The award of more than 200 coal blocks to steel, cement and power companies has been at the centre of the so-called "Coalgate" scandal.
At the BSE, 1,552 stocks advanced, while 1,419 declined and 118 remained unchanged.
Goa may resume iron mining in two months after green nod.
India was once the world's third largest iron ore exporter and Goa its biggest exporting state
Dragged down by a massive fall in the stock market, total investor wealth slumped by nearly Rs 3 lakh crore on Tuesday as shares of over 2,200 listed firms ended in the red.
Other developers that have sought additional time include Alstom Bharat Forge Power, Sesa Sterlite Ltd and Cognizant Technology Solutions. Vedanta Aluminium has asked for extension of the validity of the approval granted by the board for setting up an SEZ in Odisha beyond May 22.
Albanese, 56, will take the helm on April 1.
According to media reports, CBI is looking into the entire process at the then NDA government and has asked for information from the mines ministry.
In the long run, the decision could bring clearer rules to a sector that has failed to provide India with enough power because it has been so hamstrung by confusion and scandals over concessions allegedly handed to government cronies.