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• January steam coal imports via Karaikal double m-o-m

  10 Feb 2016

  In January 2016, steam coal imports via Karaikal Port stood at 205,596 tons, up 102.18%, from 101,... . ...Read More

• No coking coal imports through Karaikal Port in Jan

  10 Feb 2016

  In January 2016, no coking coal was imported through Karaikal Port, according to provisional data ... . ...Read More

• No PCI coal imports through Karaikal Port in January

  10 Feb 2016

  There were no imports of PCI coal in January 2016 through Karaikal Port while in December 2015, PC... . ...Read More

• No pet coke imported via Karaikal Port in January

  10 Feb 2016

  There were no imports of pet coke through Karaikal Port in January 2016, while the same stood at 1... . ...Read More

• LafargeHolcim sees Rs10,000 crore valuation for its cement portfolio

  10 Feb 2016

  Franco-Swiss cement maker LafargeHolcim Ltd is expecting almostRs.10,000 crore in deal value for t... . ...Read More

• Birla Corp to raise funds from group firms for Reliance Cement deal

  10 Feb 2016

  The MP Birla group, whose flagship company Birla Corp last week announced plans to acquire Anil Am... . ...Read More

• EMTA takes Punjab and Karnataka to court on coal mining rights

  10 Feb 2016

  Private mining development operator EMTA (formerly Eastern Minerals & Trading Agency) has drag... . ...Read More

• Coal India plans supplies above trigger level

  10 Feb 2016

  Coal India Ltd (CIL) and its subsidiaries are now looking to supply coal to consumers above the tr... . ...Read More

• Goyal moots clean coal grouping for cheaper technology

  10 Feb 2016

  India on Tuesday proposed a global grouping of major coal-based power producing countries for a co... . ...Read More

• Range-bound movement in international coal prices

  09 Feb 2016

  Spot coal prices in international markets remained range-bound on February 8 amidst ample supplies... . ...Read More

• Power index remains flat in mixed show on Feb 9

  09 Feb 2016

  It was a mixed performance for power scrips on Tuesday after “red Monday”.  The... . ...Read More

• Bridge linkage for govt cos given Schedule III mines

  09 Feb 2016

  The Ministry of Coal (MoC) has decided to give “bridge linkage” of coal to the central... . ...Read More

• India to focus on coal production, clean tech: Goyal

  09 Feb 2016

  India will focus on increasing coal production to achieve energy security as well as on clean tech... . ...Read More

• All villages to be electrified by May 2018, says govt

  09 Feb 2016

  The Government of India has decided to do electrification in the remaining 18,452 un-electrified v... . ...Read More

• Kolkata’s Jan steam coal imports rise 69% m-o-m

  09 Feb 2016

  Steam coal import levels through the port of Kolkata increased 69.48% month-on-month to 362,527 to... . ...Read More