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• Whitehaven chief executive Paul Flynn says coal prices will stabilise this year and rise in 2016

  04 Feb 2015

  Whitehaven Coal chief executive Paul Flynn does not expect thermal coal prices to weaken further y... . ...Read More

• Little change seen in global spot coal prices

  03 Feb 2015

  February 3: An extension of the previous trend was witnessed in international coal markets on Febr... . ...Read More

• Straits (Singapore) offers Indonesian low CV coal

  03 Feb 2015

  February 2: Straits (Singapore) Pte Ltd has offered one Panamax parcel of 65,000 tons of 4,200 Kca... . ...Read More

• SCCL’s January output exceeds target 5%

  03 Feb 2015

  February 3: Coal production from the 49 mines of Singareni Collieries Company Limited (SCCL) in Ja... . ...Read More

• SCCL’s coal off-take at 4.69 mt in January

  03 Feb 2015

  February 3: Singareni Collieries Company Ltd (SCCL) achieved total coal off-take of 4.69 million t... . ...Read More

• Imported coal stocks at 9 ports edge up w-o-w

  03 Feb 2015

  February 3: India's imported coal stocks at nine ports – eight major and one private &nd... . ...Read More

• SAIL gets MoEF nod for Begunia coal project

  03 Feb 2015

  February 3: The Steel Authority of India Limited (SAIL) was granted environment clearance (EC) fro... . ...Read More

• Shree Cement’s 2nd qtr net profit down 19%

  03 Feb 2015

  February 3: Shree Cement Limited, on February 3, reported an 18.88% drop in net profit at Rs 93.68... . ...Read More

• India’s core sector index up 2.4% y-o-y in Dec

  03 Feb 2015

  February 3: The index of eight core industries, which have a combined weightage of 37.90% in the I... . ...Read More

• RBI keeps interest rates unchanged, cuts SLR

  03 Feb 2015

  February 3: The Reserve Bank of India held interest rates steady at 7.75% after easing the monetar... . ...Read More

• As govt opens up coal sector, global miners cool on investing

  03 Feb 2015

  India's plans to attract badly needed foreign investment and technology to its coal sector are... . ...Read More

• Coal auction: Panel to determine technical eligibility

  03 Feb 2015

  The government will constitute a panel to determine technical eligibility of bidders for coal mine... . ...Read More

• RBI rate cut hopes rise after Coal India share sale

  03 Feb 2015

  With inflation under control and hopes of the government reaching its divestment target, many bank... . ...Read More

• Centre wants cases against coal ordinance transferred to SC

  03 Feb 2015

  In order to avert what it described as a “complex situation” that could impact the auc... . ...Read More

• Coal Ministry sticks to initial price offer plan; bidders oppose

  03 Feb 2015

  Brushing aside opposition from thermal power, steel and captive electricity plants, the coal minis... . ...Read More