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• Revised coal regulator Bill likely in Winter Session

  30 Oct 2014

  October 30: The government may introduce a New Coal Regulatory Bill with more teeth in the Winter ... . ...Read More

• Prior allottee can participate in auction, with rider

  30 Oct 2014

  October 30: There will be no restrictions on the participation of existing captive coal block-hold... . ...Read More

• Ordinance clips states’ powers to end mining lease

  30 Oct 2014

  October 30: In a major blow to the rights of state governments, the Coal Mines (Special Provisions... . ...Read More

• Successful bidder can use coal for any of its plants

  30 Oct 2014

  October 30: Removing one of the major constraints or a potential controversy, the new Coal Mines (... . ...Read More

• Gangavaram Port starts trial run after cyclone

  30 Oct 2014

  October 30: Gangavaram Port started trial runs of port operations on October 30, for the first tim... . ...Read More

• India’s power capacity addition up 87.13% in H1

  30 Oct 2014

  October 30: India added a total of 8,978.44 MW of power generation capacity during the first six m... . ...Read More

• Sharp decline in sale of coal via e-auction in H1

  30 Oct 2014

  October 30: The government’s directive to Coal India Ltd (CIL) – to restrict its coal ... . ...Read More

• Sept coal handling by 15 Indian ports down m-o-m

  30 Oct 2014

  October 30: Total coal handling by 15 major and minor Indian ports in September 2014 fell by 1.23%... . ...Read More

• Jaduguda mine lease cleared by Jharkhand govt

  30 Oct 2014

  October 30: The mine lease for the closed uranium mine at Jaduguda has been cleared by the Jharkha... . ...Read More

• Uranium Corp takes up three new projects

  30 Oct 2014

  October 30: Uranium Corporation of India Ltd (UCIL) has taken up three new projects in Karnataka, ... . ...Read More

• ACC third quarter net profit increases 62%

  30 Oct 2014

  October 30: ACC Limited, a major cement manufacturer in India, reported a 61.98% growth in net pro... . ...Read More

• Ennore steam coal imports edge down in Sept m-o-m

  30 Oct 2014

  October 30: Steam coal imports through Ennore Port edged down 00.35% to 796,351 tons in September ... . ...Read More

• Spectrum model for coal block e-auction

  30 Oct 2014

  The government is likely to issue at least a dozen sets of rules before starting the e-auction of ... . ...Read More

• Cabinet may take up coal price pooling today

  30 Oct 2014

  The Cabinet is likely to take up coal pricing pooling this evening. Power plants are staring at a ... . ...Read More

• Govt to introduce coal regulator Bill in Winter Session

  30 Oct 2014

  The government would introduce a Bill in Parliament for setting up an independent watchdog for the... . ...Read More