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• Warming up to the idea of more power this summer

  07 Apr 2016

  This summer, the power situation is likely to be comfortable as prices and demand might not shoot ... . ...Read More

• Prefer cement midcaps to largecaps: Pashupati Advani,

  07 Apr 2016

  There are two or three largecaps which are making the news today. Let us start off with Tata Steel... . ...Read More

• How to make coal companies pay to clean up their messes

  07 Apr 2016

  Peabody Energy, the world’s largest private-sector coal company, is not in great financial s... . ...Read More

• Adani being investigated for alleged involvement in US$4.4bn coal-pricing scandal

  07 Apr 2016

  The mining and resources giant Adani is being investigated for alleged involvement in a US$4.4bn p... . ...Read More

• Coal import bill drops by Rs 28,000 cr in FY16

  07 Apr 2016

  Helped by a record coal production by the world’s largest coal miner Coal India Ltd (CIL), I... . ...Read More

• As CIL mines more, coal imports shrink a fourth

  07 Apr 2016

  With Coal India Ltd's (CIL) output growing 8.5% to 536 million tonne (mt) during 2015-16, 42 m... . ...Read More

• Power index remains green on strong fundamentals

  06 Apr 2016

  The positive sentiment in the power keeps the power index up on Wednesday because a number of powe... . ...Read More

• Water storage in major reservoirs down 31% y-o-y

  06 Apr 2016

  The water storage levels in major reservoirs of India has declined by 31% as on March 31, 2016 com... . ...Read More

• SCCL despatches up 11.4% in FY16

  06 Apr 2016

  Singareni Collieries Company Ltd (SCCL) has clocked an 11.4% jump in coal despatches to 58.67 mill... . ...Read More

• SCCL FY16 output up 14.9%, exceeds target

  06 Apr 2016

  Singareni Collieries Company Ltd (SCCL) reported an impressive 14.92% growth in coal production in... . ...Read More

• Cement makers face jolt as lack of Saudi offering tightens pet coke supply

  06 Apr 2016

  A number of Indian cement plants, which had recently started using imported petroleum coke to cash... . ...Read More

• SA and Australian coal prices soften on higher availability

  06 Apr 2016

  The spot prices of South African (standard) and Australian steam coal softened sharply on April 5 ... . ...Read More

• TICE launches new US coal futures contract for Illinois Basin coal

  06 Apr 2016

  IntercontinentalExchange on Monday launched a new US coal futures contract for Illinois Basin coal... . ...Read More

• Cement, road sectors finally witnessing turnaround: Industry

  06 Apr 2016

    The cement sector is witnessing volume pick up on the back of initiatives taken by the go... . ...Read More

• Assured of supplies from Coal India, NTPC refuses any imports this year

  06 Apr 2016

  State¬run NTPC, the country's biggest thermal power generator, will not make any coal impo... . ...Read More