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• Coal India misses August output target by 3.8%

  02 Sep 2015

  State-owned Coal India recorded an output of 36.21 million tonnes (MT) in August, missing the targ... . ...Read More

• Reconsider clearance to coal mine near Tadoba, says MoEF panel member

  02 Sep 2015

  Taking note of dna's story on the potential threat to Tadoba's tigers due to a coal mine t... . ...Read More

• Jindal Steel coal mine in Australia to be shut down

  02 Sep 2015

  One of Australia's oldest coal mines on Tuesday said it was being shut by its Indian owner Jin... . ...Read More

• Port of Newcastle shipped mt of coal in July; up 0.66% m-o-m

  02 Sep 2015

  The Port of Newcastle, Australia’s major trading ports and the world’s largest coal ex... . ...Read More

• FOB Indonesia Coal swaps further slide to US$ 40.62 pmt; decline 5.34% m-o-m

  02 Sep 2015

  Indonesian coal swap for delivery 4Q 2015 declined month on month and slightly dropped week over w... . ...Read More

• Coal-based power: Letter of support issued for 350MW Pak project

  02 Sep 2015

  The Private Power and Infrastructure Board (PPIB) has issued a letter of support to Siddiqsons Ene... . ...Read More

• Polish utility PGE to diversify fuel mix, seeks more efficiency from coal

  02 Sep 2015

  Polska Grupa Energetyczna, Poland's largest power company, said Tuesday stricter environmental... . ...Read More

• Colombia seeks to ship coal via Caribbean ports after Venezuela border crisis

  02 Sep 2015

  The Colombian government is studying the possibility of permanently shipping coal from its Norte d... . ...Read More

• Shipping market insight

  02 Sep 2015

  In the beginning of the summer period SnP activity was firm with numerous buyers, coming mainly fr... . ...Read More

• Coal, steel pull down core sector

  01 Sep 2015

  Pulled down by lower-than-expected performance in coal and steel, the eight core industries’... . ...Read More

• Power producers allowed to source fuel from Coal India via e-auction

  01 Sep 2015

   With pithead stock piling up at Coal India’s mines due to lack of demand from contract... . ...Read More

• Three coal mines in Madhya Pradesh to start soon: Union Coal Minister Piyush Goyal

  01 Sep 2015

  Union Coal Minister Piyush Goyal today said that South, North Mandla and Siyal Ghoghri coal mines ... . ...Read More

• Weekly coal stocks at key Indian ports fall 3.8% on week to 12.6 million mt: Interocean

  01 Sep 2015

  Coal stocks at 16 major Indian ports totaled 12.6 million mt as of August 28, sliding 3.8% week on... . ...Read More

• Villagers float firm to mine coal in Chhattisgarh

  01 Sep 2015

  In an unprecedented move, around half-a-dozen villages in a Chhattisgarh district have floated a c... . ...Read More

• CITU-INTUC skip coal ministry meet on September 2 strike

  01 Sep 2015

   A section of Coal India’s trade unions led by the CPI-M-backed Centre of Indian Trade ... . ...Read More