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Odisha urges Centre to suspend coal block auction process for three months

Sambad English Bureau Sep 22, 2020

Bhubaneswar: Citing lower price of coal in market this year in view of COVID-19 pandemic, Odisha Steel and Mines Minister Prafulla Kumar Mallik urged the Centre to suspend coal block auction process for the time being. In a letter to…

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PM Modi launches auction process for 41 coal blocks for commercial mining

Sambad English Bureau Jun 18, 2020

New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday launched the auction process for 41 coal blocks for commercial mining, a move that opens India's coal sector for private players, and termed it a major step in the direction of India…