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• Why China’s Insatiable Appetite For Coal Has Likely Peaked

  15 Sep 2014

  China’s run as the world’s most voracious consumer of coal may be coming to an end. ... . ...Read More

• Miners face threat of coal ban

  15 Sep 2014

  AUSTRALIA’S thermal coal miners, already struggling to turn a profit, could be further hit w... . ...Read More

• In mining country, ‘war on coal’ hard to see

  15 Sep 2014

  The desolate stretch of Highway 133 crests a Rocky Mountain pass and settles into a valley where s... . ...Read More

• Coal output won’t exceed 421m tons: Govt

  15 Sep 2014

  The government is optimistic that it will meet its coal production target for this year, which cap... . ...Read More

• Soft trend in international coal markets

  12 Sep 2014

  September 12: A soft trend prevailed in international coal markets on September 11 amidst absence ... . ...Read More

• E-auction volume cut fails to hike power sector supplies

  12 Sep 2014

  September 12: The directive by the Ministry of Coal to Coal India Ltd (CIL) in June this year to r... . ...Read More

• Mundra Port sees rise in imported coal handling from Q3

  12 Sep 2014

  September 12:  Coal imports through Mundra Port, flagship of Adani Ports and SEZ, is likely t... . ...Read More

• NLC July output falls short of target by 25.17%

  12 Sep 2014

  September 12: Lignite production of Neyveli Lignite Corporation (NLC) during July 2014 fell short ... . ...Read More

• Water storage at important reservoirs falls

  12 Sep 2014

  September 12: The water storage available at 85 important reservoirs in India stood at 119.785 BCM... . ...Read More

• India’s July IIP up by 0.5%

  12 Sep 2014

  September 12: India’s index of industrial production (IIP) with base 2004-05 rose by 0.5% in... . ...Read More

• CPI index down marginally for August, CFPI up

  12 Sep 2014

  September 12: The consumer price index (CPI) fell marginally in August as compared to July, but co... . ...Read More

• India’s indirect tax revenue up 4.6% in Apr-Aug

  12 Sep 2014

  September 12: India’s indirect tax revenue increased by 4.6% to Rs 194,492 crore during the ... . ...Read More

• Is coal headed for a second round of nationalisation?

  12 Sep 2014

  In about two weeks’ time, the coal sector and allied industrial activity will be in for a ma... . ...Read More

• Power station coal shortage eases slightly

  12 Sep 2014

  The number of Indian thermal power plants with less than seven days of coal stocks fell to 53 this... . ...Read More

• Fate of Mahan coal block in MP hangs in balance

  12 Sep 2014

  With the Supreme Court reserving its verdict on cancellation of coal block allocations, the fate o... . ...Read More