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Bill Gates In China To Meet With Development Partners
Bill Gates was in China on Thursday to meet with global health and development partners, following a string of recent visits to the Asian giant by US business titans.
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IIT(ISM) Dhanbad, EOGEPL Agrees For CBM Technological Innovations
Coal Bed Methane (CBM) gas producer, Essar Oil and Gas Exploration and Production Ltd (EOGEPL) said it has signed an agreement with IIT (Indian School of Mines) Dhanbad, to jointly work on research and development in CBM gas exploration.
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15 Million Tonnes By March-End: Minister On Private Firms' Coal Capacity
India's private companies could start developing coal mines with an annual capacity of 15 million tonnes by the end of March, Coal Minister Pralhad Joshi told Reuters, a move that would end the near-monopoly of state-run Coal India.
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Adani, Targeted By Greta Thunberg, Undeterred By Protests For Australia
The Adani conglomerate coming under increasing pressure over its controversial coal mine in Australia said it won't let protests dissuade it from completing the project. The group, controlled by Indian billionaire Gautam Adani, is responding to an uptick in scrutiny over the Carmichael development, including from high-profile teen activist Greta Th...
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23 Killed After Twin Coal Mine Collapses In Balochistan, Pakistan
Shortly a build-up of methane caused an explosion and tunnel collapse at a mine in Marwaarh, east of Quetta, the capital of the fossil fuel-rich Balochistan province bordering Iran and Afghanistan.
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Sell Majority Stake In PSUs To Cut Import Bill: Vedanta To Government
Vedanta said the Mines and Minerals (Development and Regulation) Act needs to be amended to make it more attractive.
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7 Coal Blocks Auctioned Recently Have Begun Operations: Piyush Goyal
Seven out of 67 coal mines auctioned and alloted recently have begun operations while the remaining blocks are at various stages of development, government said today.
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Bills to Auction Mines, Cancelled Coal Blocks Passed in Rajya Sabha
Hours before Parliament breaks for a month-long recess in the Budget session, the Mines and Minerals Bill and the Coal Mines Bill were passed by the Rajya Sabha, with the government managing to swing the support of some opposition parties.
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Government decides to deallocate one more mine
The Government on Monday decided to deallocate one more mine - Gourangdih ABC-- jointly given to JSW Steel and Himachal EMTA besides deduction of bank guarantees of two allottees for failing to develop mines within time.
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Coal scam: 10 allottees explain reasons for delay to ministerial group
The Inter-Ministerial Group (IMG) on coal blocks heard the reasons for the delay in developing their mines from 10 allottees, in a three-day exercise that commenced on Thursday.
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Coal scandal: 60 coal blocks up for review today, licences at stake
An Inter-Ministerial Group is currently meeting to review the status of 60 coal blocks which both public and private firms failed to develop within a stipulated time-frame.
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Govt auditor's (CAG) report slams levy of development fee on passengers at Delhi airport
The government's auditor shared with Parliament today a report that says that thousands of crores have been lost in the way in which coal mines were allocated to private players; another report finds fault with how the Delhi international airport was privatised. The government has prepped a detailed defense for both sectors; it claims the auditor's...
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Union Cabinet approves new mining bill
The Union Cabinet is expected to consider today a new bill on regulating and developing mining activities. The bill will mandate coal companies to provide 26 per cent of post-tax profit for the welfare of affected people, a move intended to benefit mostly tribals.
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Bill Gates In China To Meet With Development Partners
Bill Gates was in China on Thursday to meet with global health and development partners, following a string of recent visits to the Asian giant by US business titans.
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IIT(ISM) Dhanbad, EOGEPL Agrees For CBM Technological Innovations
Coal Bed Methane (CBM) gas producer, Essar Oil and Gas Exploration and Production Ltd (EOGEPL) said it has signed an agreement with IIT (Indian School of Mines) Dhanbad, to jointly work on research and development in CBM gas exploration.
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15 Million Tonnes By March-End: Minister On Private Firms' Coal Capacity
India's private companies could start developing coal mines with an annual capacity of 15 million tonnes by the end of March, Coal Minister Pralhad Joshi told Reuters, a move that would end the near-monopoly of state-run Coal India.
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Adani, Targeted By Greta Thunberg, Undeterred By Protests For Australia
The Adani conglomerate coming under increasing pressure over its controversial coal mine in Australia said it won't let protests dissuade it from completing the project. The group, controlled by Indian billionaire Gautam Adani, is responding to an uptick in scrutiny over the Carmichael development, including from high-profile teen activist Greta Th...
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23 Killed After Twin Coal Mine Collapses In Balochistan, Pakistan
Shortly a build-up of methane caused an explosion and tunnel collapse at a mine in Marwaarh, east of Quetta, the capital of the fossil fuel-rich Balochistan province bordering Iran and Afghanistan.
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Sell Majority Stake In PSUs To Cut Import Bill: Vedanta To Government
Vedanta said the Mines and Minerals (Development and Regulation) Act needs to be amended to make it more attractive.
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7 Coal Blocks Auctioned Recently Have Begun Operations: Piyush Goyal
Seven out of 67 coal mines auctioned and alloted recently have begun operations while the remaining blocks are at various stages of development, government said today.
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Bills to Auction Mines, Cancelled Coal Blocks Passed in Rajya Sabha
Hours before Parliament breaks for a month-long recess in the Budget session, the Mines and Minerals Bill and the Coal Mines Bill were passed by the Rajya Sabha, with the government managing to swing the support of some opposition parties.
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Government decides to deallocate one more mine
The Government on Monday decided to deallocate one more mine - Gourangdih ABC-- jointly given to JSW Steel and Himachal EMTA besides deduction of bank guarantees of two allottees for failing to develop mines within time.
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Coal scam: 10 allottees explain reasons for delay to ministerial group
The Inter-Ministerial Group (IMG) on coal blocks heard the reasons for the delay in developing their mines from 10 allottees, in a three-day exercise that commenced on Thursday.
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Coal scandal: 60 coal blocks up for review today, licences at stake
An Inter-Ministerial Group is currently meeting to review the status of 60 coal blocks which both public and private firms failed to develop within a stipulated time-frame.
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Govt auditor's (CAG) report slams levy of development fee on passengers at Delhi airport
The government's auditor shared with Parliament today a report that says that thousands of crores have been lost in the way in which coal mines were allocated to private players; another report finds fault with how the Delhi international airport was privatised. The government has prepped a detailed defense for both sectors; it claims the auditor's...
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Union Cabinet approves new mining bill
The Union Cabinet is expected to consider today a new bill on regulating and developing mining activities. The bill will mandate coal companies to provide 26 per cent of post-tax profit for the welfare of affected people, a move intended to benefit mostly tribals.
