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• Coal scam: Govt files contempt plea against defaulting firms

  25 Feb 2015

  The Centre has moved the Supreme Court seeking to initiate contempt against various companies for ... . ...Read More

• Days before Pillai row, Environment told Coal: stop Mahan block auction

  25 Feb 2015

  Three weeks before Greenpeace activist Priya Pillai was stopped from travelling to London where sh... . ...Read More

• Second round of coal block auction to be held on March 4

  25 Feb 2015

  The government has put off the second round of auction of 21 coal blocks to early next month. T... . ...Read More

• Russia opens its largest coal mine

  25 Feb 2015

  Russia’s largest coal mine has officially opened in the Khakassia Republic in southern Siber... . ...Read More

• Modern road will boost Mozambique coal sector

  25 Feb 2015

  The Sub-Saharan Regional Pipeline Corporation (SSRPC) is investing $350-million (about R4-billion)... . ...Read More

• South Africa’s Gauteng plans partnerships for coal-fired power

  25 Feb 2015

  South Africa’s Gauteng province, home to the country’s economic capital of Johannesbur... . ...Read More

• Decline persists in South African coal prices

  24 Feb 2015

  February 24: Low demand pushed down South African 6,000 Kcal/kg NAR coal prices on February 23 eve... . ...Read More

• MoC finalises mines development schedules

  24 Feb 2015

  February 24: The Ministry of Coal (MoC) has finalised the timeline/schedule for the development of... . ...Read More

• It’s final. Coal India decides to quit ICVL JV

  24 Feb 2015

  February 24: It’s final. Coal India Limited (CIL) is quitting International Coal Ventures Pr... . ...Read More

• CIL board reviews okay to Hemgir project

  24 Feb 2015

  February 24: The Coal India board, at its meeting on February 13, 2015, had reviewed its approval ... . ...Read More

• MRPL eyes 2 pet coke shipments by end-Feb

  24 Feb 2015

  February 24: Mangalore Refinery and Petrochemicals Limited (MRPL) is scheduled to ship two more pe... . ...Read More

• Joint HEC-BEML manufacturing on the cards

  24 Feb 2015

  February 24: Ranchi-based HEC Limited is planning to take up joint manufacturing of some mining eq... . ...Read More

• Mineral production index up 3% y-o-y in Dec

  24 Feb 2015

  February 24: The index of mineral production of mining and quarrying sector for the month of Decem... . ...Read More

• Vedanta chief seeks auction in oil, fertiliser too

  24 Feb 2015

  February 24: Anil Agarwal, Chairman, Vedanta Resources plc, while welcoming the auction of coal bl... . ...Read More

• Birla Corp 3rd quarter net profit edges down

  24 Feb 2015

  February 24: Birla Corporation Limited, the flagship company of the M P Birla Group, recently repo... . ...Read More