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• 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

• Vizag Port to run fully on solar power from April

  22 Feb 2016

  Visakhapatnam Port is likely to become the first port in the country that would start running its ... . ...Read More

• Vizag Port plans new Rs 313-crore coal terminal

  22 Feb 2016

  Visakhapatnam Port Trust (VPT) has decided to set up a mechanised coal terminal at an investment o... . ...Read More

• India set to seal major power deal in Bangladesh, beating China

  22 Feb 2016

  A state-run Indian firm is poised to seal a contract to build a $1.6 billion power plant in Bangla... . ...Read More

• Forest land encroached by cement firm: probe

  22 Feb 2016

  A survey carried out by Additional Principal Chief Conservator of Forests (Protection & Vigila... . ...Read More

• Cement realisations of major companies fall by 1.8-2% in the December 2015 quarter

  22 Feb 2016

  ET Intelligence Group: Cement realisations of major cement companies fell by 1.8­2% in the Dec... . ...Read More

• South Africa to Probe Eskom Coal-Supply Deals, Times Reports

  22 Feb 2016

  South Africa’s finance minister Pravin Gordhan will order the national treasury to scrutiniz... . ...Read More

• Govt to build 15 coal washries; to be operational by Sept 2017

  22 Feb 2016

  Coal Ministry informed a Parliamentary panel that it will establish 15 coal washries, which will b... . ...Read More

• 161 tons of steam coal exports via Chennai Port in Jan

  19 Feb 2016

  In a surprise development, a volume of 161 tons of steam coal was exported through Chennai Port in... . ...Read More