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• Strong demand for G-6 grade coal in July e-auction

  29 Aug 2014

  August 29: Very strong demand was witnessed for G-6 grade (GCV 5,501 to 5,800 Kcal/kg) coal offere... . ...Read More

• G-7 grade coal attracts good demand in July e-auction

  29 Aug 2014

  August 29: There was good demand for G-7 grade (GCV ranging from 5,201 to 5,500 Kcal/kg) coal offe... . ...Read More

• Moderate demand for G-8 grade coal in July e-auction

  29 Aug 2014

  August 29: There was moderate demand for G-8 grade (GCV 4,901 to 5,200 Kcal/kg) coal offered on th... . ...Read More

• G-9 grade coal sees strong demand in July e-auction

  29 Aug 2014

  August 29: There was strong demand for G-9 grade (GCV 4,601 to 4,900 Kcal/kg) coal offered through ... . ...Read More

• Strong demand for G-10 grade coal in July e-auction

  29 Aug 2014

  August 29: Strong demand was witnessed in July 2014 for G-10 grade (GCV 4,301 to 4,600 Kcal/kg) co... . ...Read More

• High demand for G-11 grade coal in July e-auction

  29 Aug 2014

  August 29: Very strong demand was witnessed in July 2014 for G-11 grade (GCV 4,001 to 4,300 Kcal/k... . ...Read More

• Strong demand for G-12 grade coal in July e-auction

  29 Aug 2014

  August 29: Strong demand was witnessed in July 2014 for G-12 grade (GCV 3,701 to 4,000 Kcal/kg) co... . ...Read More

• Coal blocks cancellation: Industry urges govt to protect its interests

  29 Aug 2014

  A wide cross-section of the industry hit by the Supreme Court order cancelling coal blocks allocat... . ...Read More

• Coal shortage, technical snag shut 25% of Gujarat power capacities

  29 Aug 2014

  In a major set back for power consumers in Western India, 7,563 Mw of power generation capacities ... . ...Read More

• Coal shortages: State-owned power plants bear the brunt

  29 Aug 2014

  The continuing story of coal shortage that has debilitated electricity generation across the count... . ...Read More

• NTPC expects coal import to jump 63% in FY2015

  29 Aug 2014

  Arup Roy Choudhury chairaman of India's largest power producer, NTPC Limited, said that the co... . ...Read More

• Goyal blames UPA govt for coal shortage in power sector

  29 Aug 2014

  Union Power and Coal Minister Piyush Goyal today blamed "rampant corruption and lopsided poli... . ...Read More

• Adani buys Australia coal mine royalty rights from Linc for $145 m

  29 Aug 2014

  Adani Enterprises has agreed to pay A$155 million ($145 million) to Linc Energy to buy out the Aus... . ...Read More

• De-allocation risks less in short term, painful in future: India Ratings

  29 Aug 2014

  Another alternative that could emerge is government looking to reallocate the captive coal blocks,... . ...Read More

• CIL may take over producing coal blocks if SC cancels allocation

  29 Aug 2014

  CIL trade unions have demanded that the blocks declared illegal by the courts should be vested wit... . ...Read More