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• Coking coal imports via Mormugao down 23.58% in June m-o-m

  28 Jul 2014

  July 28: Coking coal imports through the port of Mormugao fell 23.58% to 409,996 tons in June 2014... . ...Read More

• Steam coal imports via Mormugao up 14.08% in June m-o-m

  28 Jul 2014

  July 28: Steam coal imports through the port of Mormugao rose 14.08% to 209,928 tons in June 2014,... . ...Read More

• Met coke import via Mormugao port at 49,451 tons during June

  28 Jul 2014

  July 28: Import of met coke via Mormugao port stood at 49,451 tons during the month of June 2014 w... . ...Read More

• TANGEDCO’s Coal Imports Likely to Go Up by 60%

  28 Jul 2014

  Tamil Nadu requires an additional 3.4 million tonnes of imported coal to stave off power crisis th... . ...Read More

• Government revives talks on surplus coal policy that bars excess production by captive mine owners

  28 Jul 2014

  The coal ministry has begun consultations with other wings of the government on a contentious poli... . ...Read More

• Greg Hunt approves Adani’s Carmichael coal mine in Galilee Basin

  28 Jul 2014

  THE federal government has given the go ahead for the giant Carmichael coal mine proposed by India... . ...Read More

• Coal crunch hits power generation at two thermal power plants in Andhra Pradesh

  28 Jul 2014

  Power generation at the Vijayawada Thermal Power Station and Rayalaseema Thermal Power Plant remai... . ...Read More

• Govt moves to ease coal starvation for power companies

  28 Jul 2014

  Coal-starved thermal projects in India will now have access to a steady supply of the fuel. &nbs... . ...Read More

• Coal India yet to sign fuel supply pacts with 12 power units

  28 Jul 2014

  State-owned Coal IndiaBSE -2.31 % (CIL) is yet to enter into fuel supply pacts with 12 power units... . ...Read More

• Goa vigilance department to probe Chhattisgarh coal block deal

  28 Jul 2014

  Goa government today said the state vigilance department will investigate the alleged irregulariti... . ...Read More

• Coal India Limited undermined by basic equipment flaws

  28 Jul 2014

  As Prime Minister Narendra Modi's government looks to shape up Coal India Ltd for a potential ... . ...Read More

• Infrastructure status to coal mining may not help companies

  28 Jul 2014

  The Union Coal Ministry has revived a decade-old proposal for granting infrastructure status to co... . ...Read More

• Nagaland State govt to check illegal coal mining

  28 Jul 2014

  Chief Minister TR Zeliang on Friday tabled the Nagaland Coal Policy (Ist Amendment) 2014 & the... . ...Read More

• Dark days descend on Chinese coal

  28 Jul 2014

  More than 70 per cent of China's coal firms are making losses, the head of the coal industry a... . ...Read More

• Minerals Council talks up future of coal exports, despite prediction of 2016 peak in Chinese demand

  28 Jul 2014

  The NSW Minerals Council says the growth rate of Australian coal exports to China may be slowing, ... . ...Read More