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• CIL coal despatches to power units fall 8.14% in July m-o-m

  08 Aug 2014

  August 8: Month-on-month despatches of coal to thermal power plants from mines of Coal India Ltd (... . ...Read More

• Birla Corp first quarter net profit doubles

  08 Aug 2014

  August 8: Birla Corporation Limited reported a sharp increase in its net profit at Rs 99.52 crore ... . ...Read More

• Railways captive power unit may be commissioned in ‘15

  08 Aug 2014

  August 8: The first unit of Indian Railway’s captive power plant at Nabinagar in Bihar is li... . ...Read More

• Water storage at reservoirs at comfortable level

  08 Aug 2014

  August 8: The water storage level at India’s important reservoirs, many of which offer hydro... . ...Read More

• Paradip Port cargo marginally down in July y-o-y

  08 Aug 2014

  August 8: Cargo handling by the port of Paradip during July 2014 fell slightly by 1.47% to 6.04 mi... . ...Read More

• Gypsum imports via Cochin Port at 12 tons in July

  08 Aug 2014

  August 8: Gypsum imports via Cochin Port stood at 12 tons during the month of July 2014, sharply d... . ...Read More

• India mulling report on Coal India restructuring

  08 Aug 2014

  India's coal ministry said it was studying the recommendations of consultants Deloitte on rest... . ...Read More

• Half of India’s power plants have less than 7 days of coal stocks

  08 Aug 2014

  Power minister Piyush Goyal says supply short due to factors like less lifting by plants through c... . ...Read More

• The great Indian coal rush

  08 Aug 2014

  Indian companies belonging to a range of sectors from power to steel have been venturing to far-of... . ...Read More

• Akhilesh asks Centre to gives more coal to Parichha station

  08 Aug 2014

  Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Akhilesh Yadav on Thursday asked the Centre to increase coal supply t... . ...Read More

• Northern hemisphere coal prices seen stunted at yr-end amid supply glut

  08 Aug 2014

  Plentiful supplies of coal used to generate electricity are poised to cap prices for the fuel near... . ...Read More

• Coal mine closing rattles Greene County Emerald shutdown to abolish 500 jobs

  08 Aug 2014

  Among the rolling hills and in the small towns of rural Greene County, where coal long has been ki... . ...Read More

• IMF Binds Drive Pakistan to Coal in Bid to End Subsidies

  08 Aug 2014

  ICI Pakistan Ltd.’s polyester business is losing money because it doesn’t get enough p... . ...Read More

• Miner Cliffs names Goncalves CEO, cancels coal mine plan

  08 Aug 2014

  Cliffs Natural Resources Inc, an iron ore and coal producer, said on Thursday that Lourenco Goncal... . ...Read More

• Key permit for Oregon coal export terminal under review

  08 Aug 2014

  One of the key permits necessary for Ambre Energy to begin barging up to 8.8 million tons of coal ... . ...Read More