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• Man who uncovered coal scam wants Coal India in charge

  26 Aug 2014

  Expressing his happiness at the apex court's order on the allocation of coal blocks, BJP MP Ha... . ...Read More

• Coal allocation scam: 8 things the Supreme Court said in its judgment

  26 Aug 2014

  The Supreme Court (SC) on Monday, categorically said that the coal block allocations from 1993 suf... . ...Read More

• SC coal blocks verdict will ruin Manmohan Singh’s reputation— and the power sector

  26 Aug 2014

  The Supreme Court’s order in the coal blocks allocation case today (25 August) will have far... . ...Read More

• Coal scam: Timeline of allocations and probe

  26 Aug 2014

  The Supreme Court on Monday ruled that coal blocks allocated by the government between 1993 and 20... . ...Read More

• Government welcomes Supreme Court judgement on coal scam

  26 Aug 2014

  Welcoming Supreme Court judgement as ending of uncertainty, Coal and Power Minister Piyush Goyal t... . ...Read More

• Screening Committee for coal blocks has no legal basis: Former coal secretary PC Parakh

  26 Aug 2014

  Former coal secretary P C Parakh today said the screening committee for allocation of coal blocks ... . ...Read More

• Order paves the way for auction of all coal mines

  26 Aug 2014

  The advisory group led by Prabhu, reporting to power and coal minister Piyush Goyal, has already b... . ...Read More

• Coal allocation case: Companies try to work out next course of action

  26 Aug 2014

  Power and metal companies that will be affected by the Supreme Court’s observation on Monday... . ...Read More

• Hindalco, JSPL worst hit by SC order on coal block allocation

  26 Aug 2014

  Metal and mining counters such as Hindalco, Jindal Steel, and Tata Steel plunged up to 16 per cent... . ...Read More

• No diversion of coal from blocks allocated for UMPPs: SC

  26 Aug 2014

  The allocations of 12 coal blocks for ultra mega power projects (UMPP) would be used for it only a... . ...Read More

• Coal order: Blocks axed on development delays

  26 Aug 2014

  De-allocation began in 2006, picked up pace in 2012 after CAG found policy for allocations through... . ...Read More

• Indonesia on track to limit coal output

  26 Aug 2014

  The government has announced that it will proceed with plans to cap the production of coal next ye... . ...Read More

• China’s coal conversion projects spark climate concerns

  26 Aug 2014

  China is moving to slow the growth of projects that convert coal into natural gas as international... . ...Read More

• Coal scam: SC likely to pronounce verdict today

  25 Aug 2014

  The Supreme Court is likely to pronounce it verdict Monday on petitions which seeks quashing of co... . ...Read More

• Panel of third party samplers of coal constituted

  25 Aug 2014

  The Central Electricity Authority has constituted a panel of third party samplers of coal, includi... . ...Read More