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• Vizag Port sees dip in imported coal handling in FY16

  02 Apr 2015

  April 2: Vizag Port Trust expects its handling of imported coal in 2015-16 to decline marginally a... . ...Read More

• MoEFCC grants EC to WCL’s Bhatadi mine expansion

  02 Apr 2015

  April 2: The Ministry of Environment, Forests & Climate Change (MoEFCC) has granted environmen... . ...Read More

• India’s February core sector index rises 1.4% y-o-y

  02 Apr 2015

  April 2: The index of eight core industries, which have a combined weightage of 37.90% in the Inde... . ...Read More

• Essar Shipping restructures top management

  02 Apr 2015

  April 2: Essar Shipping Ltd (ESL), on April 2, said it has given additional responsibility of whol... . ...Read More

• Coal block: SC admits plea against Naveen

  02 Apr 2015

  The Supreme Court on Wednesday admitted a petition seeking action against chief minister Naveen Pa... . ...Read More

• Coal scam: SC stays summons to Manmohan Singh

  02 Apr 2015

  Former prime minister Manmohan Singh will not have to appear before a trial court on April 8 as an... . ...Read More

• Coal ministry plans easier qualification norms for next round of coal auctions

  02 Apr 2015

  The coal ministry is considering easing qualification norms for companies in the next round of coa... . ...Read More

• UPA must explain money lost in coal allocations: PM Narendra Modi

  02 Apr 2015

  Terming the recent Rs 2-lakh crore coal auction as a major success, Prime Minister Narendra Modi t... . ...Read More

• Parbatpur coal block deadlocked, 2000 hit

  02 Apr 2015

  Over 2,000 contract workers hired by Electrosteel Castings Limited Company (ESCL) at Parbatpur coa... . ...Read More

• Coal scam: CBI registers case against Ispat

  02 Apr 2015

  The Central Bureau of Investigation has registered yet another case in the coal block allocation s... . ...Read More

• Odessa coal-to-gas power plant to break ground this year

  02 Apr 2015

  A new power plant in West Texas that could transform coal into cleaner-burning natural gas is pois... . ...Read More

• Study: Coal industry lost nearly 50,000 jobs in just five years

  02 Apr 2015

  When it comes to energy, we live in transformative times. From shale oil helping to upend global m... . ...Read More

• Indonesian association seeks bigger role

  02 Apr 2015

  The Indonesian Coal Mining Association (APBI) is seeking a bigger role in the rule-making process ... . ...Read More

• South Africa Seeks to Move Corn Belt West as Coal Gobbles Land

  02 Apr 2015

  The biggest grains lobby in South Africa said a lack of title deeds in the country’s poorest... . ...Read More

• Russia rides devalued rouble into Australian coal export markets

  02 Apr 2015

  Russia is starting to erode the dominance of Australia and Indonesia in the Pacific thermal coal m... . ...Read More