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• Iron ore price falls below $60 a tonne as China fights pollution

  11 Oct 2017

  The price of steelmaking ingredient iron ore, a major source of profit for some of the world&rsquo... . ...Read More

• India: Coal stocks at power plants down to six days

  11 Oct 2017

  Coal stocks at power plants across the country have declined to a point where they can meet the re... . ...Read More

• State govt. seeks to import coal

  11 Oct 2017

  Faced with a shortfall in power generation due to inadequate supply of coal, the State government ... . ...Read More

• Diwali cheer: Coal India staff get 20% wage hike

  11 Oct 2017

  In a Diwali bonanza to its employees, Coal India finalised the Tenth Wage Agreement of Coal Worker... . ...Read More

• Coal India fuel supply to power plants rises by 21 % in September

  10 Oct 2017

  State-owned CIL on Monday said that supply of coal to power utilities increased by 20.6 percent to... . ...Read More

• Rising heat, coal shortage lead to power cuts

  06 Oct 2017

  Soaring temperatures and a shortage of coal in the country has pushed up the city’s power re... . ...Read More

• Coal supplies zoom, but shortage at IPPs keeps power tariff high

  06 Oct 2017

  Despite the increase in domestic coal supplies in the last two months, the open market electricity... . ...Read More

• NCL registers 17% growth in coal production during first half of FY18

  05 Oct 2017

  Northern Coalfields Ltd (NCL), a subsidiary of Coal India, today said it has registered a 17 per c... . ...Read More

• India’s August coal shipments fall 14%

  05 Oct 2017

  Coal shipments handled by major Indian ports in August fell over 14% from a year earlier to 9.3 mi... . ...Read More

• Coal India output rises second straight month as plants buy more

  04 Oct 2017

  Coal India Ltd., the world’s biggest producer of the fuel, reported its second straight year... . ...Read More

• NLC seeks global, private firms to develop 2 coal mines in Odisha

  04 Oct 2017

  Lignite miner and power producer NLC India Ltd has invited domestic and foreign companies to devel... . ...Read More

• Coal India misses April-Sept production target by 11.43 mt

  04 Oct 2017

  State-owned Coal India produced 231.87 million tonnes (MT) of coal in April-September period this ... . ...Read More

• Coal India mulls entering minerals mining

  03 Oct 2017

  World’s largest coal miner Coal India is considering a proposal to diversify into mining of ... . ...Read More

• Coal India to invest Rs15,000 crore this fiscal for capex, other projects

  03 Oct 2017

  The world’s largest coal miner, CIL (Coal India Limited), is lining up nearly Rs8,500 crore ... . ...Read More

• Power plants near mines will lift coal through road: Coal Ministry

  22 Sep 2017

  The coal ministry today said power plants located within a 60 km range of mine pit heads shall aug... . ...Read More