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• Mixed trend in international coal markets

  12 Jun 2014

  June 12: A mixed trend prevailed in international coal markets on June 11 as prices softened for m... . ...Read More

• Indian Railways’ carry 180.63 mt freight during Apr-May’14

  12 Jun 2014

  June 12:  Indian Railways have carried 180.63 million tons (mt) of revenue earning freight tr... . ...Read More

• India’s April IIP up 3.4% y-o-y

  12 Jun 2014

  June 12: India's Index of Industrial Production (IIP) increased 3.4% on a year-on-year basis i... . ...Read More

• Gypsum import via Cochin port at 278 tons during May

  12 Jun 2014

  June 12:  Import of gypsum via Cochin port stood at 278 tons during the month of May 2014, ac... . ...Read More

• Steam coal imports via Gangavaram up almost 90.69% in May m-o-m

  12 Jun 2014

  June 12: Steam coal imports via Gangavaram Port stood at 758,324 tons in May 2014, up 90.69% from ... . ...Read More

• Coking coal imports via Gangavaram up 10.79% in May m-o-m

  12 Jun 2014

  June 12: Coking coal imports through the port of Gangavaram stood at 386,772 tons in May 2014, up ... . ...Read More

• Met coke imports via Gangavaram plunged sharply in May m-o-m

  12 Jun 2014

  June 12: Imports of met coke via Gangavaram Port stood at 1,350 tons in May 2014, down sharply fro... . ...Read More

• Pet coke imports via Gangavaram sharply up in May

  12 Jun 2014

  June 12: Pet coke imports via Gangavaram Port stood at 113,703 tons during the month of May 2014, ... . ...Read More

• Losing power: Crisis in Andhra Pradesh, Telangana; bad coal caused shortage

  12 Jun 2014

  After suffering long hours of scheduled and unscheduled power cuts on a daily basis, comes the new... . ...Read More

• IMG to meet next week to review BGs of 61 coal blocks

  12 Jun 2014

  The meeting of inter-ministerial group (IMG) on coal blocks to look into the issue of bank guarant... . ...Read More

• Coal industry outlook: Increasing production must be the priority now

  12 Jun 2014

  Let's develop our own resources that are lying to be discovered and mined. We have wasted enou... . ...Read More

• CBI wants to close probes on missing coal files

  12 Jun 2014

  The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) has informed the Supreme Court that it is considering th... . ...Read More

• Market coal reserves effectively: Kitchloo

  12 Jun 2014

  Minister of State for Industry and Commerce, Sajjad Ahmed Kitchloo has stressed for proper marketi... . ...Read More

• Welsh coal-fired power plant under early closure threat

  12 Jun 2014

  RWE npower's Aberthaw power plant in Wales, one of Britain's biggest coal-fired stations, ... . ...Read More

• BHP Billiton may cut coal output at big Australian mine

  12 Jun 2014

  BHP Billiton may cut production at one of its biggest metallurgical coal mines in Australia, after... . ...Read More