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• Paradip gypsum imports drop 35% in March m-o-m

  13 Apr 2015

  April 13: Gypsum imports through the Port of Paradip dropped 34.85% to 68,985 tons in March 2015 a... . ...Read More

• IMG meet on bank guarantees rescheduled to Apr 16

  13 Apr 2015

  April 13: The 29th meeting of the Inter-Ministerial group (IMG), to undertake review of the issue ... . ...Read More

• PM targets UPA govt over coal scam

  13 Apr 2015

  In a scathing attack on the   erstwhile United Progressive Alliance (UPA) government, Pr... . ...Read More

• Pay Coal India Ltd three months holding cost for coal stock: Delhi High Court to ESCL

  13 Apr 2015

  The Delhi High Court has suggested a steel company to consider depositing three months' holdin... . ...Read More

• Coal India set to embrace PPP model for difficult mines

  13 Apr 2015

  In accordance with the Centre’s public-private partnership (PPP) model, Coal India (CIL) is ... . ...Read More

• No dark summer, record Coal India output ramps up coal stocks at power plants

  13 Apr 2015

  For a change, power outages may not occur this summer. According to industry sources, unlike in th... . ...Read More

• State power firms to import 52 MT coal in FY16

  13 Apr 2015

  State-owned power generation companies will import about 52 million tonnes of coal, accounting for... . ...Read More

• Odisha demands Chhendipada coal blocks for OTPCL

  13 Apr 2015

  The state government has pitched for allocation of Chhendipada and Chhendipada-II coal blocks in f... . ...Read More

• Coal output falls as prices continue to lag

  13 Apr 2015

  Coal output dropped by 21 percent in the first three months of the year as low prices for the comm... . ...Read More

• Charter flight business suffers from falling oil, coal prices

  13 Apr 2015

  Growth in the charter flight business is projected to slow this year due to declining demand from ... . ...Read More

• Coal makes a comeback thanks to carbon price repeal, emissions rise

  13 Apr 2015

  Tony Abbott has seized the chance to gloat about the fall in electricity prices since the carbon p... . ...Read More

• Hundreds protest against pollution from south China coal plant

  13 Apr 2015

  Hundreds of people in China's southern Guangdong province protested against the expansion of a... . ...Read More

• Washington’s ‘Beyond Coal’ Blackout

  13 Apr 2015

  Several federal agencies were forced to shut down Tuesday amid a power outage in Washington, and w... . ...Read More

• Shell’s Bet on Gas Underscores Big Oil’s Push to Replace Coal

  13 Apr 2015

  Last fall, as oil prices crashed, Ali al-Naimi, Saudi Arabia’s petroleum minister and the wo... . ...Read More

• Weak trend persists in international coal markets

  10 Apr 2015

  April 10: An extension of the weak trend was witnessed in international coal markets on April 9 am... . ...Read More