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• Coal generation tops gas in January, stockpiles remain elevated: EIA

  29 Mar 2016

  In January, coal was the top fuel source of US power generation for the first time in seven months... . ...Read More

• Coal scam: CBI court convicts Jharkhand Ispat, two directors

  29 Mar 2016

  Jharkhand Ispat Pvt. Ltd. (JIPL) and two of its directors became the first convicts in the coal bl... . ...Read More

• Wall Street’s Retreat From King Coal

  29 Mar 2016

  The grave environmental damage from coal-fired power plants has done nothing to deter the Senate m... . ...Read More

• Will rely on state miners to meet coal target, government says

  29 Mar 2016

  India will meet its target of doubling coal production by 2020 without the help of private miners,... . ...Read More

• Asia loses its appetite for coal

  29 Mar 2016

  Asia, the world’s biggest coal market by far, is showing signs of turning its back on what i... . ...Read More

• Power index remains strong amidst bleeding Sensex

  28 Mar 2016

  The power index held its strength despite the negative sentiment seen in the Sensex and other glob... . ...Read More

• Ennore Port’s permissible draft increases to 16 Metre

  28 Mar 2016

  The Permissible draft Chettinad Terminal of Kamrajar Port Ltd at Ennore increased from 14.50 metre... . ...Read More

• Imported coal stock at 9 ports edge down 4.30% w-o-w

  28 Mar 2016

  India’s imported coal stocks at nine ports stood at 8.25 mt on March 25, 2016, down 4.30 % c... . ...Read More

• Magdalla Port February coal handling up 37.38% m-o-m

  28 Mar 2016

  Handling of coal by Magdalla Port stood at 595,737 tons in February 2016, witnessing a rise of 37.... . ...Read More

• No coal handling seen by Cochin Port in February

  28 Mar 2016

  As in January 2016, there was no handling of coal by Cochin Port in February 2016, as per provisio... . ...Read More

• Paradip Port February coal handling rises 6.84% m-o-m

  28 Mar 2016

  Handling of coal (imports of coking and non-coking coal and exports of non-coking coal) by Paradip... . ...Read More

• Haldia Port’s February coal handling up 10.48% m-o-m

  28 Mar 2016

  Handling of coal (imports of coking and non-coking coal, met coke, R P coke) by Haldia Port stood ... . ...Read More

• Tata Power to hike renewables share to 25% by 2022

  28 Mar 2016

  Tata Power, India’s largest integrated power company, has committed to generating 20-25% of ... . ...Read More

• Coal India to review suspension cases every six months

  28 Mar 2016

  The disciplinary authority of Coal India Ltd (CIL) will take up all cases of suspension for review... . ...Read More

• CIL subsidiaries to offer coal via special forward e-auction

  28 Mar 2016

  As part of its initiative to liquidate its rising stock, Coal India Ltd (CIL) has decided to offer... . ...Read More