Education Policies Do Not Help Much; Action Plans Do: Anil Swarup

Former School Education Secretary touched upon various zones of education at the Education Conclave

‘Learning Is The Key, Merely Putting Children In School Doesn’t Work’

Anil Swarup, secretary - school education, MHRD, in conversation with Chahat Jain of BW Businessworld. To educate people anywhere in the world, one must first have proper infrastructure in the first place, Swarup says.

Govt Wants States To Buy Local Coal But No Import Curbs Planned

Coal India, the world's largest miner of the fuel, has boosted output at a record pace over the past two years, aided by faster environmental and other clearances under Prime Minister Narendra Modi's government

Government Prods Steelmakers To Use Local Coal To Cut $4 Billion Import Bill

India is in talks with companies in Poland and Australia for technical help in upgrading its coking coal quality

Coal India Plans Biggest Tech Overhaul To Check Rampant Theft

Coal Secretary Anil Swarup wants all seven of Coal India's producing units to use a GPS-based tracking system for their trucks and Google maps to electronically "fence" mining areas, which will alert managers if a truck diverts from its route

After 40 Years, Govt Set To Re-open Commercial Coal Mining To Private Firms

India is getting ready to open up commercial coal mining to private companies for the first time in four decades, with the aim of shifting the world's third-biggest coal importer towards energy self-sufficiency

India In Talks To Buy Coking Coal Mines In South Africa

India's Coal Imports Drop For First Time In 15 Months

Coal India Builds Stocks To Meet Peak Demand

Jindal Steel To Go To Court Over Coal Bid Cancellation

Govt Rejects Winning Bids For 4 'Outlier' Coal Mines

Coal Auction Proceeds Touch Rs 157,000 Cr

Foreign Miners In No Rush To Invest In Coal

India's Coal Imports Jump 19 Per Cent In 2014

Coal India Unions End Strike, Power Crisis Averted