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• Order paves the way for auction of all coal mines

  26 Aug 2014

  The advisory group led by Prabhu, reporting to power and coal minister Piyush Goyal, has already b... . ...Read More

• Coal allocation case: Companies try to work out next course of action

  26 Aug 2014

  Power and metal companies that will be affected by the Supreme Court’s observation on Monday... . ...Read More

• Hindalco, JSPL worst hit by SC order on coal block allocation

  26 Aug 2014

  Metal and mining counters such as Hindalco, Jindal Steel, and Tata Steel plunged up to 16 per cent... . ...Read More

• No diversion of coal from blocks allocated for UMPPs: SC

  26 Aug 2014

  The allocations of 12 coal blocks for ultra mega power projects (UMPP) would be used for it only a... . ...Read More

• Coal order: Blocks axed on development delays

  26 Aug 2014

  De-allocation began in 2006, picked up pace in 2012 after CAG found policy for allocations through... . ...Read More

• Indonesia on track to limit coal output

  26 Aug 2014

  The government has announced that it will proceed with plans to cap the production of coal next ye... . ...Read More

• China’s coal conversion projects spark climate concerns

  26 Aug 2014

  China is moving to slow the growth of projects that convert coal into natural gas as international... . ...Read More

• Coal scam: SC likely to pronounce verdict today

  25 Aug 2014

  The Supreme Court is likely to pronounce it verdict Monday on petitions which seeks quashing of co... . ...Read More

• Panel of third party samplers of coal constituted

  25 Aug 2014

  The Central Electricity Authority has constituted a panel of third party samplers of coal, includi... . ...Read More

• Lukewarm interest for coal imports from CIL

  25 Aug 2014

  Several coal consumers who previously expressed interest in receiving imported coal from Coal Indi... . ...Read More

• CBI to close case against Kumar Mangalam Birla, PC Parakh

  25 Aug 2014

  THE Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) has decided to close the 10-month-old coal block allegat... . ...Read More

• UPA pressured me to drop names from CWG, coal reports: Vinod Rai

  25 Aug 2014

  In fresh embarrassment to Congress, especially former Prime Minister Manmohan Singh, ex-CAG Vinod ... . ...Read More

• Steel players may benefit from low coking coal prices: Icra

  25 Aug 2014

  The domestic steel players producing steel through the blast furnace route stand to benefit from t... . ...Read More

• iMfolozi coal mines raise concerns

  25 Aug 2014

  THE coal, sand and mineral mines of KwaZulu-Natal — including illegal operations — hav... . ...Read More

• The age of coal in Trinidad

  25 Aug 2014

  Port-of-Spain has one of the finest natural harbours in the world. Being almost completely landloc... . ...Read More