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• Govt to formulate new policy for UCG

  16 Dec 2014

  December 16: In a bid to renew its efforts to tap opportunities in underground coal gasification (... . ...Read More

• 27 of the 42 operational blocks are providing coal to power sector

  16 Dec 2014

  December 16: As many as 27 operational coal blocks are supplying coal to power generation companie... . ...Read More

• SLC (L-T) meeting on December 23

  16 Dec 2014

  December 16: The next meeting of Standing Linkage Committee (Long-Term) for power/sponge iron/ceme... . ...Read More

• Congestion fee to make imported coal costlier

  16 Dec 2014

  Power companies will be forced to pay more for imported coal as Indian Railways has decided to lev... . ...Read More

• 1.79 LT of imported coal landed at Mundra port: Coal India

  16 Dec 2014

  State-owned  Coal India  Limited today said the first shipment of 1.79 lakh tonnes of im... . ...Read More

• Monnet to re-bid for lost coal blocks despite financial worries

  16 Dec 2014

  Despite concerns over its deteriorating solvency and liquidity profile, Monnet Ispat and Energy is... . ...Read More

• Coal India examining proposal to register subsidiary in South Africa

  16 Dec 2014

  State-owned CIL is examining a proposal to register a wholly-owned subsidiary in South Africa to a... . ...Read More

• May not give free power to coal producing states: Goyal

  16 Dec 2014

  The government may not provide free power to coal producing states of Odisha, Jharkhand and Chhatt... . ...Read More

• Rs 12,000 cr investment to develop a coal block: West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee

  16 Dec 2014

  West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee today said an investment of Rs 12,000 crore in a joint ... . ...Read More

• New coal mine allottees likely to be allowed to extract CBM

  16 Dec 2014

  All new allottees of coal mines will be allowed to simultaneously explore/extract coal-bed methane... . ...Read More

• California Senator Seeks to Require Calpers to Divest Coal

  16 Dec 2014

  The California Public Employees’ Retirement System, the biggest pension in the U.S., would b... . ...Read More

• Berkshire to Close Utah Coal Mine With 182 Workers

  16 Dec 2014

  Berkshire Hathaway Inc. (BRK/A), the company controlled by billionaire Warren Buffett, plans to cl... . ...Read More

• Australian steam coal prices firm up, others unchanged

  15 Dec 2014

  December 15: The spot prices of Australian coal firmed up a bit on December 12, but others remaine... . ...Read More

• NTPC extends long term tie-up proposal submission date for imported coal

  15 Dec 2014

  December 15: NTPC Ltd, which had on November 12 floated an expression of interest (EoI) for long t... . ...Read More

• NTPC receives 5-6 offers against its 5 mt imported coal tenders

  15 Dec 2014

  December 15: NTPC Ltd, has received offers from 5-6 leading coal traders/suppliers against its fou... . ...Read More