* India plans to double coal production by 2020* To help millions without power; develop eastern regions* Govt has identified mines to auction to private companies* With coal prices low, foreign......
The Union Cabinet on Wednesday cleared a dilution of the government's stake in Oil and Natural Gas Corporation (ONGC), Coal India Ltd (CIL) and NHPC Ltd. At current market valuations, the......
The prolonged inactivity in the debt-laden, fuel-starved and bankrupt power sector finally seems to be ending with two large acquisitions announced in the last few weeks. First, Reliance Power,......
A mass cancellation of coal blocks awarded since 1993 could cost the country up to $3 billion in additional imports and hurt financial firms that have lent to the sector, broking firms said on......
For a large part of the year, the mining sector continued to grapple with controversies related to allocation, production and pricing of minerals. However, the sector seems set for a clean-up in......