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Government to unveil list of critical minerals to cut down imports  The Indian government is set to unveil a list of critical minerals in the country to ensure reduced import dependencies, enhance supply chain resilience, and support the country's net zero objectives.  A first of its kind data, the critical mineral list will be released by Coal and Mines Minister Pralhad Joshi on Wednesday, official sources said. This list is designed to identify and prioritise minerals that are essential for various industrial sectors such as high-tech e...
Government to unveil list of critical minerals to cut down imports
Government to unveil list of critical minerals to cut down imports
Source: IANS
28/06/2023 10:37:11 AM
Prime Minister holds meeting with key cabinet ministers in Parliament Amid protests by treasury benches in Parliament over Congress MP Rahul Gandhi's democracy comments in London which have disrupted proceedings in both houses, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday held a meeting with his cabinet ministers. According to sources, the meeting was attended by Commerce Minister Piyush Goyal, Road Transport Minister Nitin Gadkari, I&B Minister Anurag Thakur, Parliamentary Affairs and Coal Minister Pralhad Joshi, Agriculture Minister Narendra Tomar and L...
Prime Minister holds meeting with key cabinet ministers in Parliament
Prime Minister holds meeting with key cabinet ministers in Parliament
Source: IANS
14/03/2023 12:46:03 PM
Centre clears disinvestment of 25% equity stake in Bharat Coking Coal Ltd The government has approved disinvestment of its 25 per cent equity stake in Bharat Coking Coal Limited (BCCL) and necessary formalities are underway to initiate the process. BCCL is a subsidiary of the country's largest dry fuel producing company, Coal India Limited (CIL). Highly-placed sources told IANS that a three-member empowered ministerial committee led by Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman and comprising Coal Minister Pralhad Joshi and Road Transport & Highways Minister...
Centre clears disinvestment of 25% equity stake in Bharat Coking Coal Ltd
Centre clears disinvestment of 25% equity stake in Bharat Coking Coal Ltd
Source: IANS
11/03/2023 9:36:05 AM
Coal minister asks CIL to remove bottlenecks to boost production Minister of Coal and Parliamentary Affairs Pralhad Joshi on Tuesday urged coal companies to identify and remove production bottlenecks in order to further increase dry fuel production. He said this while conducting a meeting to review dry fuel production from allocated blocks. So far in this financial year, 92.3 million tonnes coal has been produced from 54 operational coal blocks. The meeting was held with officials of Coal India Limited (CIL) at the company's headquarters in Ko...
Coal minister asks CIL to remove bottlenecks to boost production
Coal minister asks CIL to remove bottlenecks to boost production
Source: IANS
14/02/2023 3:38:49 PM
Mahanadi Coalfields expects 13% increase in production to 190 mn tonnes in 2022-23  Mahanadi Coalfields Ltd (MCL), a subsidiary of Coal India Ltd, aims to achieve approximately 190 million tonnes of dry fuel production in the current fiscal. This will be 13.09 per cent more than 168 million tonnes production recorded in 2021-22 by MCL. MCL Chairman-cum-Managing Director O.P. Singh told media persons that the production target for 2022-23 was 176 million tonnes, however the company is 21 per cent ahead of the target, and expects to reach 190 million tonnes by end ...
Mahanadi Coalfields expects 13% increase in production to 190 mn tonnes in 2022-23
Mahanadi Coalfields expects 13% increase in production to 190 mn tonnes in 2022-23
Source: IANS
23/01/2023 9:58:35 AM
Coal important for energy security: Pralhad Joshi Coal and Mines Minister Pralhad Joshi while emphasising on the importance of dry fuel in securing energy security on Saturday said that the government is undertaking various reforms in the sector. Addressing a coal and mines conclave in Bengaluru, Joshi told investors that the future outlook of dry fuel is positive. The coal ministry is organising various conclaves across the country to attract investors for auction of 141 blocks, which it is offering for commercial mining. Senior of...
