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• No met coke imported through Cochin Port for 20 months

  23 Jun 2016

  There have been no imports of metallurgical coke via Cochin Port during the last 20 months, accord... . ...Read More

• Steam coal imports via Cochin Port at 8000 tons in May

  23 Jun 2016

  After a gap of one month, imports of non-coking coal (steam coal) via Cochin Port resumed in May w... . ...Read More

• Haldia Port’s May coal handling down 5.95% m-o-m

  23 Jun 2016

  The handing of imported coal by Haldia Dock Complex (HDC) (under Kolkata Port Trust) located in th... . ...Read More

• Govt spending on roads, houses to fuel cement demand: Dalmia Cement

  23 Jun 2016

  The Government of India's push on roads sector and affordable housing will lead the cement con... . ...Read More

• Opencast coal mine planned for Northumberland coast

  23 Jun 2016

  A new surface coal mine could be created on the scenic Northumberland coast if an application is a... . ...Read More

• MSMEs in Odisha require 0.1 million tonne coal in FY17

  23 Jun 2016

  The coal requirement by the micro, small and medium enterprises (MSME) in Odisha is pegged at 1,83... . ...Read More

• Coal imports will further decline in fiscal 2017: coal secretary Anil Swarup

  23 Jun 2016

  Coal imports will further come down in the ongoing fiscal on account of increased domestic output,... . ...Read More

• Power stations, states ask Coal India to stop supply

  23 Jun 2016

  Coal availability in the country, when there is muted power demand growth has resulted in a situat... . ...Read More

• Rs 10 lakh crore investments needed for 1.5 bn tonne coal output: Report

  23 Jun 2016

  Investments to the tune of more than Rs 10 lakh crore would be required in coal mining and allie... . ...Read More

• Essar Oil finds 8 tcf shale gas at Raniganj coal block

  22 Jun 2016

  Essar Oil has made a discovery of 8 trillion cubic feet (tcf) of original in-place shale gas resou... . ...Read More

• BHP Sticks With Coal in Hard Times

  22 Jun 2016

  Amid the misery in a market strained by bankruptcies, mine closures and mass worker layoffs, coal ... . ...Read More

• Govt wants states to buy local coal but no import curbs planned

  22 Jun 2016

  The government has asked states to buy coal from Coal India's growing stockpiles but won't... . ...Read More

• Coal block auction unlikely in 3 months: Coal secretary Anil Swarup

  22 Jun 2016

  "Right now markets do not justify auction of coal blocks. Last round of auction has not seen ... . ...Read More

• China to generate a quarter of electricity from wind power by 2030

  21 Jun 2016

  China is on track to generate more than a quarter of its electricity from wind power by 2030, and ... . ...Read More

• Glow-in-the-dark cement could soon light up a city near you

  21 Jun 2016

  Researchers from the Michoacan University of San Nicolás de Hidalgo in Mexico have designed... . ...Read More