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• Emphasis on coal production pushed up CIL output by 9.8%: President Mukherjee

  24 Feb 2016

  President Pranab Mukherjee today said the stress to augment output of dry fuel has led t... . ...Read More

• Struggling coal companies must face their cleanup costs: U.S. official

  24 Feb 2016

  The ailing coal industry must face the costs of cleaning up spent mines even as companies get push... . ...Read More

• Columbia uncertainty leads to firmness in prices

  23 Feb 2016

  The expectation of a strike at Columbia’s Carrejon mine continued to impact sentiment, resul... . ...Read More

• Kandla Jan met coke imports down 85% m-o-m

  23 Feb 2016

  The imports of met coke through Kandla Port stood at 3,000 tons in January 2016, down 85% as again... . ...Read More

• No PCI imports via Kandla Port for last 9 months

  23 Feb 2016

  There were no imports of PCI coal via Kandla Port for nine consecutive months from May 2015 to Dec... . ...Read More

• Kandla Port Jan pet coke imports up 32% m-o-m

  23 Feb 2016

  Imports of pet coke through Kandla Port increased 32.18% month-on-month to 285,523 tons in Decembe... . ...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

• 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