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• Coking coal imports via Kandla falls 3.3% in May

  26 Jun 2014

  June 26: Coking coal imports through the port of Kandla stood at 23,000 tons in May 2014, down 3.3... . ...Read More

• Steam coal imports via Kandla up 41.32% in May m-o-m

  26 Jun 2014

  June 26: Steam coal imports through the port of Kandla stood at 607,699 tons in May 2014, up 41.32... . ...Read More

• Metcoke import via Kandla port at 10,000 tons in May

  26 Jun 2014

  June 26: Met coke import via Kandla port stood at 10,000 tons during the month of May 2014, accord... . ...Read More

• Gypsum import via Kandla port at 60,100 tons in May

  26 Jun 2014

  June 26: Import of gypsum through Kandla port stood at 51,974 tons during the month of May 2014, d... . ...Read More

• Coal import prices likely to head lower

  26 Jun 2014

  Thermal coal is facing the twin global challenges of cyclically strong supply growth and a structu... . ...Read More

• A.K. Dubey new Coal India chairman

  26 Jun 2014

  Nearly a month after the resignation of Coal India Ltd’s chairman and managing director S. N... . ...Read More

• Auction of captive coal mines gets lukewarm response

  26 Jun 2014

  The first-ever auction of captive coal mining assets has turned out to be a damp squib.   ... . ...Read More

• Market pricing of gas and coal denationalisation are essential steps for India’s energy security

  26 Jun 2014

  The Union cabinet will further review gas prices and no immediate change is in the offing. While a... . ...Read More

• Solution of coal issue to be first test: HSBC

  26 Jun 2014

  Fixing the coal problem will be the first real test of the Narendra Modi government, according to ... . ...Read More

• Coal India Unit May Auction Stockpiles Not Lifted by NTPC

  26 Jun 2014

  Mahanadi Coalfields Ltd (MCL), a subsidiary of Coal India that supplies fuel to NTPC's power p... . ...Read More

• Will try to provide coal to make power plants operate at 80-90% capacity: Piyush Goyal

  26 Jun 2014

  Piyush Goyal, minister for power, coal and renewable energy, says systemic changes will help solve... . ...Read More

• Coal ministry seeks details of struck CIL project

  26 Jun 2014

  At a time state-run coal major is drawing flak from all quarters for coal shortage across the coun... . ...Read More

• Coal India outlook gets rosier

  26 Jun 2014

    The central government’s task of selling 14.65 per cent stake in Coal India (CIL) t... . ...Read More

• India Inc lauds proposal to expedite green nod for CIL’s expansion plans

  26 Jun 2014

  The industry has welcomed the government's proposal to expedite environmental clearances for s... . ...Read More

• Top Steelmakers Profit Boosted by Cheaper Coal: Corporate India

  26 Jun 2014

  India’s steelmakers are set for a rebound. Falling fuel costs just as a new government promi... . ...Read More