New Delhi, Dec. 26 -- The Indian government has officially notified the Colliery Control (Amendment) Rules, 2025, to make it much easier to start coal mining operations.

This new rule changes the law to allow the boards of coal companies to approve the opening of a mine, a seam, or even a section of a seam. By making this change, the government hopes to remove slow steps and help mines start working much faster than before.

According to a press release from the Ministry of Coal, the main goal of this update is to help the coal sector work better. Before this change, the old rules from 2004 required every mine owner to get permission from an office called the Coal Controller's Organisation.

Owners had to wait for this permission not jus...