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• India’s cement output falls 3.08% in June m-o-m

  20 Aug 2014

  August 20: India’s cement production stood at 22.99 million tons (mt) in June 2014, down by ... . ...Read More

• Cement cos’ May coal consumption up 4.43% m-o-m

  20 Aug 2014

  August 20: The Indian cement sector consumed a total of 1.743 mt of coal during May 2014, up 4.43%... . ...Read More

• Cement sector’s May coal receipts up 13.54% m-o-m

  20 Aug 2014

  August 20: The Indian cement sector received 1.887 million tons (mt) of coal during May 2014, up 1... . ...Read More

• CMA urges govt to maintain e-auction status quo

  20 Aug 2014

  August 20: The Cement Manufacturers’ Association (CMA) has requested the government to maint... . ...Read More

• July shortfall in coal receipts by power utilities at 6.79 mt

  20 Aug 2014

  August 20: Total shortfall in coal receipts by Indian power utilities during July 2014 stood at 6.... . ...Read More

• 24 power utilities received excess coal in July

  20 Aug 2014

  August 20: A total of 24 power plants out of 122 in the country monitored by the Central Electrici... . ...Read More

• Govt mulls mining bill in Winter Session

  20 Aug 2014

  Coal Mines (Nationalisation) Amendment Bill, 2000 was introduced in Rajya Sabha on April 24, 2000 ... . ...Read More

• Change in coal e-auction policy will hit Bhushan Power’s Odisha plant

  20 Aug 2014

  The change in the Centre’s policy on e-auction of coal — reducing the quantity put up ... . ...Read More

• Village Council vote on Mahan coal mine project called off

  20 Aug 2014

  Fresh voting by tribals to decide on the fate of Essar Power and Hindalco Industries' coal min... . ...Read More

• NTPC seeks to tie up with Coal India, BHEL

  20 Aug 2014

  NTPC continues to reel under coal shortage, seeks to secure supplies with these tie ups NTPC is... . ...Read More

• BHEL develops new boiler with fuel flexibility

  20 Aug 2014

  India's power generation is mainly coal-based and the power sector is currently plagued by coa... . ...Read More

• NTPC plant faces shutdown

  20 Aug 2014

  Vindhayachal plant faces shutdown, supply to seven states; UT to be impacted... NTPC’s la... . ...Read More

• Coal stocks still low, Delhi-NCR face blackouts

  20 Aug 2014

  The Delhi-NCR region and large parts of India could be headed for another power crisis, unless the... . ...Read More

• CBI likely to close coal block allocation case against Kumar Mangalam Birla, PC Parakh

  20 Aug 2014

  The Central Bureau of Investigation is likely to close the coal block allocation case filed in Oct... . ...Read More

• Coal scam: Special court commences hearing in allocation cases

  20 Aug 2014

  The special court, constituted by the Supreme Court to exclusively hold trial in cases of coal blo... . ...Read More