The Indian Bureau of Mines (IBM) established in 1948, is a multi-disciplinary government organisation under the Department of Mines, Ministry of Mines, engaged in promotion of conservation, scientific development of mineral resources and protection of environment in mines other than coal, petroleum & natural gas, atomic minerals and minor minerals. | |
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(A NAVRATNA COMPANY OF INDIA) | Coal India Limited (CIL) is a public sector undertaking in India. It is the largest coal mining company in India. It is owned entirely by the Union Government, under the administrative control of the Ministry of Coal. It is involved in the lignite and coal mining and production industry.
Coal India Limited was formed in 1975 as a holding company with nine subsidiaries:
* Bharat Coking Coal Limited (BCCL) * Central Coalfields Limited (CCL) * Western Coalfields Limited (WCL) * Eastern Coalfields Limited (ECL) * Central Mine Planning and Design Institute Limited (CMPDIL) * Mahanadi Coalfields Limited (MCL) * South Eastern Coalfields Limited (SECL) * North Eastern Coalfields Limited (NECL) * Northern Coalfields Limited, Singrauli (NCL,Singrauli)
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SCCL is a joint undertaking of Government of Andhra Pradesh and the Government of India. The equity capital is shared in the ratio of roughly 51:49 between Government of Andhra Pradesh and the Central Government respectively. The headquarters of the company is at Kothagudem in Andhra Pradesh SCCL produces about 10% of the country’s coal production and 76% of its production is despatched to the coal based thermal power plants in Maharashtra, Andhra Pradesh and Karnataka. The remaining part of SCCL’s coal production is supplied to the cement companies and other industries. | |
The Mines and Minerals (Development and Regulation Act, 1957, ('MMDR') and the Mines Act, 1952, together with the rules and regulations framed under them, constitute the basic laws governing the mining sector in India. | |
Steel Authority of India Limited (SAIL) is the leading steel-making company in India. It is a fully integrated iron and steel maker, producing both basic and special steels for domestic construction, engineering, power, railway, automotive and defence industries and for sale in export markets. | |
The Minerals Management Service (MMS), a bureau in the U.S. Department of the Interior, is the Federal agency that manages the nation's natural gas, oil and other mineral resources on the outer continental shelf (OCS). The agency also collects, accounts for and disburses more than $8 billion per year in revenues from Federal offshore mineral leases and from onshore mineral leases on Federal and Indian lands. The program is national in scope and is headquartered in Washington, D.C. | |
The National Institute of Oceanography (NIO) is a constituent laboratory of CSIR - the Council of Scientific and Industrial Research, an autonomous research organization in India. The institute has its headquarters in the coastal state Goa, and regional centres in Kochi , Mumbai and Vizag. The Institute was established on 1 January 1966. At the end of over 40 years, this is grown today into a large oceanographic laboratory of international repute with main focus on the understanding of special oceanographic features of the Northern Indian Ocean. The institute headquarters was shifted to its present location on a panoramic view of Arabian Sea in the background soon after its establishment. | |
The Ministry of Coal has the overall responsibility of determining policies and strategies in respect of exploration and development of coal and lignite reserves, sanctioning of important projects of high value and for deciding all related issues. Under the administrative control of the Ministry, these key functions are exercised through the Public Sector Undertakings, namely, Coal India Ltd. and its subsidiaries and Neyveli Lignite corporation Limited. Other than Coal India Ltd. and Neyveli Lignite Corporation Ltd., the Ministry of Coal also has a joint venture with Government of Andhra Pradesh called Singareni Collieries Company Limited. Government of Andhra Pradesh holds 51% equity and Government of India holds 49 % equity. | |
The ministry charged with overseeing electricity production and the development of the infrastructure in India, including electricity generation, transmission, and delivery, as well as maintenance projects; India faces challenges in electrical supply and delivery, and is often unable to meet demand, even in very large cities.
The ministry acts as a liaison between the central government and state electricity operation, as well as with the private sector. The ministry also carries our rural electrification projects. | |
The Ministry of Steel, a branch of Government of India, is the apex body for formulating all policies regarding steel production, distribution and pricing in India. All steel companies except Tata Steel are under the administrative control of the Government of India. As of May 2008, The Ministry is headed by a Minister of Cabinet rank, Ram Vilas Paswan, and is assisted by a Minister of State, Akhilesh Das | |
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