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• Central Coalfields holds meeting with CPPs

  23 Jul 2014

  July 23: In a bid to redress the complaints of captive power plants (CPPs), the top management of ... . ...Read More

• Cement cos’ April coal consumption falls 5.87% m-o-m

  23 Jul 2014

  July 23: The Indian cement sector consumed a total of 1.669 mt of coal during April 2014, down 5.8... . ...Read More

• Cement sector’s April coal receipts up 1.47% m-o-m

  23 Jul 2014

  July 23: The Indian cement sector received 1.662 million tons (mt) of coal during April 2014, up 1... . ...Read More

• MoC sets up panel to consider coal royalty revision

  23 Jul 2014

  July 23: A study group, to consider revision of rates of royalty on coal and lignite, has been set... . ...Read More

• JSW Energy Q1 PAT up 52% at Rs 325 crore

  23 Jul 2014

  July 23: JSW Energy, part of the JSW Group, has recorded a profit after tax (PAT) of Rs 325 crore ... . ...Read More

• Gypsum imports via Cochin Port at 320 tons in June

  23 Jul 2014

  July 23: Imports of gypsum via Cochin Port stood at 320 tons during June 2014, according to provis... . ...Read More

• Mineral production index up 2.7% y-o-y in May

  23 Jul 2014

  June 23: The index of mineral production of the mining and quarrying sector for the month of May 2... . ...Read More

• Power generation units stare at coal shortages

  23 Jul 2014

  Coal production in the open cast projects of Singareni Collieries Company Limited (SCCL) has decli... . ...Read More

• Coal firm SOS on Trinamul leader

  23 Jul 2014

  Eastern Coalfields, a Coal India subsidiary, has threatened to suspend work at a mine in Raniganj ... . ...Read More

• Coal India’s breakup: Modi’s trump card?

  23 Jul 2014

  According to government sources, Narendra Modi’s administration is currently on track to sel... . ...Read More

• Village vote on Essar, Hindalco Mahan block between 18-22 August

  23 Jul 2014

  Villagers will vote on whether the land can be used for mining and how to relinquish their forest ... . ...Read More

• NTPC assures sufficient coal stock at Odisha plants

  23 Jul 2014

  CEA of India had said that 46 out of 100 electricity generation stations in the country have fuel ... . ...Read More

• Villagers threaten to paralyse coal mining in Odisha colliery from July 25

  23 Jul 2014

  The aggrieved villagers of Hensmul in the Talcher coalfield area in Odisha have rejected the &lsqu... . ...Read More

• Odisha, IWAI Sign Pact to Develop 332km National Waterway to Transport Coal, Iron Ore

  23 Jul 2014

  For the development and maintenance of 332km stretch of National Waterways-5 in Odisha, Inland Wat... . ...Read More

• Mechel reports record results for coal supplies to Asia Pacific

  23 Jul 2014

  Mechel OAO (NYSE: MTL), one of the leading Russian mining and metals companies, reports reaching r... . ...Read More