Congress protests as RS panels submit reports on coal, mines bills

Select committees on Mines and Minerals Amendment Bill and Coal Mines Bill on Wednesday recommended their approval without any change, leading the Congress to strongly protest over the measures......

'Modi government is receptive to creating consensus'

The Biju Janata Dal will not oppose the government simply for the sake of opposing it, BJD Member of Parliament Bhratruhari Mahtab tells Aditi Phadnis. Edited excerpts: We were a bit surprised to......

All parties need to be blamed for coal scam

Contrary to the CAG report, the true scam is not exclusive to the UPA, or one for which it bears the prime culpability. Rather, it's a collective or collusive scandal, with both the UPA-ruled......

CRISIL for competitive bidding of coal blocks

Research agency CRISIL has recommended linking the valuation of coal reserves to be put up for bidding to international prices. In its draft report on coal block auctioning, CRISIL has said giving......

Coal block scam: PM starts dishing out clarifications

Rejecting charges of wrongdoing in coal block allocations, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh said on Monday the government has already initiated the process of cancelling mines to companies which......

An ideal mining policy & how it will impact the economy

Unlike today, in the mid-2000, mining was the sunshine sector. India was digging for minerals like there was no tomorrow, notes Sunita Narain. There is a science and an art to policymaking. In......

Royalty-linked benefit sharing may add to coal cos' woes

There is still more bad news for coal mining companies, with the mines ministry recommending that coal miners mandatory share 100 per cent royalty with project-affected families. The......