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• Sluggish trend in international coal markets

  17 Mar 2014

  March 17: Spot coal prices remained largely stable in international markets on March 14 in the abs... . ...Read More

• Coal despatches by CIL, SCCL fall 9.38% in Feb m-o-m

  17 Mar 2014

  March 17: Despatches of coal by domestic miners Coal India Ltd (CIL) and Singareni Collieries Comp... . ...Read More

• CIL assures resolution of CMOAI issues in 3 month

  17 Mar 2014

  March 17: The management of Coal India Ltd (CIL) has assured the Coal Mine Officers' Associati... . ...Read More

• SECL gets MoEF nod for Jampali project in Chhattisgarh

  17 Mar 2014

  March 17: South Eastern Coalfields Limited (SECL), a subsidiary of Coal India Limited (CIL), has r... . ...Read More

• Court order puts JSPL, Gagan Sponge BG deduction on hold

  17 Mar 2014

  March 17: The Ministry of Coal (MoC) has informed Jindal Steel & Power and Gagan Sponge Iron P... . ...Read More

• NTPC bags contract in Sri Lanka

  17 Mar 2014

  March 17: The consultancy wing of NTPC has bagged the contract for providing Owner's Engineer ... . ...Read More

• Ship building industry growing at 20% y-o-y

  17 Mar 2014

  March 17: The Indian shipbuilding industry, which includes both war ships and merchant navy ships,... . ...Read More

• Eastern India must pull manufacturing jobs from China: CII

  17 Mar 2014

  March 17: The eastern India states, particularly West Bengal, have rich human capital and should s... . ...Read More

• As 10 plants stop lifting coal, output & despatch at CIL hit

  17 Mar 2014

  As many as 10 thermal power plants with an aggregate generation of 15,200 MW have stopped lifting ... . ...Read More

• MCL shuts major Odisha coal mine over approval delay

  17 Mar 2014

  Mahanadi Coalfields Ltd (MCL), a unit of state-run Coal India, Saturday shut operations at one of ... . ...Read More

• Coal India may miss output target for FY14 by 12 million tonnes

  17 Mar 2014

    Battling on various fronts to boost production, Coal India Ltd, the world's largest m... . ...Read More

• Coal officers ‘defer’ strike after assurances

  17 Mar 2014

  After observing a day’s strike, coal sector officers have deferred their three-day programme... . ...Read More

• Reforms in coal sector remain a grey area for the government

  17 Mar 2014

  In its efforts to bring reforms to the coal sector, the UPA government not only failed but also en... . ...Read More

• Solar PV to replace coal as “incumbent” technology

  17 Mar 2014

  Australia is embarking on a radical transformation of its electricity system that will see solar P... . ...Read More

• Columbia River coal pollution lawsuit against BNSF railway moves forward as new research raises air quality concerns on Seattle rail lines

  17 Mar 2014

  A lawsuit against the BNSF Railway Company will proceed after the U.S. District Court for the West... . ...Read More