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1 in 3 auctioned coal blocks miss operational deadlines

March 04, 2026 12:58 am

98 blocks scheduled to be operational by 2025-end, but only 55 producing coal

‘Same employer, perennial job’: After 40 years on contract, Calcutta High Court orders coal firm to regularise 16 workers

February 20, 2026 5:59 pm

The Calcutta High Court upheld an industrial tribunal’s finding that the management of Bhojudih Coal Washery was unjustified in failing to departmentalise the workers.

Coal smuggling case: ED arrests 2 traders in West Bengal after marathon interrogation

February 10, 2026 3:14 pm

Investigators had recovered nearly Rs 1.5 crore in cash at a warehouse belonging to a businessman in Jamuria.

Rescue operations are underway at an illegal rat-hole coal mine blast site to rescue the trapped mine workers, in East Jaintia Hills on Saturday.

27 die in Meghalaya: What is rat-hole mining, why it continues despite ban

February 08, 2026 12:21 pm

Rat-hole mining is a method of extracting coal from narrow, horizontal seams, with multiple safety risks for workers. Despite a ban, it remains operational across India.

From timelines to protocol lapses, Kolkata police build case against ED after I-PAC raid

January 14, 2026 2:37 pm

The Kolkata police are currently reviewing digital footage to identify the ED officials and CRPF personnel present during the I-PAC search operations.

Coal production, coal-fired electricity generation in India saw a year-on-year decline in 2025.

Coal-fired power generation sees year-on-year decline for the first time in half a century

January 13, 2026 2:24 pm

India’s decades-long reliance on coal just took a turning point. India might have to revise its plans for coal capacity additions for the 2030 period.

The controversy further escalated when Banerjee said on Friday that she had gone there as chairperson of the Trinamool Congress (TMC).

ED raid at I-PAC office: Fresh row in Bengal over ‘presence’ of top officials, including chief secy, with Mamata Banerjee

January 10, 2026 6:24 pm

Criticising the development, BJP state vice-president Jagannath Chattopadhyay said politics and governance are “completely mixed” in West Bengal, and CM Mamata Banerjee could differentiate between the two.

Centre again relaxes SO2 emission norms for coal plants around Delhi-NCR

July 13, 2025 1:11 am

The government's latest order is the fifth deadline extension given to plant operators since the norms were notified in 2015

India’s just transition will have to balance growth, coal, and climate commitments

June 11, 2025 10:54 am

As India charts its path to net-zero by 2070, the challenge lies in transforming its coal-dependent regions without deepening inequality

Why the Trump administration wants to make coal a ‘critical mineral’

April 12, 2025 9:49 pm

Experts warn that doubling down on coal without parallel investments in carbon capture or emissions abatement could derail national and global net zero targets.

COAL VIDEOS

Nepal PM discusses energy crisis with Piyush Goyal

February 22, 2016 10:23 am

New Delhi, Feb 22 (ANI): Nepal Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli on Monday met the Minister of State with Independent Charge for Power, Coal, New and Renewable Energy Piyush Goyal at the Presidential Palace in Delhi to discuss the ongoing energy crisis in Nepal. Nepal has been importing 280 MW from India to meet its energy demand. Nepal declared energy emergency last week targeting an end to the ongoing power crisis within the next two years. Import from India will play a crucial part in meeting Nepal's power demand during the emergency period.

Australia assures to provide access to affordable energy: Minister

February 11, 2016 5:33 am

Canberra, Feb 11 (ANI): Minister for Power, Coal and New and Renewable Energy, Piyush Goyal, said Australia assured of providing full support to their mission of providing access to affordable energy to every citizen. Goyal was speaking at a news conference after holding an Energy Security Dialogue with Australian Minister for Resources, Energy and Northern Australia, Josh Frydenberg, in Canberra. Goyal is leading a delegation for the third India-Australia Energy Security Dialogue, which is being held from February 8-11. He also presented the idea of Australia providing gas to India on affordable rates. During the news conference, Frydenberg mentioned that though the Australian Government could not determine the prices of gas, a regulatory framework could be made that can facilitate lower prices.