Energy Reforms

Cleaning up the mess: Why the unions of Coal India are becoming increasingly irrelevant

As Dasgupta said allowing private players would "weaken" Coal India. That is precisely what needs to happen

Unions oppose govt's ordinance on coal blocks, say private companies will take over sector

Coal is a vital national resource and allowing it to be handed over to private corporates would lead to "serious industrial disturbances", AITUC's head Gurudas Dasgupta said.

Ordinance on coal block auctions: A stop gap measure not economic reform

So are the much awaited reforms finally set to roll in the sector that is reeling under the monopoly of Coal India? Not really.<br />