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• G16 grade attracts moderate demand in March e-auction

  07 Apr 2015

  April 07:  A small quantity of G16 grade (GCV between 2501 and 2801 Kcal/kg) was offered for ... . ...Read More

• Govt to allot mines to state entities for commercial mining of coal

  07 Apr 2015

  Armed with the Coal Mines Special Provisions Bill, 2015, the government is all set to allow commer... . ...Read More

• MMTC gains on winning orders for import of steam coal

  07 Apr 2015

  Shares of MMTC rallied 7% to Rs 53.80 on the BSE in early morning trade after the state-owned comp... . ...Read More

• SC relief for Naveen in Talabira coal block row

  07 Apr 2015

  The Supreme Court on Monday dismissed a Special Leave Petition seeking summons to be issued to Odi... . ...Read More

• NTPC plans to bring down coal import bill to nil in next five years: Report

  07 Apr 2015

  NTPC is reportedly planning to bring down its coal import bill to 'zero' in the next five ... . ...Read More

• Capping coal consumption is the correct choice for China

  07 Apr 2015

  Energy efficiency should be China’s answer to both its energy supply and environmental probl... . ...Read More

• Cossacks in east Ukraine fight government -- and other rebels

  07 Apr 2015

  The young Cossack fighter gripped his automatic rifle as he swore he would defend the town of Pere... . ...Read More

• The Drilldown: Cheap oil dragging down hiring plans, says BoC

  07 Apr 2015

  The Bank of Canada on Monday brought out its spring 2015 business outlook survey, revealing the ex... . ...Read More

• Restricted trend in international coal markets

  06 Apr 2015

  April 06: A restricted trend prevailed in international coal markets on low bids amidst expectatio... . ...Read More

• Govt to soon put another 16-24 mines on auction

  06 Apr 2015

  April 06: The ministry of coal is planning to put another 16-24 mines on auction within third week... . ...Read More

• Govt. to allot coal blocks to state entities for commercial mining: Swarup

  06 Apr 2015

  April 06: The government is planning to allocate coal blocks to state owned entities to do commerc... . ...Read More

• EUPs of de-allocated blocks will get linkage if they participate in block auction

  06 Apr 2015

  April 06: The end use plants (EUPs) linked with captive coal blocks, which was de-allocated as per... . ...Read More

• No subsidised coal for CPPs: Swarup

  06 Apr 2015

  April 06: In a clear cut announcement on April 5, Secretary (Coal) Anil Swarup said that captive p... . ...Read More

• CIL’s FY’15 production up 6.87%

  06 Apr 2015

  April 06: Coal India Limited (CIL) has reported 6.87% increase in its 2014-15 coal production at 4... . ...Read More

• CIL’s off-take up 3.77% in FY15

  06 Apr 2015

  April 6: Coal India Limited (CIL) has reported 3.77% increase in annual off-take to 489.34 million... . ...Read More