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• CoalMin identifies 50 railway projects for evacuation

  20 Jan 2015

  January 20: The Ministry of Coal has identified for developing a total of about 50 railway project... . ...Read More

• December power capacity addition up 84.05% m-o-m

  20 Jan 2015

  January 20: India’s power capacity addition in December 2014 stood at 668.67 MW, up 84.05% a... . ...Read More

• India’s Dec power generation edges up 0.59% m-o-m

  20 Jan 2015

  January 20: India’s power generation in December 2014 stood at 85.995 billion units (BU), up... . ...Read More

• Vizag Port plans further expansion for cape-size vessels

  20 Jan 2015

  January 20: Vizag Port is planning to expand further on a long-term basis to berth more cape-size ... . ...Read More

• Adani criticises legal challenge in Carmichael project

  20 Jan 2015

  January 20: Adani Enterprises criticised the legal challenge initiated by Mackay Conservation Grou... . ...Read More

• Railways’ December coal handling up 2.54% m-o-m

  20 Jan 2015

  January 20: Indian Railways (IR) transported 48.91 million tons (mt) of coal in December 2014, up ... . ...Read More

• Likely to meet production target of $1b ton by 2019: CIL chief

  20 Jan 2015

  Though Bhattacharya appeared positive but maintained that it will be too early to predict the prod... . ...Read More

• Solar power provides as many jobs as coal industry in U.S.

  20 Jan 2015

  Estimates might even give solar an edge in jobs department, but is that a good thing? The solar... . ...Read More

• Fierce bidding likely for Gare Palma 2 & 3

  20 Jan 2015

  Coal block Gare Palma 2 & 3 has a capacity of 6.25 mtpa in Chattisgarh. The coal block was ear... . ...Read More

• Singareni to increase coal production

  20 Jan 2015

  With the Singareni Collieries Company Limited ((SCCL) lagging behind by about 4 million tonnes til... . ...Read More

• Court on coal scam: PMO officers during UPA rule not ‘above board’

  20 Jan 2015

  A special CBI court hearing the coal block allocation scam cases on Monday came down heavily on th... . ...Read More

• ArcelorMittal sells its Kuzbass coal mines

  20 Jan 2015

  Company acquired the Kuzbass mines in 2008 as part of strategy to secure delivery of coal to Arcel... . ...Read More

• SS Badger, last of coal-fired steamships in U.S. waters, gets new lease on life

  20 Jan 2015

  The last coal-fired steamship operating in U.S. waters is undergoing a makeover to meet the terms ... . ...Read More

• NSW coal exports increase as expected, but more price falls likely due to low oil price

  20 Jan 2015

  Oil and coal are both used to generate energy and some analysts believe large manufacturers will s... . ...Read More

• Coal-fired electricity: HUBCO evinces interest in setting up 3,600MW plants

  20 Jan 2015

  Hub Power Company (Hubco) sees the potential of setting up 3,600-megawatt power plants based on co... . ...Read More