Pratik Prakashbapu Patil

Coal India's 180 mining projects awaiting nod

In January, company's then chairman NC Jha had said that 168 such proposals, including 67 new projects, of the CIL are awaiting to be cleared.

CBI registers cases on imported coal supply to NTPC, NSPCL

In January, CBI teams have conducted search operations in the offices and residential premises of some officials at NTPC Unchahar and at NSPCL Bhilai project, Patil said.

Planning Commission readies model accord for mine developers

Under the MDO model, a coal block owner contracts a third party for the entire mining operations, including land acquisition and the resettlement and rehabilitation of displaced people.

IMG discusses missing files on coal blocks allotment

The IMG was constituted last month for the purpose of locating the records.