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• No steam coal imports via Chennai for last 3 months

  27 Nov 2014

  November 27: There were no steam coal imports through Chennai Port in October 2014, as per provisi... . ...Read More

• Pet coke imports via Chennai plunge to 87 tons in Oct

  27 Nov 2014

  November 27: Petroleum coke imports through Chennai Port plunged to a mere 87 tons in October 2014... . ...Read More

• Oct anthracite imports via Chennai drop 68% m-o-m

  27 Nov 2014

  November 27: Anthracite coal imports via Chennai Port dropped 67.85% to 360 tons in October 2014 a... . ...Read More

• No PCI imports through Chennai Port in October

  27 Nov 2014

  November 27: There were no PCI coal imports via Chennai Port in October while a mere 20 tons arriv... . ...Read More

• No met coke imports via Chennai for 3 months

  27 Nov 2014

  November 27: There have been no met coke imports through Chennai Port for the last three months ti... . ...Read More

• Gypsum imports via Chennai surge in October

  27 Nov 2014

  November 27: Gypsum imports through Chennai Port surged manifold to a hefty 96,305 tons in October... . ...Read More

• Government likely to auction 49 coal blocks to private companies in pilot round

  27 Nov 2014

  The government is likely to auction 49 coal blocks to private companies in the pilot round of bidd... . ...Read More

• Coal block reallocation: MSTC to hold e-auctions; SBI Cap to be deal advisor

  27 Nov 2014

    The Union ministry of coal has selected government-owned MSTC as the agency to conduct e-... . ...Read More

• Coal block auction: Hefty upfront payments seen for bidders

  27 Nov 2014

  Companies bidding for coal blocks in India may end up paying thousands of crore in upfront payment... . ...Read More

• Steps soon to help coal, natural gas-based power plants: Piyush Goyal

  27 Nov 2014

  The government will shortly take steps to address all fiscal and fuel hurdles faced by coal and na... . ...Read More

• Coal e-auction: Private power producers bat for level playing field with PSUs

  27 Nov 2014

  Responding to the proposal of the government to give comments to the draft rules for re-allocation... . ...Read More

• RSS trade union holds up coal bill

  27 Nov 2014

    The Centre’s efforts to push through the coal mines bill as a “priority item&... . ...Read More

• Coal India share sale plans may face activist hurdle

  27 Nov 2014

  As the government is preparing ground for Coal India Ltd's (CIL) disinvestment plans, activist... . ...Read More

• Showcause to Mizo firm for receiving dubious subsidy

  27 Nov 2014

  Mizoram Industries Minister H. Rohluna today said that coal-based Mizo Carbon Products Private Lim... . ...Read More

• Lack of coal may bring Ukraine to its knees this winter

  27 Nov 2014

  A shortage of coal, rather than gas, is likely to plunge Ukraine into freezing darkness this winte... . ...Read More