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• Captive power producers see rise in coal prices

  07 Nov 2014

  Industries banking on their own power projects are increasingly unable to operate their captive pl... . ...Read More

• October coal imports fall by 9 per cent; hit by port congestion : mjunction

  07 Nov 2014

  India's coal imports fell 9 per cent to 15.33 million tonnes in October from a month ago as cy... . ...Read More

• Will the Republicans Really Trigger a Coal Bull Market?

  07 Nov 2014

  The markets reacted positively to the big Republican win as once again the Dow Utilities led the w... . ...Read More

• NGT questions quality checks on coal supplied to power generation utilities

  07 Nov 2014

    The National Green Tribunal, Pune, recently issued bailable warrants against two official... . ...Read More

• Coal India to produce 1 billion tonnes by 2019: Goyal

  07 Nov 2014

  State-miner Coal India (CIL) is looking to double its production to a billion tonnes in the next f... . ...Read More

• Coal Will Still Be King in 2015

  07 Nov 2014

  Stricter clean air regulations and competition from cheap natural gas won’t slow the world&r... . ...Read More

• Donetsk Authorities Halt Coal Sales Talks With Kiev Over Ceasefire Violations

  07 Nov 2014

  Authorities of the self-proclaimed Donetsk People's Republic (DPR) in eastern Ukraine have sus... . ...Read More

• Little change in international coal markets

  06 Nov 2014

  November 6: Spot coal prices in international markets showed little change on November 5 as prices... . ...Read More

• India’s 2014 coal imports set to cross 200 mt

  06 Nov 2014

  November 6: Buoyed by lower international prices over the past year and a shortage in domestic sup... . ...Read More

• Sharp rise in India’s per capita electricity consumption

  06 Nov 2014

  November 6: India’s per capita consumption of electricity stood at 917.18 kWh in 2012-13, ta... . ...Read More

• MAHAGENCO’s Apr-Oct power generation up 17.39%

  06 Nov 2014

  November 6: The Maharashtra State Power Generation Company Ltd, popularly known as MAHANGECO, has ... . ...Read More

• Gujarat NRE Coke posts Rs 77.34-crore loss in Q2

  06 Nov 2014

  November 6: Gujarat NRE Coke Limited posted a loss of Rs 77.34 crore during the quarter ended Sept... . ...Read More

• J K Cement 2nd quarter net increases sharply

  06 Nov 2014

  November 6: Riding on the back of higher volume and better realisation, J K Cement Limited posted ... . ...Read More

• Birla Corp 2nd quarter net profit down 22%

  06 Nov 2014

  November 6: Birla Corporation Limited, the flagship company of the MP Birla Group, reported a 21.9... . ...Read More

• Govt clears amendments to Merchant Shipping Bill

  06 Nov 2014

  November 6: The Union Cabinet, on November 5, approved the Merchant Shipping (Amendment) Bill, 201... . ...Read More