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• Anthracite coal imports via Mundra rise sharply in September

  17 Oct 2013

  October17: After a sharp decline in August, anthracite coal imports through Mundra port rose sharp... . ...Read More

• Imports of pet coke via Mundra rise significantly in September

  17 Oct 2013

  October 17: Imports of pet coke via Mundra port rose almost 233% in September 2013 to 30 tons agai... . ...Read More

• Gypsum imports via Mundra down 8.47% in September m-o-m

  17 Oct 2013

  October 17: Imports of gypsum through Mundra port stood at 838.00 tons in September 2013, 8.47% do... . ...Read More

• Steam coal imports via Mumbai drop 37.51% in Sept m-o-m

  17 Oct 2013

  October 17: Steam coal imports through the port of Mumbai were at 218,696 tons in September 2013 a... . ...Read More

• Govt to hold meetings with CIL every quarter on coal imports

  17 Oct 2013

  The government will hold meetings with CIL every quarter for examining the import of fossil fuel b... . ...Read More

• CoalMin to de-allocate several coal blocks

  17 Oct 2013

  Stung by the CBI's intensified hunt, an alarmed coal ministry has moved to de-allocate two blo... . ...Read More

• China coal sector price war is over: JP Morgan

  17 Oct 2013

  J.P. Morgan analysts Daniel Kang and Waiyin Karen Li believe the price war amongst China’s c... . ...Read More

• Hindalco yet to get any coal, even 8 years later

  17 Oct 2013

  Hindalco will have to buy coal from other sources at a very high cost for its Rs 17,000-crore alum... . ...Read More

• Parakh should disclose how coal blocks were allotted: Yashwant Sinha

  17 Oct 2013

  The BJP on Wednesday termed as "not surprising" remarks of ex-coal secretary PC Parakh t... . ...Read More

• Coal and conspiracy

  17 Oct 2013

  It is a sobering thought that the CBI has not yet uncovered even a whiff of a financial trail, whi... . ...Read More

• Engaged in "witch-hunting": Digvijay Singh on coalgate

  17 Oct 2013

  Amid strong reactions over CBI's FIR against top industrialist Kumar Mangalam Birla in the c... . ...Read More

• Post-Hindalco row, no IAS officer will clear any file: ex-Cabinet secretary

  17 Oct 2013

  The UPA government's attempts to dispel perceptions of a prolonged policy drift by pressing ah... . ...Read More

• NLC, Hindalco equally entitled to coal block:ex-coal secy Parakh

  17 Oct 2013

  Former coal secretary Prakash Chandra Parakh insisted on Wednesday (October 16) that there was not... . ...Read More

• Coal auction plan may help govt contain slowdown

  17 Oct 2013

  The government’s plans to auction coal blocks to private companies may prove to be a handy t... . ...Read More

• CIL not expert in CBM exploration: Veerappa Moily

  17 Oct 2013

  Oil minister Veerappa Moily has rejected a draft note for the Cabinet proposing exploration of coa... . ...Read More