Coal news and updates

Updated daily

• Coal workers threaten 5-day strike from January 6

  18 Dec 2014

  Employee unions of state-owned CIL and SCCL today threatened to go on a five-day strike beginning ... . ...Read More

• Dirty coal

  18 Dec 2014

  Bakries down but not out in $3.6-bn debt rejig The Bakrie family is staring up from the pits. W... . ...Read More

• Narendra Modi getting his Thatcher moment confronting coal unions

  18 Dec 2014

  Modi plans to bring in more efficient private firms, which the coal unions say will mean job losse... . ...Read More

• The realities of living near coal ash

  18 Dec 2014

  Imagine spending your holidays in the hospital with a sick child. Imagine having to kiss your scar... . ...Read More

• ‘Tied-up’ child found, is coal shop owner’s son: Police

  18 Dec 2014

  The boy who was tied up and reportedly beaten for allegedly stealing coal was identified as the 12... . ...Read More

• Marginal softness in international steam coal prices

  17 Dec 2014

  December 17: Spot prices of steam coals eased marginally in the international markets on December ... . ...Read More

• Bhattacharya may get final order in a week

  17 Dec 2014

  December 17: Sutirtha Bhattacharya, set to become the new chairman of Coal India Ltd (CIL), may ge... . ...Read More

• Telengana asks Centre to allot new blocks to SCCL

  17 Dec 2014

  December 17: In view of the depleting reserves from the existing mines, the newly-formed Telengana... . ...Read More

• Indian power cos’ Nov coal receipts up 0.24% m-o-m

  17 Dec 2014

  December 17: Coal receipts by India’s power utilities stood at 45.76 million tons (mt) in No... . ...Read More

• CIL, SCCL Nov coal despatches to power cos up 4.24%

  17 Dec 2014

  December 17: Despatches of coal by domestic miners Coal India Ltd (CIL) and Singareni Collieries C... . ...Read More

• Record 8.202 mt coal imports by Indian utilities in Nov

  17 Dec 2014

  December 17: Triggered by a record 8.202 million tons (mt) of imports by Indian power utilities in... . ...Read More

• NTPC’s coal imports above target in November

  17 Dec 2014

  October 17: Imports of steam coal by National Thermal Power Corporation Ltd (NTPC) during October ... . ...Read More

• MAHAGENCO’s Nov coal imports at 200,000 tons

  17 Dec 2014

  December 17: Maharashtra State Power Generation Co Ltd’s (popularly known as MAHAGENCO) coal... . ...Read More

• Dhamra Port set to increase vessel-related charges

  17 Dec 2014

  December 17: Dhamra Port has decided to increase its vessel-related charges from January 1, 2015, ... . ...Read More

• Nov steam coal imports via Paradip drop 18% m-o-m

  17 Dec 2014

  December 17: Steam coal imports through the port of Paradip were down 17.92% to 760,333 tons in No... . ...Read More