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• Centre to help with green nod for 16 coal blocks in Round One

  22 Dec 2014

  The Centre will help get green nod for 16 of the 65 blocks to be put under the hammer in the first... . ...Read More

• MP: Hindalco Industries loses option to bid for Mahan coal block

  22 Dec 2014

    The Union coal ministry’s decision to reserve Mahan coal block in Madhya Pradesh sp... . ...Read More

• Turkey to invest in coal in south

  22 Dec 2014

  Turkey will make one of its largest coal investments in the southern province of Kahramanmaras, En... . ...Read More

• Nation’s coal mines nearing record low in worker deaths

  22 Dec 2014

  Less than five years after an explosion fueled by excess coal dust killed 29 men deep inside a Wes... . ...Read More

• Turning point for coal? Japanese trading firms snap up coal assets

  22 Dec 2014

  Only a few months ago, a potential buyer said Japanese trading house Marubeni Corp was prepared to... . ...Read More

• Cautious trend in international coal markets

  19 Dec 2014

  December 19: A cautious trend prevailed in international coal markets on December 18 as buyers opt... . ...Read More

• Gas scarcity hits 16,107 MW of power units

  19 Dec 2014

  December 19: A total of 33 gas-based power plants with total generation capacity of 16,107 MW are ... . ...Read More

• Law & order scenario limiting CMPDI exploration

  19 Dec 2014

  December 19: The pace of exploration activity by Coal India Ltd (CIL) subsidiary Central Mine Plan... . ...Read More

• Coal stocks at power plants increase 6.21% w-o-w

  19 Dec 2014

  December 19: With the increase in domestic coal production and improvement in despatches, coal sto... . ...Read More

• Goyal to meet Coal India unions on January 2

  19 Dec 2014

  December 19: India’s coal minister, Piyush Goyal, would hold a meeting with representatives ... . ...Read More

• Govt to bear 60% of project cost under DDUGJY

  19 Dec 2014

  December 19: The government will be bearing the maximum financial burden of power transmission pro... . ...Read More

• REC to be nodal agency for Deendayal scheme

  19 Dec 2014

  December 19: Rural Electrification Corporation Limited (REC) will be the nodal agency for operatio... . ...Read More

• Nov coking coal imports via Magdalla down 6% m-o-m

  19 Dec 2014

  December 19: Import of coking coal via Magdalla Port stood at 91,361 tons during the month of Nove... . ...Read More

• Steam coal imports via Magdalla sharply down in Nov

  19 Dec 2014

  December 19: Imports of non-coking coal via Magdalla Port stood at 1,000 tons during the month of ... . ...Read More

• Met coke imports via Magdalla at 58,275 tons in Nov

  19 Dec 2014

  December 19: Imports of met coke via Magdalla Port stood at 58,275 tons during the month of Novemb... . ...Read More