Alok Perti

Former coal secretaries Alok Perti and C Balakrishnan quit ahead of CIL's annual general meeting (AGM) on Wednesday where the company was seeking ratification of their appointments for a three-year term.

Coal sector hold promise for investment: Coal Minister

The government today said the coal sector holds huge promise for the investors as the demand for the fossil fuel is growing consistently.

CIL's aim should be on raising output, not profits: Perti

State-run Coal India should focus on raising production rather than on improving profits, former coal secretary Alok Perti, who demitted office just a week ago, said today.

Coal India sets 468MT production target for 2012-13

State-owned Coal India (CIL) today said it has fixed a production target of 468.74 million tonnes (MT) for the current fiscal.

India to discuss with Indonesia about coal export tax plan

India plans to raise concerns with Indonesia over Jakarta's plan to raise export taxes on coal and base metals, Coal Secretary Alok Perti said on Tuesday.

Draft bill on coal regulator ready: secretary

India's draft bill on coal regulator is ready and will be presented to the cabinet soon, its coal secretary Alok Perti said on Tuesday.

Ambani, Mistry, others meet Chatterji on power sector woes

Top executives of private power companies, including Anil Ambani and Cyrus Mistry, today discussed various issues faced by the sector with the high- level panel headed by Prime Minister's Principal Secretary Pulok Chatterji.