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• Mundra Jan limestone imports sharply drop m-o-m

  29 Feb 2016

  Limestone imports through the port of Mundra decreased to one-fourth to 8,853 tons from 37,026 ton... . ...Read More

• UltraTech buys Jaypee’s cement biz for Rs 16,500 cr

  29 Feb 2016

  The largest deal in the Indian cement sector, worth Rs 16,500 crore, took place as UntraTech agree... . ...Read More

• Imported coal stocks at 9 ports up 3.51% w-o-w

  29 Feb 2016

  India’s imported coal stocks at nine ports stood at 8.92 mt on February 26, 2016, up 3.51% f... . ...Read More

• India’s January power generation up 3% m-o-m

  29 Feb 2016

  : India’s total power generation rose 2.67% to 91.691 billion units (BU) during January 2016... . ...Read More

• India adds 2,295.6 MW generation capacity in Jan

  29 Feb 2016

  A total of 2,295.6 megawatt (MW) of power generation capacity was added in India in January 2016, ... . ...Read More

• Slight improvement in enquiries for US steam coal

  29 Feb 2016

  With the brick kiln season in full swing and likely to gather momentum in the coming days, the dem... . ...Read More

• Coal prices remains soft in international markets

  29 Feb 2016

  Except some interest in standard South African coal, almost all types and varieties of the fuel re... . ...Read More

• ‘Coal cess hike to raise input cost at user-end’

  29 Feb 2016

  The increase in the cess on coal by Rs 200 per ton is likely to increase the input cost of coal-ba... . ...Read More

• Cement stocks: A mixed bag

  29 Feb 2016

  For the nine months ended December 2015, revenue growth for top domestic cement companies show a m... . ...Read More

• BHP Mount Arthur coal mine on the brink as profits dive

  29 Feb 2016

  Australia’s biggest coal export mine, BHP Billiton’s Mount Arthur thermal coal mine in... . ...Read More

• Ayutthaya villagers fighting decade-old coal pollution battle

  29 Feb 2016

  VILLAGERS in Ayutthaya say local authorities are still not supporting them in a pollution dispute ... . ...Read More

• Coal Ministry focusses on bringing auctioned mines to production

  29 Feb 2016

  Coal Ministry is taking various steps, including holding regular discussions with the states to re... . ...Read More

• 26 miners feared dead in Russia coal mine blast

  29 Feb 2016

  At least 26 miners were feared dead in a coal mine blast in Russia's Komi republic with the co... . ...Read More

• Power firms await new coal linkage policy

  29 Feb 2016

  Power producers have made a fresh appeal to the Centre to release a coal linkage policy soon. T... . ...Read More

• Power sector turns green after 4-day bear-run

  26 Feb 2016

    The power sector turned green on Friday after a four-day long bull-run since Monday. Pre-... . ...Read More