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• 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

• Ion Exchange enters coal processing chemicals biz

  20 Apr 2015

  April 20: Ion Exchange, a key players in the water treatment industry in India, has forayed into t... . ...Read More

• Decision on next round of coal block auctions in a week

  20 Apr 2015

  A decision on the next round of auction of coal blocks is expected to be taken next week. Original... . ...Read More

• Auctions will settle future coal supplies

  20 Apr 2015

  To stem future allegations of impropriety and ensure competitive power tariff for consumers, the g... . ...Read More

• Maharashtra keen to ditch costly coal for sun to fire power plants

  20 Apr 2015

  With uncertainties looming large over the future of some of its coal-fired power projects, the Mah... . ...Read More

• Captive coal mine output adds up to 53 MT for FY15

  20 Apr 2015

  The coal production from captive mines more or less measured up to the government's estimate, ... . ...Read More

• Manoharpur Coal Mine Operation Likely in 2017

  20 Apr 2015

  The State-owned Odisha Coal and Power Limited (OCPL) will furnish bank guarantee and make part p... . ...Read More