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• Contract staff will help Coal India tide over Sept 2 strike

  25 Aug 2016

  Coal India might not face production loss despite four central trade unions going ahead with a one... . ...Read More

• Glencore Records $395 Million Loss From Hedging Coal Output

  25 Aug 2016

  Glencore Plc, the world’s biggest coal exporter, recorded a $395 million loss by hedging fut... . ...Read More

• Reliance permitted to mortgage Sasan coal block

  25 Aug 2016

  The government on Tuesday approved Anil Ambani­led Reliance Power's request to mortgage ... . ...Read More

• Court decision to charge former coal secretary Harish Chandra Gupta may paralyse bureaucracy

  25 Aug 2016

  A policy paralysis can strike the central government because of shock and anxiety in the bureauc... . ...Read More

• Cabinet okays slew of rail network expansion projects

  24 Aug 2016

  In a major push to give a boost to the infrastructure sector in the country, the Cabinet Committee... . ...Read More

• UDAY scheme: Power companies still losing 20 paise on every rupee spent on transmission

  24 Aug 2016

  UDAY, a government scheme aimed at rescuing power distribution companies from their financial me... . ...Read More

• Reliance Cement becomes subsidiary of Birla Corp

  24 Aug 2016

  Reliance Cement Company Private Ltd. (RCCPL) has become a subsidiary of the city-based Birla Corpo... . ...Read More

• Reliance permitted to mortgage Sasan coal block

  24 Aug 2016

  The government on Tuesday approved Anil Ambani­led Reliance Power's request to mortgage ... . ...Read More

• Brexit Worsens U.K. Energy Supply Risk as Coal Closures Loom

  24 Aug 2016

  Britain’s decision to leave the European Union may push back its planned exit from coal, a m... . ...Read More

• Railways rationalises coal freight to offset falling volumes; long-distance rate cut

  24 Aug 2016

  Facing shortfall in freight loading, Railways today rationalised coal tariff by reducing the rate ... . ...Read More

• Ikata 3 operating at full power again

  23 Aug 2016

  Ikata 3 had been idle since being taken offline for a periodic inspection in April 2011. However, ... . ...Read More

• China’s drive to clean up its coal power, one plant at a time

  23 Aug 2016

  China, the world’s top greenhouse gas emitter, is often chided for its carbon-belching, Dick... . ...Read More

• Bengal coal cess under scanner

  23 Aug 2016

  The Centre has nudged the Mamata Banerjee-government to cut cess on coal, but the state remained n... . ...Read More

• JSPL cuts intraday losses after winning coal linkages

  23 Aug 2016

  Jindal Steel & Power fell 1.08% to Rs 86.85 at 13:18 IST on BSE, staging a recovery from day&#... . ...Read More

• JSPL bags 1.18 mtpa coal linkage in CPP auctions

  22 Aug 2016

  Jindal Steel and Power Ltd (JSPL) has secured a long-term coal linkage of 1.18 million tons per an... . ...Read More