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• India’s August coal production up 13.37 % y-o-y

  29 Sep 2014

  September 29: India’s coal production in August 2014 stood at 43.51 million tons (mt), up 13... . ...Read More

• Aug output from India’s captive blocks up 41.87% y-o-y

  29 Sep 2014

  September 29: Coal production from the captive blocks in India rose 41.87% to 5.15 million tons (m... . ...Read More

• India’s coking coal output edges up 4.27% y-o-y in Aug

  29 Sep 2014

  September 29: India’s coking coal production in August 2014 increased 4.27% to 4.40 million ... . ...Read More

• India’s Aug pithead vendible coal stocks drop 17.13% y-o-y

  29 Sep 2014

  September 29: India’s pithead vendible coal stocks dropped 17.13% to 33.48 million tons (mt)... . ...Read More

• CIL’s August coal despatches down 1.92% m-o-m

  29 Sep 2014

  September 29: Despatches by Coal India Ltd (CIL) stood at 37.27 million tons (mt) in August 2014 a... . ...Read More

• Coal stocks at power plants fall 2.43% w-o-w

  29 Sep 2014

  September 29: Coal stocks at 104 thermal power plants (TPS) in India fell by almost 2.43% as on Se... . ...Read More

• Imported coal stocks rise at Paradip Port

  29 Sep 2014

  September 29: Stocks of imported coal at Paradip Port on the eastern coast of India, as reported b... . ...Read More

• Coal handling by 15 Indian ports drop 26% in Aug m-o-m

  29 Sep 2014

  September 29: Total coal handling by 15 major and minor Indian ports during the month of August 20... . ...Read More

• India’s imported coal stocks at 9 ports edge up w-o-w

  29 Sep 2014

  September 29: India's imported coal stocks at nine ports – eight major and one private &... . ...Read More

• Marginal rise in water storage at India’s key reservoirs

  29 Sep 2014

  September 29: The water storage available in the 85 important reservoirs in India stood at 123.260... . ...Read More

• Appoint CIL chief only through PESB route: PMO

  29 Sep 2014

  Coal minister Piyush Goyal’s game plan to directly appoint a chairman for Coal India (CIL), ... . ...Read More

• CIL may takeover 40 mines as MoC explores experts advice

  29 Sep 2014

  The coal ministry is exploring the option of appointing an outside consultant to assist Coal India... . ...Read More

• Penalty on coal miners may hurt power consumers

  29 Sep 2014

  Comparing the captive price with the CIL average may not be fair, say miners... Is it logical... . ...Read More

• Coal: De-allocation and after

  29 Sep 2014

  Long-term gains to outweigh short-term uncertainties; metal players to take a hit After the jud... . ...Read More

• Nalco to file review petition in SC over quashing of coal blocks

  29 Sep 2014

  Company looking for acquisition of coal properties abroad... Stung by the recent Supreme Court ... . ...Read More