India, Sept. 18 -- The coal ministry on Thursday launched the 16th round of commercial coal mine auctions, inviting stakeholders to participate in the bidding of the blocks. In the latest round, the ministry has put 25 coal blocks on sale. Of these, 21 are fully explored and 4 partially explored mines spread over Odisha, Maharashtra, Jharkhand, Chhattisgarh, West Bengal, Bihar, Telangana and Arunachal Pradesh.

"We invite investors to participate in this round of auction. The new round has potential to generate huge employment and attract new investments into the sector," Minister of State for Coal and Mines Satish Chandra Dubey said. Commercial coal mining was launched by Prime Minister Narendra Modi in 2020. Over the past six years, acr...