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• Mumtalakat acquires 49% stake in Spanish-based aluminium grain refiner

  08 Mar 2016

  Bahrain Mumtalakat Holding Company ("Mumtalakat"), the investment arm of the Kingdom of ... . ...Read More

• Hinkley: Why do we need the new nuclear power station?

  08 Mar 2016

  Why is a new nuclear power station at Hinkley Point running years behind schedule and the cause of... . ...Read More

• How Birla Corp. sealed cement deal with R-Infra

  08 Mar 2016

  Last July, when Reliance Infrastructure Ltd first offered its cement business to Harsh Vardhan Lod... . ...Read More

• New Tech Could Give Coal a Scrubbing Until Renewables Are Ready

  08 Mar 2016

  NO MATTER HOW you feel about coal, you can’t deny that it is very dirty stuff. Nor... . ...Read More

• Govt may allot more than 10 coal mines to PSUs in 2015-16

  08 Mar 2016

  Taking forward its decision to open up the coal sector for commercial mining, the government may a... . ...Read More

• China says to control expansion of coal output and coal-fired power

  08 Mar 2016

  China will limit coal production and coal-fired power generation capacity this year, and keep tota... . ...Read More

• Kandla Port Feb coal handling down 19% m-o-m

  07 Mar 2016

  Handling of coal (imports of coking and non-coking) by Kandla Port stood at 1,256,868 tons in Febr... . ...Read More

• 314 villages electrified last week under DDUGJY

  07 Mar 2016

  As many as 314 villages have been electrified across the country during the last week from Februar... . ...Read More

• Cochin ICTT aimed at global opportunities: Govt

  07 Mar 2016

  The Cochin Port has developed the international container trans-shipment terminal (ICTT) at Vallar... . ...Read More

• China buying Saudi pet coke; price cut unlikely

  07 Mar 2016

  Amidst lower deals struck by Indian companies, Saudi Arabian pet coke is being purchased by China,... . ...Read More

• Imported pet coke prices remain largely unchanged

  07 Mar 2016

  A firmness in freight rates notwithstanding, the offers of imported pet coke CFR India continue to... . ...Read More

• Cement majors seek change in MMDR Act to allow M&As

  07 Mar 2016

  Major cement companies, expecting an amendment to the Mines and Minerals Development and Regu... . ...Read More

• Mines law hurdle for big cement buyout

  07 Mar 2016

  The big ticket acquisitions in the cement sector, announced recently by UltraTech, Relia... . ...Read More

• Coal India announces interim dividend; govt to get Rs17,308 crore

  07 Mar 2016

  The government will get Rs.17,308 crore in interim dividend from Coal India Ltd as it seeks t... . ...Read More

• Central trade unions in Coal India to go on nationwide strike on March 29

  07 Mar 2016

  The central trade unions on Saturday announced their decision to go ahead with the proposed nation... . ...Read More