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• SECL to seek clarification on Vandana Vidhyut for conversion to IPP from CPP

  21 Jan 2014

  January 21: The Standing Linkage Committee (Long Term) for power/sponge and cement in its meeting ... . ...Read More

• Coal ministry refuses to revive LoA of Bokaro Power Supply Company

  21 Jan 2014

  January 21: The standing linkage committee (Long term) has refused the contention of Bokaro Power ... . ...Read More

• Birla Cellulose set to get coal for additional 10 MW plant

  21 Jan 2014

  January 21: The Standing Linkage Committee (Long Term) or SLC (LT) has directed the South Eastern ... . ...Read More

• Govt. may stop taking new applications for LoAs from cement & sponge Cos.

  21 Jan 2014

  January 21: After having taken a decision in May 2013 to keep in abeyance taking fresh application... . ...Read More

• 391 applications from sponge iron sector pending with MoC for grant of LoAs

  21 Jan 2014

  January 21: A total of 391 applications from the sponge iron sector were pending in the Ministry o... . ...Read More

• 164 applications pending for grant of coal linkages to cement sector`

  21 Jan 2014

  January 21: A total of 164 applications from various companies in cement sector were pending in th... . ...Read More

• Pet coke despatches by rake fall marginally in December

  21 Jan 2014

  January 21: The loading of petroleum coke (fuel grade) by rakes by major Indian refineries in Dece... . ...Read More

• Steam coal imports via Kandla up 9.89% in Dec m-o-m

  21 Jan 2014

  January 21: Steam coal import through the port of Kandla stood at 288,186 tons in December, up 9.8... . ...Read More

• Coking coal imports via Kandla up 96.64% m-o-m in Dec

  21 Jan 2014

  January 21: Coking coal imports through the port of Kandla stood at 52,970 tons in December 2013, ... . ...Read More

• Mineral production index up 3.7% in Nov m-o-m

  21 Jan 2014

  January 21: The index of mineral production of mining and quarrying sector in November 2013 stood ... . ...Read More

• India’s Bhatia Denies Conspiracy Charge in Indonesia Coal Sales

  21 Jan 2014

  India’s Bhatia International Ltd. denied an allegation by the Central Bureau of Investigatio... . ...Read More

• NTPC alleges illegal mining in Jharkhand

  21 Jan 2014

    Public sector power producer NTPC today said it facing illegal mining at its Pakri Barwad... . ...Read More

• Govt plans to offer 4 coal blocks in first tranche of auction

  21 Jan 2014

  The Centre is planning to offer four coal blocks to power sector out of the proposed ten to be auc... . ...Read More

• ‘Coal block de-allocation will hit investments in sponge iron plants’

  21 Jan 2014

  The de-allocation of coal blocks awarded to sponge iron manufacturers may result in investments of... . ...Read More

• $400 mn coal gas boost for Reliance Industries

  21 Jan 2014

  Reliance Industries Ltd, India's biggest company by sales, could get some $400 million, or nea... . ...Read More