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• No change seen in international coal market trends

  16 Feb 2015

  February 16: The trend in international coal markets remained practically unchanged on February 13... . ...Read More

• UPCL floats NIT to procure 3 mt of imported coal

  16 Feb 2015

  February 16: Udupi Power Corporation Limited (UPCL) has floated a notice inviting tender (NIT) to ... . ...Read More

• India’s cement output up 10.66% in December m-o-m

  16 Feb 2015

  February 16: India’s cement production stood at 23.15 million tons (mt) in December 2014, up... . ...Read More

• Cement cos’ coal consumption falls 1.19% in Nov m-o-m

  16 Feb 2015

  February 16: The Indian cement sector consumed a total of 1.579 mt of coal during November 2014, s... . ...Read More

• Cement firms’ coal receipts up 30.78% in Nov m-o-m

  16 Feb 2015

  February 16: The Indian cement sector received 1.759 mt of coal during November 2014, up 30.78% fr... . ...Read More

• 130 companies in the fray for 21 Schedule III mines

  16 Feb 2015

  February 16: As many as 130 bids have been received for a total of 21 coal mines classified under ... . ...Read More

• Renewable Energy Policy to provide for RGOs, says Goyal

  16 Feb 2015

  February 17: The new Renewal Energy Policy, to be enacted soon, will have provisions for Renewable... . ...Read More

• India’s imported coal stocks at 9 ports edge up w-o-w

  16 Feb 2015

  February 16: India's imported coal stocks at nine ports – eight major and one private &n... . ...Read More

• RPower Q3 net profit slips 4.86% on higher expenses

  16 Feb 2015

  February 16: Reliance Power Limited (RPower), one of the private sector power generators in India,... . ...Read More

• Number of inbound vessels may rise post-Budget: NMPT

  16 Feb 2015

  February 16: Inbound vessels at New Mangalore Port are likely to increase after the Union governme... . ...Read More

• India’s January WPI slides by 0. 39% year-on-year

  16 Feb 2015

  February 16: India’s annual rate of inflation, based on monthly WPI, stood at -0.39% (provis... . ...Read More

• JSPL stresses on alternate ways to attain gas in India

  16 Feb 2015

  February 16: Jindal Steel and Power Limited (JSPL) has stressed on the need for India to explore a... . ...Read More

• No steam coal imports via Chennai for last 6 months

  16 Feb 2015

  February 16: There were no steam coal imports through Chennai Port in January 2015, as per provisi... . ...Read More

• Sharp rise in Jan coking coal imports through Chennai

  16 Feb 2015

  February 16: Coking coal imports through the port of Chennai rose to 114 tons in January 2015 agai... . ...Read More

• Sharp rise in Jan pet coke imports via Chennai m-o-m

  16 Feb 2015

  February 16: Petroleum coke imports through Chennai Port rose sharply to 392 tons in January 2015 ... . ...Read More