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• Kandla coking coal imports down 40% in Jan m-o-m

  23 Feb 2016

  Coking coal imports through the port of Kandla decreased 40.39% to 32,000 tons in January 2016 aga... . ...Read More

• Kandla Port’s Jan steam coal imports up 34% m-o-m

  23 Feb 2016

  Steam coal imports through the port of Kandla stood at 1,039,738 tons in January 2016, up 34.85% f... . ...Read More

• Vizag Port sees increase in coal stock levels

  23 Feb 2016

  The stocks of imported coal at Vizag Port have increased sharply during the past few days due to a... . ...Read More

• MNRE exploring floating solar plants potential

  23 Feb 2016

  In an effort to avoid hurdles related to availability of land for setting up of solar power plants... . ...Read More

• China to cut coal production by 60 mtpa in 2016

  23 Feb 2016

  In an attempt to cut coal production, China plans to close down around 1,000 mines with a combined... . ...Read More

• Imported pet coke prices stay largely stable

  23 Feb 2016

  With not much change in the demand-supply scenario, prices of imported pet coke CIF India remained... . ...Read More

• BUZZ-Indian cement companies rise on hopes of budget boost

  23 Feb 2016

  Shares of Indian cement companies rise ahead of the Feb 29 Union Budget amid hopes of an increase ... . ...Read More

• KKR, UltraTech & Dalmia in race to acquire Jaypee’s cement business

  23 Feb 2016

  US buyout firm KKR and Ultra-Tech, are in the race to acquire cement division of Jaiprakash Associ... . ...Read More

• Coal of India may scale back production to deal with 40Mt stockpile

  23 Feb 2016

  Indian government is considering issuing a directive to force the country’s largest coal pro... . ...Read More

• Neyveli Lignite Corp bags coal blocks in Odisha

  23 Feb 2016

  The government has allotted coal blocks in Odisha to power PSU Neyveli Lignite Corporation  ... . ...Read More

• Four Montana counties will shoulder brunt of coal economy losses

  23 Feb 2016

  In Rosebud County, where coal is king, Robert Lee and his fellow county commissioners asked the st... . ...Read More

• SA spot coal prices inch up on supply worries

  22 Feb 2016

  Spot prices of standard South African coal inched up on February 19 amidst expectations of a suppl... . ...Read More

• Power index turn weak after a week-long upward trend

  22 Feb 2016

  The index of power sector turned into red on February 22 after a week long journey into green zone... . ...Read More

• ICVL floats tender for 200-MW Benga thermal unit

  22 Feb 2016

  International Coal Ventures Private Ltd (ICVL), a joint venture of Indian PSUs for securing overse... . ...Read More

• Neyveli Lignite bags Talabira II & III coal mines

  22 Feb 2016

  The Ministry of Coal has allotted Talabira II & III coal mines to Neyveli Lignite Corporation ... . ...Read More