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• Firm trend in international coal marketsFirm trend in international coal markets

  27 Aug 2014

  August 27: A firm trend prevailed in international coal markets on August 26 despite there being n... . ...Read More

• Rakes shortage hits refineries’ pet coke despatches in July

  27 Aug 2014

  Aug 27: A severe shortage in railway rakes hampered despatches of pet coke (fuel grade) from major... . ...Read More

• India’s June coal production up 6.20% y-o-y

  27 Aug 2014

  August 27: India’s coal production in July 2014 stood at 42.34 million tons (mt), up 6.20% f... . ...Read More

• July output from Indian captive blocks up 44.27% y-o-y

  27 Aug 2014

  August 27: Coal production from the captive blocks in India rose 44.27% to 5.67 million tons (mt) ... . ...Read More

• India’s coking coal output edges down 10% y-o-y in Jun

  27 Aug 2014

  August 27: India’s coking coal production in June 2014 dropped 9.57% to 3.97 million tons (m... . ...Read More

• India’s Jun pithead vendible coal stocks drop 17.18 % y-o-y

  27 Aug 2014

  August 27: India’s pithead vendible coal stocks dropped 17.18% to 36.78 million tons (mt) as... . ...Read More

• Coal despatches by CIL, SCCL up 1.36% in July y-o-y

  27 Aug 2014

  August 27: Despatches of coal by domestic miners Coal India Ltd (CIL) and Singareni Collieries Com... . ...Read More

• CIL’s July coal despatches down 0.68% m-o-m

  27 Aug 2014

  August 27: Despatches by Coal India Ltd (CIL) stood at 38 million tons (mt) in July 2014 against 3... . ...Read More

• Govt directive causes sharp drop in July e-auction allotment

  27 Aug 2014

  August 27: The government’s directive to Coal India Ltd (CIL) - to restrict its coal offerin... . ...Read More

• NTPC chief hails new govt’s power sector initiatives

  27 Aug 2014

  August 27: The NDA government’s vision of providing power 24X7 to each household will boost ... . ...Read More

• CIL July spot coal allotment via other platform sharply down

  27 Aug 2014

  August 27: Both the allotted and offered quantities of coal through the MSTC platform in July 2014... . ...Read More

• Coking coal sees good demand in July e-auction on other platform

  27 Aug 2014

  August 27: Fair demand was witnessed for washery grade (W3 & W4) coking coal offered by Centra... . ...Read More

• Mineral production index up 4.3% y-o-y in June

  27 Aug 2014

  August 27: The index of mineral production of the mining and quarrying sector for the month of Jul... . ...Read More

• SC verdict may plunge future of power firms in darkness

  27 Aug 2014

  In 1996, the promoter of a steel and power company walked into the coal ministry seeking supply fr... . ...Read More

• SC coal block decision worries Chhattisgarh power plants

  27 Aug 2014

  Threat of closure looms large over many coal blocks in Raigarh district of Chhattisgarh with Supre... . ...Read More