal and Mines G. Kishan Reddy, HM Shah directed officials to include the coal sector in the priority list for CISF deployment, so that personnel can be deployed i…
New Delhi, July 2 (IANS) The Ministry of Coal has introduced a key reform to provide greater financial flexibility to companies allocated coal blocks by allowing them to choose between a performance bank guarantee and an insurance surety bond for fulfilling their performance security obligations, thus further strengthening the ease of doing business in the coal sector, according to an official statement issued on Thursday.Through the Coal Blocks Allocation (Amendment) Rules, 2026, the Ministry h…
New Delhi, June 25 (IANS) The government on Thursday said that 1,987 ongoing infrastructure projects, with a total revised cost of Rs 42.50 lakh crore, are being monitored across 17 Central Ministries and Departments (as of May).The transport and logistics sector accounts for the highest number of ongoing projects (1,476), with revised estimates of Rs 23.50 lakh crore, underscoring the priority to connectivity-driven infrastructure growth.The cumulative expenditure incurred on these projects sta…
New Delhi, June 24 (IANS) The Ministry of Coal organised a BRICS side event on clean coal technologies focused on coal gasification’s role in supporting energy security, industrial development and cleaner utilisation of coal, an official statement said on Wednesday.The event drew senior government officials, public sector enterprises, industry technology providers, and a BRICS delegation from Russia, Ethiopia and the United Arab Emirates (UAE), the statement from the Ministry of Coal said.The ev…
New Delhi, June 21 (IANS) Yoga is not just a one day celebration but a lifelong practice that strengthens both the body and mind, Sanjeev Kumar Kassi, Joint Secretary, Ministry of Coal, said on Sunday.He urged everyone to carry forward the message of International Day of Yoga by incorporating yoga into their daily routine and inspiring others to do the same.The Ministry of Coal and the Ministry of Mines jointly celebrated the 12th International Day of Yoga (IDY) 2026 with great enthusiasm and pa…
New Delhi, June 11 (IANS) Coal gasification and coal-to-chemicals pathways are great opportunities for India to reduce import dependence while supporting industrial growth and decarbonisation, Dr VK Saraswat, former member, NITI Aayog, said here on Thursday.Speaking at a panel discussion jointly organised by Chintan Research Foundation (CRF) and the Ashoka Centre for a People-centric Energy Transition (ACPET), he said that “a paradigm shift has to take place in the way we use coal, and that wi…
New Delhi, June 10 (IANS) Building on the strong momentum generated by the successful roadshow on coal and lignite gasification projects held in Delhi, the Ministry of Coal is set to organise its next roadshow in Hyderabad on Thursday. The overwhelming response and active participation witnessed during the earlier event underscored the growing confidence of industry stakeholders in India’s coal gasification ecosystem and highlighted the significant opportunities emerging in this strategic sector…
New Delhi, May 26 (IANS) Government-owned mining giant Coal India Limited (CIL) assured on Tuesday that it had adequate coal stocks to meet the peak summer demand from the country’s thermal power plants.The company said that the coal stock buffer currently available for use is around 168 million tonnes (MT), which includes inventories at power plants, CIL mine heads, transit points, and coal in transit through the railway networks.Stocks of the fuel at thermal plants running on domestic coal s…
New Delhi, May 25 (IANS) The Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation (MoSPI) is monitoring 1,981 ongoing big-ticket infrastructure projects, with a total revised cost of Rs 42.78 lakh crore as of April 2026, across 17 Central Ministries and Departments. The cumulative expenditure incurred on these projects stands at Rs 20.36 lakh crore, accounting for approximately 47.59 per cent of the revised project cost, indicating steady progress in project implementation, according to a MOPI fl…