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• Govt clears 296 projects worth Rs 6.6 tn till January

  17 Feb 2014

  February 17: The Union government has expedited project clearances and okayed 296 projects worth R... . ...Read More

• Budget 2014: Chidambaram leaves taxes unchanged

  17 Feb 2014

  February 17: Leaving direct taxes untouched, Finance Minister P Chidambaram slashed excise duties ... . ...Read More

• Govt seeks practical solutions to coal, power problems

  17 Feb 2014

  February 17: The government intends to find "practical solutions" to certain "stres... . ...Read More

• Exports show recovery, to grow 6.3% in 2013-14

  17 Feb 2014

  February 17: India's merchandise exports during 2013-14 are expected to grow by 6.3% year-on-y... . ...Read More

• MoC open to suggestions on new mining technologies

  17 Feb 2014

  February 17: The Ministry of Coal (MoC) is open to suggestions from the industry for the adoption ... . ...Read More

• Steam coal imports via Mundra up 34.78% in Jan m-o-m

  17 Feb 2014

  February 17: Steam coal imports through the port of Mundra rose 34.78% to 1,832,711 tons in Januar... . ...Read More

• Coking coal imports via Mundra fall 72.73% m-o-m in Jan

  17 Feb 2014

  February 17: Coking coal imports through Mundra Port during January 2014 fell almost 72.73% to 49,... . ...Read More

• Gypsum imports via Mundra sharply down in Jan m-o-m

  17 Feb 2014

  February 17: Imports of gypsum through Mundra Port stood at 755 tons in January 2014, sharply down... . ...Read More

• 29 coal blocks may be cancelled this week

  17 Feb 2014

  Acting on the recommendations of the Inter-Ministerial Group (IMG), the Coal Ministry is likely to... . ...Read More

• Panel on coal linkages to meet on February 21

  17 Feb 2014

  An inter-ministerial panel which was to meet on February 19 to review the status of existing coal ... . ...Read More

• Adopt cleaner technologies in coal energy generation: SCCL MD

  17 Feb 2014

  Low capacity power generation plants, which function with less efficiency causing more environment... . ...Read More

• CBI lens on Left Front coal block allocation

  17 Feb 2014

  The Left Front could be in a spot of bother ahead of Lok Sabha polls as a high-level team of Centr... . ...Read More

• SAIL-led group doing due diligence on coal mines abroad

  17 Feb 2014

  Steel Authority of India Ltd , India's second-biggest steelmaker, said its coal joint venture ... . ...Read More

• Coal to be primary fuel source for power in future: SCCL MD

  17 Feb 2014

  Singareni Collieries Company Limited (SCCL) chairman and managing director Suthirtha Bhattacharya ... . ...Read More

• Germany relocating towns to dig up more coal

  17 Feb 2014

  Most of us think of Germany as one of the most energy-progressive countries in the world. But in r... . ...Read More