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• Coal block allocation likely in Dec

  03 Nov 2014

  The allocation of coal blocks through e-auction is likely to take place in December as the Ministr... . ...Read More

• Denis Napthine: Victoria must continue to rely on brown coal

  03 Nov 2014

  Victorian premier Denis Napthine has ruled out any shutdown of the state’s highly-polluting ... . ...Read More

• Coal emission reduction technology still five years off, says CSIRO

  03 Nov 2014

  CSIRO technology to clean up power stations cited by Greg Hunt as one of the two big things the wo... . ...Read More

• Australia can continue to burn coal, despite UN warning, Greg Hunt says

  03 Nov 2014

  Environment minister Greg Hunt says Australia does not have to give up its coal habit completely d... . ...Read More

• Sharp fall in S African, Australian coal prices

  31 Oct 2014

  October 31: Spot prices of South African and Australian steam coal dipped sharply on lack of deman... . ...Read More

• Panamax vessels ride Capesize rates spurt

  31 Oct 2014

  October 31: Freight rates for Panamax vessels firmed up marginally, taking a cue from a spurt in t... . ...Read More

• India’s share in global coal trade up sharply

  31 Oct 2014

  October 31: With significant reduction in Chinese appetite, India is believed to have been the lar... . ...Read More

• Stiff penalty for previous block-owner on handover delay

  31 Oct 2014

  October 31: Any company or official of a company that owns an operating coal block and causes deli... . ...Read More

• ECL gets Green nod for cluster of WB mines

  31 Oct 2014

  October 31: Eastern Coalfields Ltd (ECL) has obtained environmental clearance (EC) for a cluster o... . ...Read More

• HEC to launch modernisation drive by FY16

  31 Oct 2014

  October 31: HEC Ltd, a leading domestic supplier of mining equipment, aims to kick-start its moder... . ...Read More

• TERI to convert solar unit into testing hub for SE Asia

  31 Oct 2014

  October 31: In a bid to promote solar lighting in a big way, The Energy and Resources Institute (T... . ...Read More

• Slight rise in water storage levels at key India reservoirs

  31 Oct 2014

  October 31: The water storage available at 85 important reservoirs in India stood at 114.345 BCM a... . ...Read More

• Sharp increase in Mangalam Cement Q2 net profit

  31 Oct 2014

  October 31: Mangalam Cement Limited, a B K Birla Group company, reported an 80.93% growth in its n... . ...Read More

• CIL’s Sept spot allotment via other platform slightly up

  31 Oct 2014

  October 31: Both the allotted and offered quantities of coal through the MSTC platform in Septembe... . ...Read More

• High demand for coking coal in Sept e-auction on other platform

  31 Oct 2014

  October 31: High demand was witnessed for washery grade (W3 & W4) coking coal offered by Centr... . ...Read More