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• Commercial coal mining by pvt cos:Govt to consult stakeholders

  15 Jul 2014

  The government today said it will consult all stakeholders before taking up a Bill in Parliament o... . ...Read More

• Power crisis: PSPCL blames coal shortage for lesser output

  15 Jul 2014

  Faced with "mounting" criticism over load shedding, Punjab power utility PSPCL has blame... . ...Read More

• Coal India stock back to reality with a thud

  15 Jul 2014

  Good things take time to happen. Probably that’s what investors of Coal India Ltd have reali... . ...Read More

• Westwego officials up in arms over coal trains plan

  15 Jul 2014

  Westwego's elected officials Monday night continued sounding their alarm over a company's ... . ...Read More

• Slow growth spoiling China’s appetite for coal

  15 Jul 2014

  China’s slowdown has hit coal miners the hardest with the country, the top consumer of the f... . ...Read More

• Whitehaven sees small upturn in coking coal price in late 2014

  15 Jul 2014

  Australia's Whitehaven Coal Ltd expects a slight improvement in metallurgical coal prices in l... . ...Read More

• Coal prices soften further in international markets

  14 Jul 2014

  July 14: Low demand from Chinese companies, coupled with a cut in domestic prices of coal by some ... . ...Read More

• 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