G. Kishan Reddy

Coal minister G. Kishan Reddy said the environment ministry has now exempted pilot underground coal gasification projects from environmental clearance, ensuring faster implementation

Like the London Metal Exchange, we are going to set up a mineral exchange in India, Union Coal and Mines Minister G Kishan Reddy said

Union minister for coal and mines G Kishan Reddy said the ministry is also working on the plans for smooth supply and transportation of coal. Between April and November 2024, coal imports declined by 5.35 percent, saving approximately $3.91 billion (Rs 30,007.26 crore). Notably, coal imports for domestic power plant blending fell by 23.56 percent, he said.

The government amended the Offshore Areas Mineral (Development and Regulation) Act, 2002, to provide an auction route for awarding production leases for offshore minerals

The plan for setting up the coal exchange was discussed in a recent meeting, Reddy said

Union Minister G Kishan Reddy said there has been an "unprecedented" increase in MSP which would provide a benefit of Rs 2 lakh crore to the farmers in 2024-25 kharif season.

The long-term demand will be met by increased productivity of Coal India and commercial mines, he said.

As Reddy took charge of the coal and the mines ministries on June 13, he acknowledged the work done under Pralhad Joshi, the former coal minister.

BJP included senior leader Eatala Rajender in the first list of Lok Sabha candidates announced.

The Central government had earlier announced the setting up of the Bharat Shared Repository of Inscriptions Bharat SHRI in a digital epigraphy museum with the digitisation of one lakh ancient inscriptions.

Addressing ministers and other delegates at the G20 Culture Ministers' Meeting in Varanasi, he also said that the discussions and deliberations that have taken place as a part of the Culture Working Group meeting and the Global Thematic Webinars have been "remarkable and inspiring".

Addressing a 'Maha Dharna' organised by the BJP here to mount pressure on the state government for construction of double bedroom houses, he said the BRS (then TRS) had promised construction of houses before the 2014 elections.

The modern manufacturing unit will have enhanced wagon manufacturing capacity. It will help in employment generation and development of ancillary units in nearby areas, an official release stated.

The development highlights the BJP's emphasis to set its house in order in Telangana where many relatively new but powerful entrants to the party were against the leadership of Bandi Sanjay Kumar.

"India's inbound travel is expected to reach to pre-pandemic level in 2023," Union Tourism Minister G Kishan Reddy said,

Reddy said the Union government and the Ministry of Tourism are closely working with all the ministries and the state governments to encourage tourism.

Stating that the Centre was not adamant when it came to people's welfare, Reddy said that it even withdrew three Farm Laws when agriculturists demanded the repeal of the controversial regulations.

Addressing a session at the G-20 tourism working group meeting, Reddy said the trails are expected to be launched this year

The meeting, being held in Darjeeling and Siliguri in West Bengal from April 1 to 3, is being attended by more than 130 participants, including delegates of G20 members, invitee countries and international organisations, industry partners, state tourism officials and local tour operators.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi had announced on March 17 that 'PM MITRA' mega textile parks will be set up in Tamil Nadu, Telangana, Karnataka, Maharashtra, Gujarat, Madhya Pradesh and Uttar Pradesh, and asserted that they will attract massive investments and create lakhs of jobs.