[ad_1] state ownership Coal India On Thursday it said it has floated its first tender for importing 2.416 million tonnes of coal to ensure adequate supply of fuel to power plants in the country. The development assumes significance in view of all the efforts made by the government to stockpile coal. To avoid a repeat of the power cuts, which were caused by fossil fuel shortages in April. “For the first time, Coal India Ltd. (CIL) on Wednesday issued an international competitive bidding e-tender, inviting bids for import of 2.41.6…