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• No change visible yet in govt policy on block de-allocation

  14 Jul 2014

  July 14: There is no change so far in the BJP-led UPA government’s policy towards de-allocat... . ...Read More

• MCL mines resume production after 4 days’ blockade

  14 Jul 2014

  July 14: Three coal mines of Mahanadi Coalfields Ltd (MCL) resumed production on July 14 after rem... . ...Read More

• CIL coal despatches to power units fall 11.23% in June m-o-m

  14 Jul 2014

  July 14: Month-on-month despatches of coal to thermal power plants from mines of Coal India Ltd (C... . ...Read More

• CCL’s Amrapali project dedicated to nation

  14 Jul 2014

  July 14: The prestigious Amrapali mining project of Central Coalfields Limited (CCL), a subsidiary... . ...Read More

• Coal minister seeks Jharkhand MPs’ help to expedite rail project

  14 Jul 2014

  July 14: Minister of State (Independent Charges) for Coal, Power and New & Renewable Energy Pi... . ...Read More

• India’s May IIP at 4.7%, highest since October 2012

  14 Jul 2014

  July 14: Aided by better growth in manufacturing, mining and the electricity sector, India's I... . ...Read More

• Indian Railways’ Q1 freight traffic up 10.89%

  14 Jul 2014

  July 14: Indian Railways carried 267.88 million tons (mt) of revenue earning freight traffic durin... . ...Read More

• India’s June WPI at 5.43%

  14 Jul 2014

  July 14: India’s wholesale price inflation (WPI) stood at 5.43% in June 2014, the lowest in ... . ...Read More

• Steam coal imports via Gangavaram fall 37.59% in June m-o-m

  14 Jul 2014

  July 14: Steam coal imports via Gangavaram Port stood at 473,262 tons in June 2014, down 37.59% fr... . ...Read More

• Coking coal imports via Gangavaram up 63.52% in June m-o-m

  14 Jul 2014

  July 14: Coking coal imports through the port of Gangavaram stood at 632,466 tons in June 2014, up... . ...Read More

• Met coke imports via Gangavaram up sharply in June m-o-m

  14 Jul 2014

  July 14: Imports of met coke via Gangavaram Port stood at 32,860 tons in June 2014, up sharply fro... . ...Read More

• Pet coke imports via Gangavaram up 90.21% in June

  14 Jul 2014

  July 14: Pet coke imports via Gangavaram Port stood at 216,272 tons during the month of June 2014,... . ...Read More

• Coal e-auction limit to be cut by 25 mt to feed power plants

  14 Jul 2014

  The government is planning to reduce the e-auction limit for coal by 25 million tonnes to cater to... . ...Read More

• Govt sets 68 mt output target for captive coal mines in FY15

  14 Jul 2014

  The government has fixed a production target of about 68 million tonnes for captive coal mines all... . ...Read More

• Govt revives proposal for CIL to import coal; pool with domestic produce

  14 Jul 2014

  The government is reviving a proposal to ask monopoly state-run miner Coal IndiaBSE -1.83 % to imp... . ...Read More