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• Coal auctions hold promise for fuel-starved power sector

  01 Jan 2015

  After a tumultuous year, the government’s decision to go ahead with the auction of 101 coal ... . ...Read More

• Core sector ride high on power, coal, cement production

  01 Jan 2015

  Cumulative growth during April to November 2014-15 stood at 4.6 per cent   Fuelled by inc... . ...Read More

• Government opens a New Chapter in Coal Sector

  01 Jan 2015

  To usher in the much awaited reforms in the coal sector, soon after the Supreme Court judgement, t... . ...Read More

• Consortium sends coal mined in Mozambique to India

  01 Jan 2015

  Indian consortium International Coal Ventures Pvt Ltd (ICVL) to date has shipped to India 70,000 t... . ...Read More

• Monthly coal import to Ukraine makes 300 thousand tons — minister

  01 Jan 2015

  Ukrainian government plans to import up to 300 thousand tons of coal monthly during the heating se... . ...Read More

• The EPA Tightened Rules on Coal Waste, But Not Enough, Say Environmentalists

  01 Jan 2015

  Six years ago, the worst coal ash spill in United States history occurred when 1.1 billion gallons... . ...Read More

• India may let power companies trade coal supplies

  01 Jan 2015

    India may allow power companies to switch their coal supplies to drastically reduce trans... . ...Read More

• Final Glance: Coal companies

  01 Jan 2015

  Shares of some top coal companies were mixed at the close of trading:   Arch Coal rose $.... . ...Read More

• Alpha Natural Resources (ANR) Divests Coal Assets for $86M

  01 Jan 2015

  Coal producer Alpha Natural Resources ( ANR ) announced that its unit AMFIRE Mining Company, LLC h... . ...Read More

• Coal prices ease further amidst holiday cheer

  31 Dec 2014

  December 31: Spot prices of steam coal in international markets softened further amidst the holida... . ...Read More

• Coal stocks at power plants cross 13 mt level

  31 Dec 2014

  December 31: With the increase in domestic coal production and improvement in despatches, coal sto... . ...Read More

• UPCL NIT to e-procure 3 mt imported steam coal

  31 Dec 2014

  December 31: Udupi Power Corporation Limited (UPCL), part of the Adani Group, has floated a notice... . ...Read More

• Vizag Port to hike draft for Panamax vessels

  31 Dec 2014

  December 31: Vizag Port plans to increase the draft of the inner harbour to 12.5 metres from the c... . ...Read More

• Poor response to Vizag Port’s cranes tender

  31 Dec 2014

  December 31: Vizag Port, which had floated a tender to procure two mobile harbour cranes, has rece... . ...Read More

• New CIL CMD may assume charge next week

  31 Dec 2014

  December 31, 2014: Sutirtha Bhattacharya, the new Chairman-cum-Managing Director of Coal India Ltd... . ...Read More