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• Coal ministry plans to auction 25 blocks in Jharkhand, Gujarat, Maharashtra

  09 Jun 2014

  The coal ministry plans to auction about 25 coal blocks that were taken back from private firms ov... . ...Read More

• National Green Tribunal to Review Ban on Coal Mining in Meghalaya

  09 Jun 2014

  The National Green Tribunal will hold a meeting in Shillong on Monday to review its order bannin... . ...Read More

• Power bid to check coal price

  09 Jun 2014

  The power ministry has asked its coal counterpart to advise CIL to supply fuel at the company&rs... . ...Read More

• Indonesia Power Station Coal Demand Seen Almost Doubling by 2022

  09 Jun 2014

  Indonesia is expected to nearly double domestic consumption of thermal coal over the next eight ... . ...Read More

• Coal: Environmentalists predict ‘last gasp’ for a traditional industry

  09 Jun 2014

  Coal exports, a lifeline for the besieged US mining sector, are faltering. After hitting a reco... . ...Read More

• Coal already losing ground to natural gas

  09 Jun 2014

  American coal was first mined commercially in Richmond and today the U.S. is among the world&rsquo... . ...Read More

• US: Under attack, coal maintains its political muscle

  09 Jun 2014

  The coal industry is shedding thousands of jobs and facing the government’s most severe crac... . ...Read More

• Weak trend prevails in international coal prices

  06 Jun 2014

  June 6: A weak trend prevailed in international coal markets on June 5 amidst continued low demand... . ...Read More

• Western Uttar Pradesh’ brick kiln-makers start using US coal

  06 Jun 2014

  June 6: Taking a cue from the example set by brick kiln-makers in Punjab, now brick manufacturers ... . ...Read More

• Shree Cement starts operation at Aurangabad unit

  06 Jun 2014

  June 6: Shree Cement Ltd has started marketing cement from its newly-built plant at Aurangabad in ... . ...Read More

• CIL’s April coal despatches up 1.63% y-o-y

  06 Jun 2014

  June 6: Despatches by Coal India Ltd (CIL) stood at 40.5 million tons (mt) during April 2014, up 1... . ...Read More

• CIL’s coal allotment via spot e-auction up 7.71% in Apr m-o-m

  06 Jun 2014

  June 6: The total allotment of coal offered by various subsidiaries of CIL through the spot e-auct... . ...Read More

• Faulty transformers costing power sector Rs 200k cr: ITMA

  06 Jun 2014

  June 6: The Indian power sector is suffering losses amounting to more than Rs 200,000 crore in the... . ...Read More

• Clubbing ministries to benefit power sector: Transformers’ body

  06 Jun 2014

  June 6: The NDA government’s move to put the coal and power ministries under a single minist... . ...Read More

• Steam coal imports via Kolkata Port at 6,300 tons in May

  06 Jun 2014

  June 6: There were steam coal imports of 6,300 tons in May 2014 through the port of Kolkata, accor... . ...Read More