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• CIL overburden removal exceeds target 11% till Jan

  02 Feb 2016

  Total overburden removal (OBR) during the first ten months of 2015-16 stood at 941.94 million cubi... . ...Read More

• Dec core sector growth slows to 0.9% y-o-y

  02 Feb 2016

  The output of the eight core industries grew 0.9% in December 2015 on the back of a strong showing... . ...Read More

• India’s April-January coal imports edge down 8.38%

  02 Feb 2016

  India’s coal imports (all types) during the first 10 months of 2015-16 (April-January) decli... . ...Read More

• GMDC’s January lignite production edges up 7.46%

  02 Feb 2016

  Gujarat Mineral Development Corporation (GMDC) has achieved total lignite production of around 0.7... . ...Read More

• Kandla Port’s Dec steam coal imports dip m-o-m

  02 Feb 2016

  Steam coal imports through the port of Kandla stood at 800,667 tons in December 2015, slightly dow... . ...Read More

• Kandla’s coking coal imports double in Dec m-o-m

  02 Feb 2016

  Coking coal imports through the port of Kandla increased 96.73% to 44,926 tons in December 2015 ag... . ...Read More

• Kandla’s Dec pet coke imports drop 7% m-o-m

  02 Feb 2016

  Kandla’s Dec pet coke imports drop 7% m-o-m   Kw: Pet Coke, import, port, Kandla P... . ...Read More

• No PCI imported via Kandla Port for last 8 months

  02 Feb 2016

  There were no imports of PCI coal via Kandla Port for eight consecutive months from May to Decembe... . ...Read More

• Met coke imports after 1 month via Kandla in Dec

  02 Feb 2016

  Imports of met coke through Kandla Port stood at 21,274 tons. There was no met coke imports in the... . ...Read More

• Newly built cement road bares its ugly face and ‘corrupt’ affairs in NMC, too

  02 Feb 2016

  The shabby affairs being run in Nagpur Municipal Corporation (NMC) have comer to the fore again, a... . ...Read More

• Eskom CEO Molefe Says Focused on Coal Cost, Not Mine Owners

  02 Feb 2016

  Eskom Holdings SOC Ltd., South Africa’s state-owned power company, can’t afford to pay... . ...Read More

• Monthly coal use for U.S. power fell to 35-year low in November: EIA

  02 Feb 2016

  U.S power generation from coal fell to the lowest monthly level in 35 years in November 2015 as ge... . ...Read More

• Australian thermal coal exports to China fell nearly 30% last year

  02 Feb 2016

  Chinese thermal coal imports tumbled last year, mirroring the decline seen in coking coal imp... . ...Read More

• A US moratorium on coal-leasing spells doom for these mining towns

  02 Feb 2016

  Like a trusty pickup truck, Gillette has bounced through tough times before and pulled through, th... . ...Read More

• Authorities ignore NGT order on coal pollution

  02 Feb 2016

  People living in villages and towns situated near coal mines have been bearing the brunt of air an... . ...Read More