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• Coking coal imports via Kolkata up 4.88% m-o-m in July

  04 Aug 2014

  August 4: Coking coal imports through Kolkata Port rose 4.88% to 420,076 tons in July 2014 against... . ...Read More

• Met coke imports via Kolkata plunge 78% in July m-o-m

  04 Aug 2014

  August 4: Met coke imports through the port of Kolkata plunged 77.94% to 14,479 tons in July 2014 ... . ...Read More

• Pet coke imports via Kolkata Port drop 31.33% in July

  04 Aug 2014

  August 4: Pet coke imports via Kolkata Port dropped a considerable 31.33% to 10,568 tons in July 2... . ...Read More

• PCI coal imports via Kolkata plunge 61% in July m-o-m

  04 Aug 2014

  August 4: PCI coal imports through the port of Kolkata dropped by 60.96% to 25,017 tons in July 20... . ...Read More

• July anthracite coal imports via Kolkata surge 74.28% m-o-m

  04 Aug 2014

  August 4: Anthracite coal imports through the port of Kolkata surged 74.28% to 33,146 tons in July... . ...Read More

• ‘Coal supplies will not be a cause for concern for power plants’

  04 Aug 2014

  There is no cause for concern with regard to coal supplies to the country’s power plants, Mi... . ...Read More

• Eight comapanies keen on partnering Coal India for gasification

  04 Aug 2014

  Five Indian and three foreign companies have evinced interest in partnering with Coal India to und... . ...Read More

• First action plan to modernise Coal India mines likely in Oct

  04 Aug 2014

  The first action plan for technological development and modernisation of Coal India (CIL) mines is... . ...Read More

• National Green Tribunal upholds ban on coal mining in Meghalaya

  04 Aug 2014

   Noting that right to life is far more significant than economic interest of a state or an in... . ...Read More

• Coal shortage hitting power generation in Maharashtra

  04 Aug 2014

  State-owned Maharashtra State Power Generating Company ( Mahagenco) has temporarily shut down five... . ...Read More

• Govt may finalise policy on utilisation of surplus coal by Sept

  04 Aug 2014

  The policy on utilisation of surplus coal from captive mines is likely by the next month. The d... . ...Read More

• Police busts coal racket in Bhalua

  04 Aug 2014

  A special police task force conducted a raid at a hotel in Bhalua village, under Chouparan police ... . ...Read More

• Coal mine threat to Great Barrier Reef

  04 Aug 2014

  The coal mine, owned by India's Adani Group, will cover an area of 200 sq km producing 60m ton... . ...Read More

• Rising coal prices eroding competitive edge: Experts

  04 Aug 2014

  Rising coal and gas prices could jack up electricity generation costs and erode the competitivenes... . ...Read More

• Shipping rates fall as China hydropower hits coal imports

  04 Aug 2014

  Record production of hydropower from the Three Gorges and newer dams is displacing so much coal th... . ...Read More