Non-mineral-rich states will benefit from tariff concessions.
The government has so far closed bids for 13 blocks.
The government has a two-pronged strategy for e-auction of cancelled coal blocks.
The 2015 World Bank group's Doing Business index ranked India at 142, down from 140, which it was the year before.
A key government official involved in initiatives to make doing business in the country easier said improving the ranking to 50th in a year was not possible but the country could certainly do that over two years.
Power stations with captive mines might look at this as an opportunity to sell merchant power at higher rates.
Companies that are listed or are in the process of being listed, and have a net worth of at least Rs 500 crore, must adopt these standards from April 1, 2016.
Prabhu-led advisory group also suggests JVs with mining and infra firms.
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The newly appointed CMD at Coal India has a tough road ahead.
The government's final rules for reallocation of cancelled mines through an e-auction process give the existing owners an advantage over new bidders.
The Union Cabinet on Wednesday cleared changes in the Act. Union Power Minister Piyush Goyal earlier this week said the Bill would be tabled in Parliament soon.
The move is aimed at making it easier to do business in India.
The project is the largest investment undertaken by any private sector entity in CSP in India.
Zopper, a price comparison site, with 2,000 online and 200,000 offline merchants on board, aims to increase user activity 100 times in 3 years.
The Supreme Court is expected to deliver its final verdict on coal mine allocations later this week.
Relief would only be for unlisted companies; listed ones already have to prepare statements once a year.
Though the current National Democratic Alliance government has not endorsed the figure, it has not even repudiated it.
Seven major state power distribution utilities, identified by the central government for financial restructuring, have failed to increase their tariff considerably to improve their financials.
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