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• Collector takes steps to curb black-marketing of coal

  09 Sep 2014

  District collector Deepak Mhaisekar has directed WCL authorities to ensure that coal supplied to v... . ...Read More

• The Ironies of Shipping U.S. Coal From B.C.

  09 Sep 2014

  The latest battleground for U.S. President Barack Obama's so-called war on coal isn't even... . ...Read More

• Little change in international coal market sentiment

  08 Sep 2014

  Sep 08: Continued absence of fresh enquiries forced South African and Australian coal prices to ea... . ...Read More

• No proposal from CIL to re-consider cut in e-auction quantity: Goyal

  08 Sep 2014

  September 8: The coal ministry (MoC) has not received any proposal from Coal India Ltd (CIL) for r... . ...Read More

• Govt. to take a call on captive coal blocks post SC verdict: Goyal

  08 Sep 2014

  September 8: The government will take a call on what to do with captive coal blocks only after get... . ...Read More

• CIL to purchase 250 additional rakes

  08 Sep 2014

  September 8: Coal India Ltd (CIL) has given an in-principle decision to purchase 250 additional ra... . ...Read More

• Coal stock is low due to faster consumption: Goyal

  08 Sep 2014

  September 8: Coming to the defence of Coal India Ltd (CIL), India’s coal minister Piyush Goy... . ...Read More

• Eastern Railways’ freight loading, goods revenue up in August y-o-y

  08 Sep 2014

  September 8: Both freight loading and goods revenue of Eastern Railways increased during the month... . ...Read More

• Govt expects Rs 75,000 cr investment in T&D

  08 Sep 2014

  September 8: The power sector is expected to witness an investment of more than Rs 75,000 crore un... . ...Read More

• India’s imported coal stocks at 9 ports up 2.73% w-o-w

  08 Sep 2014

  September 08: India's imported coal stocks at nine ports – eight major and one private &... . ...Read More

• Mormugao Port August cargo handling up 6.79% y-o-y

  08 Sep 2014

  September 08: Cargo handling at Mormugao Port for the month of August 2014 increased 6.79% to 0.89... . ...Read More

• India will take many more years to alleviate coal supply shortages: Coal Minister Piyush Goyal

  08 Sep 2014

  The government on Sunday blamed cost overruns at coal projects and $50 billion in losses at state ... . ...Read More

• Imported coal blending to benefit NTPC, other big players

  08 Sep 2014

  The government's plan to pool imported coal in the event of the Supreme Court cancelling all c... . ...Read More

• Coal based power output rises about 22 per cent in 100 days: Piyush Goyal

  08 Sep 2014

  Playing down on coal shortages at some power stations, Power and Coal Minister Piyush Goyal today ... . ...Read More

• Piyush Goyal: Govt geared up for coal block allocations post SC verdict

  08 Sep 2014

  Coal and power minister Piyush Goyal on Sunday said the government is geared up to comply with the... . ...Read More