Guwahati: Coal India Limited (CIL) on Thursday said it is preparing to launch a rescue operation at the coal mine in Meghalaya’s East Jaintia Hills to rescue the 15 trapped miners. The miners have been trapped in the mine since December 13 after it got flooded. General Manager of CIL’s[Read More…]
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Cabinet ends CIL monopoly, allows mining by private firms
New Delhi: In the most significant move involving the Indian coal sector since its nationalisation in 1973, the Union Cabinet on Tuesday decided to end the monopoly status of state-miner Coal India Ltd (CIL) by opening commercial mining for the private sector. Railway and Coal Minister Piyush Goyal told reporters[Read More…]