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• No payment for AGL to exit coal power, says Ian Macfarlane

  21 Apr 2015

  Federal Industry Minister Ian Macfarlane has ruled out the federal government funding the closure ... . ...Read More

• The Black Death

  21 Apr 2015

  In the past few years, 26 coal companies have gone bankrupt and 264 mines have closed. The sufferi... . ...Read More

• TVA wants to keep steam flowing for local industry after Johnsonville coal units are idled

  21 Apr 2015

  The Tennessee Valley Authority will shut down the last units at one of its oldest coal-fired power... . ...Read More

• Firmness in steam coal prices amidst limited deals

  20 Apr 2015

  April 20: Spot prices of Australian and South African steam coal inched up on April 17 despite not... . ...Read More

• MoC to unveil linkage auction guidelines by June

  20 Apr 2015

  April 20: The coal ministry expects to come out with a policy paper on the coal linkage auction by... . ...Read More

• ‘Captive blocks should produce 500 mt by 2020’

  20 Apr 2015

  April 20: Although it may seem a steep target, the 204 plus captive coal blocks in India should no... . ...Read More

• Block auctions generated value worth Rs 4 lakh cr

  20 Apr 2015

  April 20: The total value generated by the recent auction and allotment of captive coal blocks is ... . ...Read More

• ‘Govt can’t be asked to explain aggressive bids’

  20 Apr 2015

  April 20: Even as the aggressive bids by user-industries for coal block auctions continue to raise... . ...Read More

• Joint sampling must to address quality issue: Secy

  20 Apr 2015

  April 20: Joint sampling of coal supplied by Coal India Ltd (CIL) is a must to address quality con... . ...Read More

• Govt considering policy on washed coal: Dubey

  20 Apr 2015

  April 20: The Ministry of Coal (MoC) is mulling plans to come out with a policy on washed coal to ... . ...Read More

• NINL offers 7,000 tons LAM coke at Rs 14,000/t

  20 Apr 2015

  April 20: NINL is offering 7,000 tons of LAM coke at Rs 14,000 per ton ex-Cuttack, Odisha, accordi... . ...Read More

• Railways, MoC, Odisha in rail infrastructure JV

  20 Apr 2015

  April 20: A memorandum of understanding (MoU) has been signed by the Ministry of Railways (MoR), M... . ...Read More

• India’s trade deficit increases 8% y-o-y in March

  20 Apr 2015

  April 20: India’s trade deficit (merchandise) for the month of March 2015 provisionally incr... . ...Read More

• India’s imported coal stocks at 9 ports up w-o-w

  20 Apr 2015

  April 20: India’s imported coal stocks at nine ports – eight major and one private &nd... . ...Read More

• Essar, Kandla ports sign concession agreement

  20 Apr 2015

  April 20: Essar Ports Limited said that it has signed a concessional agreement with Kandla Port Tr... . ...Read More