Coal important for energy security: Pralhad Joshi
Coal important for energy security: Pralhad Joshi
Source: IANS
3/12/2022 7:25:54 PM
India sees no transition away from coal in foreseeable future India's coal minister Pralhad Joshi said on Wednesday that the country will not be moving away from using coal in the foreseeable future. The demand for coal is yet to peak in India and coal will play important role in the energy mix until 2040 and beyond, Joshi said at a parliamentary consultative committee meeting.
India sees no transition away from coal in foreseeable future
India sees no transition away from coal in foreseeable future
Source: Reuters
9/11/2022 4:22:43 PM
FM Nirmala Sitharaman to launch 6th round of commercial coal mines auction on November 3 Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman will on Thursday launch the sixth round of commercial coal mines auctions. According to a statement issued by Coal Ministry, the coal mines to be auctioned are fully-explored and partially-explored coking and non-coking mines. Coal Minister Pralhad Joshi will also be present on the occasion. "Details of the mines, auction terms, timelines etc. can be accessed on MSTC auction platform," the statement added. The auction will be held in o...
FM Nirmala Sitharaman to launch 6th round of commercial coal mines auction on November 3
FM Nirmala Sitharaman to launch 6th round of commercial coal mines auction on November 3
Source: IANS
3/11/2022 9:27:55 AM
Coal India asked to enhance supply to thermal power plants With the festival season round the corner, Coal India Ltd has been directed by the government to scale up dispatch to thermal power plants. In a review meeting presided over by Coal Minister Pralhad Joshi, coal companies were advised to enhance supplies to thermal power plants to help them meet the growing electricity demand in the coming few weeks. During the first half of 2022-23, Coal India had dispatched 285.6 million tonnes of dry fuel to the power sector, which is a growth of almo...
Coal India asked to enhance supply to thermal power plants
Coal India asked to enhance supply to thermal power plants
Source: IANS
5/10/2022 10:10:48 AM
Government aiming at more explorations for underground mineral deposits : Prahlad Joshi Union Coal and Mines Minister Prahlad Joshi has said that the government is aiming at more explorations for underground mineral deposits to augment the non-petroleum and iron ore sectors' contribution to GDP within a decade. He also said a total 430 blocks at the G2, G3 and G4 levels have been explored across the country and the reports about the exploration have been handed over to states concerned. The minister said ‘the contribution of the mining sector to GDP is less than one...
Government aiming at more explorations for underground mineral deposits : Prahlad Joshi
Government aiming at more explorations for underground mineral deposits : Prahlad Joshi
Source: Accord Fintech
23/09/2022 1:29:57 PM
24 coal mines record 100% production in July New Delhi, Aug 11 (IANS) A total of 24 coal mines in the country recorded 100 per cent production in month of July as coal production went up by 11.37 per cent to 60.42 million tonnes (MT), officials said on Thursday. According to the provisional statistics of the Ministry of Coal, during July this year, Coal India Ltd (CIL), Singareni Collieries Company Ltd (SCCL) and captive mines/others registered a growth of 11.12 per cent and 44.37 per cent by producing 47.33 MT and 9.80 MT coal,...
24 coal mines record 100% production in July
24 coal mines record 100% production in July
Source: IANS
11/08/2022 6:38:31 PM
Indian non-power coal users claim coal shortage; government denies NEW DELHI - India's aluminium smelters, textile mills, sponge iron and fertiliser-makers say they face a coal shortage as power generators take the bulk of supplies. India's top miner Coal India Ltd, which accounts for more than 80% of India's production of the fuel, and the federal coal ministry, deny there is a problem. In a letter to the Prime Minister Narendra Modi dated Feb. 7, eight industry associations including the Aluminium Association of India and Fertilizer Assoc...
Indian non-power coal users claim coal shortage; government denies
Indian non-power coal users claim coal shortage; government denies
Source: Reuters
16/02/2022 8:59:47 AM