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• MAHAGENCO NIT to e-procure 3.462 mt of imported steam coal

  29 May 2014

  May 29: Maharashtra State Power Generation Company Limited (MAHAGENCO), a leading power utility, h... . ...Read More

• Coal handling at Okha Port doubles in April m-o-m

  29 May 2014

  May 29: Coal handling at Okha Port doubled to 110,000 tons in April against 55,000 tons handled du... . ...Read More

• Coal handling at Mormugao Port down 7.1% in April m-o-m

  29 May 2014

  May 29: Handling of coal at Mormugao port dropped 7.1% during the month of April 2014 and stood at... . ...Read More

• Coal handling at Dahej Port up 8.22% in April m-o-m

  29 May 2014

  May 29: Coal handling at Dahej Port moved up 8.22% during the month of April to 747,185 tons compa... . ...Read More

• Dalmia Cement gets Green nod for limestone mining in AP

  29 May 2014

  May 29: The Ministry of Environment and Forests (MoEF) has granted environment clearance to Dalmia... . ...Read More

• Coal India CMD quits, may take 6 months to find successor

  29 May 2014

  The 56-year-old Rao will take up a new role as principal secretary to K. Chandrasekhar Rao, the ch... . ...Read More

• New govt asks CIL to prepare action plan to hike output: Report

  29 May 2014

  Coal India Ltd (CIL) has been asked by the new government to prepare an action plan for enhancing ... . ...Read More

• Coal scam digger has had humble beginnings

  29 May 2014

  Four times BJP MP from Chandrapur, Hansraj Ahir, surprised the nation by unearthing the massive pl... . ...Read More

• Looming EPA ‘war on coal’ draws business backlash

  29 May 2014

  Would a major rewrite of pollution laws by the Obama administration kill thousands of U.S. jobs an... . ...Read More

• New Hope cuts jobs as coal slumps

  29 May 2014

  New Hope has joined the list of Australian coal miners cutting jobs, as slowing Chinese demand and... . ...Read More

• Mississippi-Inspired Plan Seen Lifting Colombia Coal Exports

  29 May 2014

  Colombia’s plan to dredge its biggest river could boost coking coal output fivefold, accordi... . ...Read More

• Alabama coal war: Judge rules permits allowing stream filling by mining companies okay, river group appeals

  29 May 2014

  The Black Warrior Riverkeeper last week lost a federal court battle to bring a halt to permits tha... . ...Read More

• Slight softness in South African coal prices

  28 May 2014

  May 28: South African spot steam coal prices turned soft on May 27 amidst low enquiries and suffic... . ...Read More

• Coal India Chairman Narsing Rao resigns

  28 May 2014

  May 28: A day after India’s new Coal Minister Piyush Goyal assumed office, Coal India Ltd (C... . ...Read More

• CCL gets Green nod on Piparwar opencast project expansion

  28 May 2014

  May 28: The Ministry of Environment and Forests (MoEF) granted environment clearance for capacity ... . ...Read More