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• SA coal prices remain firm

  18 Jun 2014

  June 18: The spot prices of South African standard coal remained firmed on June 17 even as major b... . ...Read More

• CIL’s June production affected to ‘some’ extent: Official

  18 Jun 2014

  June 18: The overall coal production of Coal India Ltd (CIL) is likely to be affected in June to &... . ...Read More

• CIL defends sampling of Mozambique coal at CMPDI laboratory

  18 Jun 2014

  June 18: Coal India Limited (CIL) has defended its decision to bring coal from Mozambique for test... . ...Read More

• CIL Chairman’s resignation accepted: Official

  18 Jun 2014

  June 18: The resignation of S Narsing Rao as Chairman of Coal India Ltd (CIL) has been accepted by... . ...Read More

• WCL CMD D. C. Garg passes away

  18 Jun 2014

  June 18: The Chairman and Managing Director (CMD) of Western Coalfields Ltd (WCL), D. C. Garg, pas... . ...Read More

• India’s cement production falls 3.83% in April m-o-m

  18 Jun 2014

  June 18: India’s cement production stood at 23.84 million tons (mt) during the month of Apri... . ...Read More

• CMA asks Railway Board to withdraw ‘new offer and allotment system’

  18 Jun 2014

  June 18: The Cement Manufacturers’ Association (CMA), has once again urged the Railway Board... . ...Read More

• CIL’s May coal despatches up 0.42% m-o-m

  18 Jun 2014

  June 18: Despatches by Coal India Ltd (CIL) stood at 40.67 million tons (mt) during May 2014, up 0... . ...Read More

• Indian Railways’ commodity wise revenue up 7.05% in Apr-May

  18 Jun 2014

  June 18: The Indian Railways have generated Rs 16405.26 crore of revenue earnings from commodity-w... . ...Read More

• Heatwave boosts India coal imports - research firm

  18 Jun 2014

  Indian coal imports climbed 12 percent in May from the year before, provisional data from research... . ...Read More

• Coal quality issue between NTPC, CIL likely to be resolved soon

  18 Jun 2014

  The government is expected to resolve the contentious issue of coal quality supplies between power... . ...Read More

• Bill Aimed at Closing Coal Ash Pits Advanced Out of Committee

  18 Jun 2014

  State senators advanced a proposal out of committee aimed at cleaning up coal ash in North Carolin... . ...Read More

• The Clean Power Plan Means Changes for Coal, But Not the Ones You Might Expect

  18 Jun 2014

  Under President Obama's recently announced Clean Power Plan, the Environmental Protection Agen... . ...Read More

• Morwell fire: water pipes ‘had been removed’ before coal mine caught alight

  18 Jun 2014

  Water pipes meant to dampen exposed coal in case of fire were not in place when a Victorian coal m... . ...Read More

• Low, mid-cv Indonesian thermal coal prices edge lower on limited buying

  18 Jun 2014

  Some low and mid-cv grades of Indonesian thermal coal edged 10-20 cents/mt lower in Asia trade due... . ...Read More