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• Govt not mulling hike in e-auction quantity in near future

  20 Jan 2015

  January 20: The government has no plans as of now to increase the quantity of coal to be sold thro... . ...Read More

• Govt working on new MDO pact to ease coal production

  20 Jan 2015

  January 20: The government is working on a draft mine developer-cum-operator (MDO) agreement in or... . ...Read More

• CIL board to okay 1 bn ton output target at next meet

  20 Jan 2015

  January 20: The board of directors of Coal India Ltd (CIL) is likely to approve a resolution perta... . ...Read More

• Govt may force CIL to open grievance mechanism

  20 Jan 2015

  January 20: The government may force Coal India Ltd (CIL) to open a grievance redressal mechanism ... . ...Read More

• 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