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• Kakinada Port FY16 steam coal imports drop 45%

  15 Apr 2016

  Steam coal imports through Kakinada Port stood at 216,201 tons in March 2016, up 44.0% from 121,67... . ...Read More

• Steam coal imports via Dahej increase sharply in FY16

  15 Apr 2016

  Steam coal imports through Dahej Port for financial year 2015-16 (April-March) stood at 11,232,142... . ...Read More

• JNPT plans new port on reclaimed land in Maharashtra

  15 Apr 2016

  JNPT will set up a port at Vadhavan, Maharashtra on reclaimed land through a tie-up with the Mahar... . ...Read More

• Imported coal stocks at 9 ports remain flat w-o-w

  15 Apr 2016

  India’s imported coal stocks at nine ports stood at 8.48 mt on April 15, 2016, almost same c... . ...Read More

• Utilities’ coal stocks dip w-o-w first time since Oct 23

  15 Apr 2016

  As the mercury surged northward amidst the summer heat wave, coal stocks at about 100 thermal powe... . ...Read More

• CMPDI achieves 9.9 lakh metres drilling in FY16

  15 Apr 2016

  The Central Mine Planning and Design Institute (CMPDI) has achieved total drilling volumes of 9.94... . ...Read More

• SCCL floats contract mining NIT for PVK.5 Incline

  15 Apr 2016

  Singareni Collieries Company Ltd (SCCL) has floated a tender inviting bids from contract miners fo... . ...Read More

• CMPDI achieves 9.9 lakh mtrs drilling in FY16

  15 Apr 2016

  Spot prices of standard grade South African coal (6000 Kcal/kg NAR) continued to firm up on April ... . ...Read More

• Rio Tinto not backing away from Australian coal

  15 Apr 2016

  Rio Tinto says it has no plans to sell its remaining Australian coal mines and argues the world wi... . ...Read More

• Wyoming Searches for the Technology to Save Coal

  15 Apr 2016

  The day after the U.S. Department of the Interior announced it would pause leasing of coal on fede... . ...Read More

• China in heated debate over turning coal into gas

  15 Apr 2016

  Scientists are caught in a heated debate on whether China’s efforts to turn coal into gas wo... . ...Read More

• China March coal output dips 4.5% y-o-y

  15 Apr 2016

  China produced 294 million tonnes of coal in March, down 4.5 percent on last year, the National Bu... . ...Read More

• Bangladesh Set To Pursue Coal-Power Push Despite Opposition

  15 Apr 2016

  The government of Bangladesh has indicated it is unlikely to abandon its push to build more coal-f... . ...Read More

• Coal panel recommends bridge linkage for NTPC plant

  15 Apr 2016

  The standing linkage (long-term) committee on coal under Ministry of Coal (MoC) has recommended gr... . ...Read More

• Krishnapatnam’s FY16 PCI imports spurt by 179%

  13 Apr 2016

  Imports of PCI coal via Krishnapatnam Port were up 178.71% at 289,730 tons in fiscal 2015-16 again... . ...Read More