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• Coal India wins tax-cut boost as environmentalists fret

  26 May 2017

    State-run Coal India Ltd , saddled with millions of tonnes of unsold coal, is expected to... . ...Read More

• Power producers likely to look at domestic coal to cut costs

  22 May 2017

  Private power producers may be looking at sourcing domestic coal to cut costs and keep power proje... . ...Read More

• JK Lakshmi Cement Q4 net profit down 19.4% at Rs 20.85 cr

  19 May 2017

  JK Lakshmi Cement today reported a 19.4 per cent decline in standalone net profit at Rs 20.85 cror... . ...Read More

• New coal linkage policy Shakti aims to cut power tariffs, NPAs

  19 May 2017

  The Union Cabinet on Wednesday approved a new coal linkage policy that seeks to lower power tariff... . ...Read More

• Shree Cement Q4FY17 standalone net profit declines 54.1% yoy

  17 May 2017

  Shree cements ltd's Q4FY17 standalone results for the quarter registered a beat on street esti... . ...Read More

• India’s Coal Production Expected to Boom Temporarily

  17 May 2017

  A report by the Indian government indicates the country will double its coal production to 1.5 bil... . ...Read More

• ACC, Ambuja Cements bring common services under OneIndia BSC

  16 May 2017

    The well thought out merger of ACC and Ambuja Cements is expected to be less disruptive o... . ...Read More

• "Indonesia coal output seen growing up to 5% this year and next"

  15 May 2017

  Indonesia, the world's top thermal coal exporter, could increase production of the fuel used i... . ...Read More

• Adani to begin extracting coal from Australian project in FY21

  15 May 2017

  Indian conglomerate Adani Group plans to begin extracting coal from the USD 16.5 billion Carmichae... . ...Read More

• Mining activity has potential to increase its contribution to GDP: NALCO CMD Tapan Kumar Chand

  12 May 2017

      Mining activity is capable of increasing its contribution to the GDP by up to 2 ... . ...Read More

• Government power companies may not import coal in FY18

  12 May 2017

  State-owned power plants imported around 12 million tonne of coal during 2016-17, less than a quar... . ...Read More

• Centre’s extension of tax benefits to mega power projects unlikely to effect revival; here’s why

  11 May 2017

  The government’s decision to extend the tax benefits for 25 mega power projects by five year... . ...Read More

• Steel companies roll over prices

  11 May 2017

  Steel companies have rolled over prices this month, in spite of a cost push, primarily due to a we... . ...Read More

• PM Modi lauds India’s solar power performance; equipment manufacturing to get a boost

  10 May 2017

  Prime Minister Narendra Modi today lauded India’s performance on renewable energy front anno... . ...Read More

• Indian power plants burning 8% less fuel on better coal quality

  10 May 2017

  India is burning 8% less coal than three years ago for producing each unit of power as quality con... . ...Read More