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• PESB interviews for CIL CMD post on Nov 18

  13 Nov 2014

  November 13: Coal India Ltd (CIL) is set to get a new chairman-cum-managing director, a position l... . ...Read More

• Stopping thermal coal imports not feasible: Importers

  13 Nov 2014

  November 13: A day after Coal Minister Piyush Goyal said India should be able to stop thermal coal... . ...Read More

• Are Coal India’s stocks saleable at all?

  13 Nov 2014

  November 13: Coal India Ltd (CIL) has reported a sharp decline in its pithead vendible stocks over... . ...Read More

• Claims eat quarter of CIL power cos’ bills

  13 Nov 2014

  November 13: The introduction of third-party sampling for the power sector appears to have opened ... . ...Read More

• MCL boosted CIL’s October production growth

  13 Nov 2014

  November 13: A sharp rise in production by Coal India Ltd (CIL) was largely on account of increase... . ...Read More

• Rajiv Chaturvedi slated to be new CMD of PEC

  13 Nov 2014

  November 13: Rajiv Chaturvedi has been recommended by the Public Enterprises Selection Board (PESB... . ...Read More

• Rakes shortage hits Krishnapatnam despatches

  13 Nov 2014

  November 13: Shortage of rakes and several restrictions from Railways are hampering coal despatche... . ...Read More

• September IIP up 2.5% rises 2.8% for H1

  13 Nov 2014

  November 13: India’s index of industrial production (IIP) with base 2004-05 rose 2.5% in Sep... . ...Read More

• CPI, CFPI indices down for October

  13 Nov 2014

  November 13: Both the consumer price index (CPI) and consumer food price indices (CFPI) fell consi... . ...Read More

• Piyush Goyal: Thermal coal imports may stop in 2-3 years

  13 Nov 2014

  India may be able to stop importing coal to fuel thermal power in the next two-three years as stat... . ...Read More

• CIL workers unions to go ahead with 1-day strike on November 24

  13 Nov 2014

  As discussions with Coal India management did not make much headway today, the workers' unions... . ...Read More

• Change in valuation method may push thermal coal asset prices lower

  13 Nov 2014

  Bidders for thermal coal blocks in the auction scheduled for next month are likely to gain if the ... . ...Read More

• Adani steps up Australia coal plans ahead of Modi visit

  13 Nov 2014

  Australia's federal and Queensland state governments are eager to see the mine go ahead follow... . ...Read More

• Govt to consult industry view before coal block auctions

  13 Nov 2014

  The government is planning to build a consensus on the modalities for coal block auctions post its... . ...Read More

• China coal imports fall by half in November

  13 Nov 2014

  A cool summer and increased levels of hydro generation has resulted in a significant reduction in ... . ...Read More