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Friday, November 14, 2025
TopicCoal Ministry

Topic: Coal Ministry

Expect fewer power cuts this summer as govt ensures enough coal supply to power plants

While 2022 saw a severe shortage of coal for power production, this year has benefited from higher coal production, unseasonal rains & better coordination between key ministries.

‘Pension not revised once since 1998’ — why former coal sector workers are planning fresh stir

While rules say pension amount was to be revised every 3 years, govt admits it hasn't changed since 1998. All India Coal Pensioners Association says many get just Rs 500 per month.

My friend told me the coal sector was like ‘Gangs of Wasseypur’: Former secy Anil Swarup

IAS officer Anil Swarup on the mafia in the education and coal sector, and the need for renovations in civil service exams. New Delhi: As...

On Camera

Virat, Anushka, Bumrah selling sarias & cement, dentists, vets, Bihar walls painted in ‘rurbanisation’

Over generations, Bihar’s bane has been its utter lack of urbanisation. But now, even Bihar is urbanising. Or let’s say, rurbanising. Two decades under Nitish Kumar have created a new elite in its cities.

Wealth nears $99 trillion, still Asia’s rich don’t have succession plans

Much of this wealth is tied to founder-led businesses that employ millions and help anchor regional economies.

Turkey blocks transport of Apache choppers to India through its airspace, new route being worked out

Indian govt officials last month skipped Turkish National Day celebrations in Delhi, in a message to Ankara following its support for Islamabad, particularly during Operation Sindoor.

Bihar is where politics moves, and everything else stands still

Bihar is blessed with a land more fertile for revolutions than any in India. Why has it fallen so far behind then? Constant obsession with politics is at the root of its destruction.