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• Death toll increased to 19 in coal mine accident in China

  23 Apr 2015

  At least 19 miners have died and two are still missing in a cold mine accident this week in north ... . ...Read More

• Top Exporter of U.S. Coal Seeks Refuge in Natural Gas Boom

  23 Apr 2015

  Xcoal Energy & Resources LLC, the largest exporter of U.S. coal, is betting on natural gas as ... . ...Read More

• Coal Companies Get Reprieve on Pension Costs

  23 Apr 2015

  Crushing liabilities and collapsing coal prices have prompted the administrators of an ailing pens... . ...Read More

• Australian steam coal prices spurt on severe storm, Indonesian soften

  22 Apr 2015

  April 22: The spot price of low grades of Indonesian coal softened further on April 21, but Austra... . ...Read More

• MRPL may stop production of pet coke: NMPT

  22 Apr 2015

  April 22: Mangalore Refinery and Petrochemicals Limited (MRPL) might stop production of pet coke d... . ...Read More

• CCI to look into cartelisation of cancelled coal blocks

  22 Apr 2015

  April 22: The Competition Commission of India (CCI) has taken up suo moto for looking into the pos... . ...Read More

• Power Grid Corp to invest Rs 5547.90 crore on various projects

  22 Apr 2015

  April 22: Power Grid Corp Ltd plans to invest Rs 5547.90 crore on various projects, including thos... . ...Read More

• Allocation of mines to states by June: Swarup

  22 Apr 2015

  April 22: The Ministry of Coal (MoC) will allocate coal blocks to the state entities for commercia... . ...Read More

• NTPC says no to CIL proposal of setting up own washeries

  22 Apr 2015

  April 22: Even as Coal India Ltd (CIL) urges the end users of coal to set up their own washeries t... . ...Read More

• NTPC needs 100 mt additional coal for upcoming projects

  22 Apr 2015

  April 22: NTPC Ltd, India’s largest power utility, needs an additional 90-100 million tons (... . ...Read More

• MoC seeks report on coal beneficiation

  22 Apr 2015

  April 22: Peeved at the slow progress in coal beneficiation projects, the coal ministry has urged ... . ...Read More

• NLC starts commercial ops at 2nd unit of Neyveli TPS

  22 Apr 2015

  April 22: Neyveli Lignite Corporation Ltd started commercial operations of unit II at Neyveli ther... . ...Read More

• HZL FY15 net profit up 18%

  22 Apr 2015

  April 22: Vedanta Group-owned zinc, lead, silver and cadmium miner Hindustan Zinc Limited (HZL) on... . ...Read More

• Sesa Sterlite Limited renamed Vedanta Limited

  22 Apr 2015

  April 22: Sesa Sterlite Limited on April 22 announced that it has changed the name of the Company ... . ...Read More

• Mumbai Port to permit vessels of 11.7 mtrs draft during monsoon

  22 Apr 2015

  April 22: The Mumbai Port Trust will permit vessels of 11.7 mtrs draft during the coming monsoon s... . ...Read More