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• Government sets up inter­ministerial panel on coal gasification

  18 Jan 2016

  As part of its policy for the development of coal gasification, the government has set up an inter... . ...Read More

• 30+ U.S. coal projects could be scrapped under moratorium

  18 Jan 2016

    At least 3o new coal projects in the United States will be affected by the governmen... . ...Read More

• Little change in overall coal markets sentiment

  15 Jan 2016

  Spot coal prices continued to remain bearish in major markets on January 14, trade sources said. ... . ...Read More

• Imported coal stock rise 8.23% at Dhamra Port

  15 Jan 2016

  Stocks of imported coal at Dhamra Port increased by 8.23% as on December 31, 2015 as compared to t... . ...Read More

• Dhamra’s imported coal handling hits record high

  15 Jan 2016

  Despite the general perception of a decline in coal imports, volumes of imports through the easter... . ...Read More

• Satish Kumar takes charge as new Eastern Railway AGM

  15 Jan 2016

  Satish Kumar has joined as Additional General Manager (AGM) of Eastern Railway on January 15. Ku... . ...Read More

• Coal stock at power units up w-o-w, m-o-m, y-o-y

  15 Jan 2016

  Coal stock levels at about 100 thermal power plants monitored by the Central Electricity Authority... . ...Read More

• SER’s Apr-Dec freight loading up 7%, revenue up 9%

  15 Jan 2016

  South Eastern Railway (SER), on January 15, said its revenue earning freight loading increased by ... . ...Read More

• Solar power capacity crosses 5,000 MW in India

  15 Jan 2016

  The installed capacity of solar power in India crossed the milestone of 5,000 MW to touch 5,130 MW... . ...Read More

• India adds zero power generation capacity in Nov

  15 Jan 2016

  Not a single megawatt (MW) of power generation capacity was added in India in November 2015, accor... . ...Read More

• India’s Nov power generation falls 13.39% m-o-m

  15 Jan 2016

  India’s total power generation fell sharply or by 13.39% to 85.276 billion units (BU) during... . ...Read More

• Major ports’ Apr-Dec cargo traffic handling up 3%

  15 Jan 2016

  The cargo traffic handling at India’s 12 major ports stood at 447.05 million tons (mt) durin... . ...Read More

• MbPT assures HC of coal stock clearance by March

  15 Jan 2016

  Mumbai Port Trust (MbPT) has categorically stated to the Bombay High Court on January 14 that the ... . ...Read More

• Gangavaram’s Dec steam coal imports up 82% m-o-m

  15 Jan 2016

  Imports of non-coking coal (steam coal) via Gangavaram Port stood at 1,002,324 tons in November 20... . ...Read More

• Gangavaram’s Dec coking coal imports up 45% m-o-m

  15 Jan 2016

  Imports of coking coal via Gangavaram Port stood at 510,667 tons in December 2015, up 44.67% month... . ...Read More