Get latest articles and stories on India at LatestLY. "Today Union Coal Minister Pralhad Joshi started the 8th round of commercial coal mines auction. In this total 39 coal blocks are offered. Out of this, 35 coal blocks are being offered for the first time and the other 4 have been offered before too," said Coal Mines Secretary Amrit Lal Meena India News | Ministry of Coal Launches 8th Round of Commercial Coal Mines Auction.
The reverse trend, where domestic coal based power plants are using more imported coal than ICB plants, is due to a government policy aimed at ensuring continuous electricity generation to meet the rising demand.
Karnataka PWD Minister Satish Jarkiholi on Tuesday levelled serious allegation against the central government for hacking the Gruha Laxmi Scheme App.Under the Gruha Laxmi scheme, the Congress government is planning to provide Rs 2,000 monthly .