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• 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

• A K Goel takes over as GM of Eastern Railway

  01 Feb 2016

  Ashish Kumar Goel, an IRSS (Indian Railway Stores Service) of 1979 batch, has taken over as Genera... . ...Read More

• S N Prasad is new Director (Marketing) of CIL

  01 Feb 2016

  S N Prasad took over as the new Director (Marketing) of Coal India Ltd (CIL) on superannuation of ... . ...Read More

• Railways’ December coal handling up 4.68%

  01 Feb 2016

  Indian Railways (IR) transported 48.76 million tons (mt) of coal in December 2015, up 4.68% from 4... . ...Read More

• India’s Dec power generation up 4.72% m-o-m

  01 Feb 2016

  India’s total power generation rose 4.72% to 89.304 billion units (BU) during the month of D... . ...Read More

• India adds 2,280 MW capacity in December

  01 Feb 2016

  Altogether, 2,280 megawatt (MW) of power generation capacity was added in India in December 2015, ... . ...Read More

• Rent your rooftop and get solar power at a cheaper rate

  01 Feb 2016

  Give us your rooftop and we will give you cheap solar power ­ this is the model being used by ... . ...Read More

• Eagle Materials reports cement earnings up by 11% to US$41.8m in Q3

  01 Feb 2016

  Eagle Materials has reported that its earnings from its cement business rose by 11% year-on-year t... . ...Read More

• Birla Corp set to buy Reliance Infrastructure’s cement assets

  01 Feb 2016

  Birla Corp. Ltd is set to buy the cement assets of Anil Ambani-controlled Reliance Infrastructure ... . ...Read More