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• Govt grants EC to 5 coal projects in July

  24 Jul 2014

  July 24: In a bid to expedite clearance of new coal mining projects, the Ministry of Environment a... . ...Read More

• CAG pulls up Railways over PPP projects

  24 Jul 2014

  July 24: The Comptroller and Auditor General (CAG) of India, a constitutional body, has pulled up ... . ...Read More

• Govt yet to approve revision of royalty rates on minerals

  24 Jul 2014

  July 24: The government is yet to approve the change of royalty rates on minerals. Therefore, it i... . ...Read More

• Total number of functional mines at 9,872

  24 Jul 2014

  July 24: The total number of mines currently at functional stage in the country is at 9,872, Vishn... . ...Read More

• Essar Ports Q1 net profit down 9%

  24 Jul 2014

  July 24: Essar Ports Limited reported a 9.07% drop in its net profit for the April-June quarter (f... . ...Read More

• Coal handling at Mormugao Port falls 34.31% in June

  24 Jul 2014

  July 24: Coal handling at Mormugao Port stood at 519,000 tons during the month of June 2014, down ... . ...Read More

• June steam coal imports via Paradip up 40.66% m-o-m

  24 Jul 2014

  July 24: Steam coal imports through the port of Paradip rose 40.66% to 872,114 tons in June 2014 a... . ...Read More

• Coking coal imports via Paradip up 31.69% in June m-o-m

  24 Jul 2014

  July 24: Imports of coking coal through the port of Paradip rose 31.69% to 438,087 tons in June 20... . ...Read More

• Met coke imports via Paradip drop 12.66% in June m-o-m

  24 Jul 2014

  July 24:  Imports of met coke through the port of Paradip in June 2014 decreased 12.66% to 12... . ...Read More

• June PCI imports via Paradip Port more than double m-o-m

  24 Jul 2014

  July 24: PCI coal imports through the port of Paradip more than doubled to 35,229 tons in June 201... . ...Read More

• No pet coke imports via Paradip Port in June

  24 Jul 2014

  July 24: There were no pet coke imports through the port of Paradip in June 2014, as per provision... . ...Read More

• June anthracite coal imports via Paradip at 40,750 tons

  24 Jul 2014

  July 24: Anthracite coal imports through the port of Paradip were at 40,750 tons in June 2014, as ... . ...Read More

• Gypsum imports via Paradip up 29.06% in June m-o-m

  24 Jul 2014

  July 24: Gypsum imports through the port of Paradip rose 29.06% to 71,500 tons in June against a v... . ...Read More

• Coal projects: Environment ministry eases clearance rule

  24 Jul 2014

  Agrees to coal ministry idea of doing away with individual mine examination and to, instead, consi... . ...Read More

• Allow private miners in coal production, Plan panel to tell PMO

  24 Jul 2014

  The Planning Commission plans to recommend to the Prime Minister's Office that the government ... . ...Read More