Coal Ministry hosts Star Rating Award Ceremony in Mumbai, honours outstanding Coal and Lignite Mines
The Ministry of Coal today hosted the Star Rating Award Ceremony in Mumbai to honour outstanding coal and lignite mines for their exemplary achievements in safety, environmental sustainability, and operational excellence.
The Chief Guest Union Minister of Coal and Mines Shri G. Kishan Reddy, in the presence of Minister of State for Coal and Mines Shri Satish Chandra Dubey and Secretary, Ministry of Coal, Shri Vikram Dev Dutt, presented the awards that recognize mines that excelled in key parameters such as safety, environmental management, scientific mining, productivity and community welfare.
On this occasion, the newly designed CCO Website, along with an Interactive Dashboard, was inaugurated to enhance transparency, efficiency, and accessibility of information for stakeholders.
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The Star Rating Award Ceremony recognized mines that have demonstrated exceptional performance in safety, environmental stewardship, and productivity. Certificates and awards were also distributed to other high-performing mines, reinforcing the Ministry’s commitment to promoting best practices in the sector. Union Minister of Coal & Mines, G. Kishan Reddy, presented the Five-Star Awards to the top-performing mines and commended their role in ensuring the Nation’s energy security while upholding global standards of safety and sustainability. He emphasized that the Star Rating initiative is not merely an award but a benchmark for responsible mining, urging all mines to strive for Five-Star status.
The event also featured award presentation to the winners of the Hackathon on Carbon Capture, Utilisation and Storage (CCUS), and R & D, underscoring Coal Ministry’s commitment to fostering innovation in sustainable technologies. Adding to these milestones, two important frameworks were unveiled – L.I.V.E.S, which is a comprehensive practitioner’s guide formulated to serve as a benchmark for responsible and sustainable mine closures in alignment with global best practices, and ARTHA, which is a Green Financing Framework aimed at channeling investments towards transforming reclaimed mines into productive and environmentally friendly assets.
Union Minister of Coal and Mines G. Kishan Reddy congratulated all award recipients for their exceptional performance in ensuring operational excellence while adhering to the highest safety and environmental standards. He emphasized on accelerating coal gasification and the adoption of clean-coal technologies to add value, reduce emissions and open new industrial avenues. The Union Minister said that the time has come to move from dependence on imports towards building capacities for coal exports, while simultaneously improving coal quality through greater use of washeries.
