Western Coalfields has offered additional quantity of coal to various power generation companies of central, west and south regions at a cheaper landed price

Coal India Ltd would be creating the post of Director (Business Development) which will identify and develop new business opportunities

Coal India Ltd (CIL) said in a statement that the move is aimed at broadening its client base and bringing in more customers under import substitution plans

India had imported 19.61MT of coal in July 2019, according to a provisional compilation, by mjunction services limited, based on monitoring of vessels' positions and data received from shipping companies

The miner has dropped it down from the previously decided target of 710 million tonnes because of the disruption caused by the COVID-19 pandemic

Coal India has excavated 88.46 M CuM of OBR in July this year as against 71.85 M CuM in July 2019, the PSU said in a statement

CIL, which is already reeling under the impact of the COVID-19, had recently said the situation will remain uncertain in July-September as some states are resorting to fresh lockdowns

Following the historic drop in global crude oil prices, the Indian government actively considered increasing its oil stockpile both inside the country and also overseas in countries like the US, Dharmendra Pradhan said

\"This move is in a bid to attain the government's thrust on reducing coal import dependency of the country under the Atma Nirbhar plan. Coal imports of 150 million tonne can be replaced with this new scheme,\" a Coal India official said

PM Modi had in February this year envisaged raising around Rs 2.1 lakh crore by selling state assets in an attempt to contain the budget deficit at 3.5 per cent of the GDP

CIL despatched 5.78 lakh tonnes on the first day of strike. This is around 42 per cent of the normal off-take of 14 LTs/day, as per referred calculation

The two state-run companies had on Friday said they would form a JV to develop 5,000 MW of solar and thermal power assets across the country

The worker unions have been protesting the centre's plan to open the coal sector to private players

Five trade unions, including RSS-affiliated Bharatiya Mazdoor Sangh (BMS), working in Coal India Ltd (CIL) went on a three-day strike from Thursday to protest the decision of the government to start commercial coal mining

\"ISA will also facilitate the One Sun, One World and One Grid global project once India brings out a complete vision\", says Upendra Tripathy, Founding Director General, ISA

The International Solar Alliance (ISA) took shape at the United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP 21) held in Paris in 2015. Its formation was spearheaded by Prime Minister Narendra Modi

Such an exchange would turn the coal sector into an open market with no barriers to free-market activity

Union minister Pralhad Joshi said the Coal India Ltd (CIL) has been given the specific target of one billion tonnes of production by 2023-24 and for that 60 new coal blocks have been allotted to it

Shipments declined to 39.1 million tonne in April, said the Kolkata-based firm on Friday. In April last year, shipments stood at 52.41 million tonne

Of the 40.38 MT produced last month, CIL arm Mahanadi Coalfields Ltd (MCL) produced the highest 11.53 MT, followed by South Eastern Coalfields Ltd (SECL) 9.30 MT and Northern Coalfields Ltd (NCL) 8.73 MT, among others.