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• V O Chidambaranar steam coal imports up 10% in Nov

  19 Dec 2014

  December 19: Import of non-coking coal via V.O Chidambaranar port stood at 256,131 tons during the... . ...Read More

• V O Chidambaranar Nov pet coke imports at 10,000 tons

  19 Dec 2014

  December 19: Imports of pet coke via V O Chidambaranar Port stood at 10,000 tons in November 2014,... . ...Read More

• Modi government may opt to reissue coal ordinance

  19 Dec 2014

  The government, its efforts at passing key bills frustrated by the Rajya Sabha impasse, is looking... . ...Read More

• Govt to put 9 more coal blocks on auction in Phase I

  19 Dec 2014

  The Centre has added nine more coal blocks to the 92 being offered under the first bidding rounds ... . ...Read More

• Companies can’t exit projects after allocation of coal blocks

  19 Dec 2014

  The government plans to bar companies that win coal blocks in the upcoming eauctions from exiting ... . ...Read More

• Coal allocation off the blocks

  19 Dec 2014

  The government on Thursday proposed the methodology for auctioning 65 identified captive coal bloc... . ...Read More

• SC refuses to allow JPL to participate in coal auction

  19 Dec 2014

  In a  setback to Naveen Jindal-led Jindal Power (JPL), the Supreme Court on Thursday refused ... . ...Read More

• Ambiguous phrasing of coal rules can be misread: Experts

  19 Dec 2014

  Ambiguous drafting continues to dog the NDA's coalblock auction plans. After the Coal Bill, it... . ...Read More

• SC rejects pleas against Coal Ordinance

  19 Dec 2014

  Giving a green signal to the Centre to go ahead with the auctioning of coal mines across the count... . ...Read More

• Coal India workers threaten 5-day strike, stokes output worries

  19 Dec 2014

  The labour unions of state-run Coal India Ltd have threatened to go on a five-day strike beginning... . ...Read More

• Sesa Sterlite key player in upcoming coal auction

  19 Dec 2014

  Sesa Sterlite’s (SSTL) underperformance in our view has been more driven by a lack of any po... . ...Read More

• Soft trend continues in international coal markets

  18 Dec 2014

  December 18: Spot prices of steam coal in all major markets remained soft on December 17 in the ab... . ...Read More

• Saudi pet coke exports likely to resume from January

  18 Dec 2014

  December 18: The Saudi Arabian refinery – Saudi Aramco Total Refining and Petrochemical Comp... . ...Read More

• High sulphur pet coke priced at $86 per ton CIF

  18 Dec 2014

  December 18: Price of imported pet coke from US Gulf has slipped to $86 per ton CIF India followin... . ...Read More

• Power cos inflated coal import bills for higher tariffs

  18 Dec 2014

  December 18: Murmurs of inflating prices of imported coal by some power generation companies in or... . ...Read More