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• Coal chargesheet: flip-flop by CBI chief as Darda came visiting

  24 Sep 2014

  In February this year, CBI Director Ranjit Sinha overruled his agency colleagues to say there was ... . ...Read More

• BHP-Mitsubishi to cut about 700 Australia coal jobs

  24 Sep 2014

  BHP Billiton and Mitsubishi will cut about 700 jobs at coal mines they operate jointly in Australi... . ...Read More

• Queensland committed to coal: Newman

  24 Sep 2014

  QUEENSLAND remains unapologetically committed to coal, Premier Campbell Newman said, despite growi... . ...Read More

• Greenpeace occupy coal train outside Cottam power station

  24 Sep 2014

  Greenpeace activists halted a freight train carrying 1,500 tonnes of coal to a power station. Th... . ...Read More

• McConnell’s long, desperate lie: Economics, not Obama, is killing Kentucky coal

  24 Sep 2014

  The Kentucky Senate race continues to be a depressing affair with two candidates fighting hard to ... . ...Read More

• Coal prices soften in international markets

  23 Sep 2014

  September 23: Spot prices of South African and Australian steam coal softened a bit on September 2... . ...Read More

• Two cos in race to supply imported coal to CIL customers

  23 Sep 2014

  September 23:  Two companies – Adani Enterprises and KISPL – have emerged top con... . ...Read More

• Cement-maker in talks for imported coal in lieu of US material

  23 Sep 2014

  September 23: A leading cement-maker, who, till now, was importing steam coal from the US, is now ... . ...Read More

• Barmer Lignite gets EC nod for expansion of Kapurdi project

  23 Sep 2014

  September 23: Barmer Lignite Mining Company Ltd (BLM) has obtained environmental clearance (EC) fo... . ...Read More

• Railways’ coal handling up 1.21% m-o-m in Aug

  23 Sep 2014

  September 23: Indian Railways (IR) transported 43.43 million tons (mt) of coal in August 2014, up ... . ...Read More

• Coking coal imports via Mundra fall 40% m-o-m in Aug

  23 Sep 2014

  September 23: Coking coal imports through Mundra Port during August 2014 fell almost 40.17% to 40,... . ...Read More

• Steam coal imports via Mundra fall 22% in Aug m-o-m

  23 Sep 2014

  September 23: Steam coal imports through the port of Mundra fell 21.86% to 1,732,962 tons in Augus... . ...Read More

• Aug anthracite coal imports via Mundra at 222 tons m-o-m

  23 Sep 2014

  September 23: Anthracite coal imports via Mundra Port stood at 222 tons during August 2014 whereas... . ...Read More

• Aug pet coke imports via Mundra Port at 31,489 tons

  23 Sep 2014

  September 23: Imports of pet coke via Mundra Port stood at 31,489 tons during the month of August ... . ...Read More

• Gypsum imports via Mundra Port at 1,011 tons in Aug

  23 Sep 2014

  September 23: Gypsum imports via Mundra Port stood at 1,011 tons during the month of August 2014 w... . ...Read More