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• Private power companies want CIL to sell them unsold coal

  05 May 2014

  Private power firms are seeking higher coal supplies as Coal India (CIL) has announced that state ... . ...Read More

• Panel meet on coal supply to end-use plants now on May 12

  05 May 2014

  An inter-ministerial panel to look into issues pertaining to coal supply to end-use plants like st... . ...Read More

• MP wants government to allow Reliance Power to mortgage 2 Sasan Coal mining blocks

  05 May 2014

  The Madhya Pradesh government has asked the Centre to allow Reliance Power to mortgage mining leas... . ...Read More

• CBI seeks documents on coal block allotted to Goa

  05 May 2014

  The CBI investigating the coal blocks allotment during the period 2004-2009, has sought documents ... . ...Read More

• Coal India launches new phase of prospecting in Mozambique

  05 May 2014

  Indian state-owned company Coal India Ltd (CIL) plans to receive bids from companies interested in... . ...Read More

• GVK awaits coal supply to start power plant in Punjab

  05 May 2014

  GVK Power & Infrastructure will start power generation at its 540 MW Goindwal Sahib plant in P... . ...Read More

• Asian coal demand is set for robust revival: Study

  05 May 2014

  Global coal markets are depressed amid a supply glut, but reports of the commodity’s demise ... . ...Read More

• Autonomous truck trials flagged for BHP coal mines

  05 May 2014

  In an attempt to improve productivity and reduce costs, BHP’s trial of driverless haul truck... . ...Read More

• Slow coal demand dragging down Shanxi economy

  05 May 2014

  The sluggish coal market has dragged down the economy of North China's Shanxi Province, the ma... . ...Read More

• CIL Invites Bids For Drilling Coal Mines in Mozambique

  02 May 2014

  Coal India Ltd (CIL) has invited bids for the third phase of drilling in the African nation to tak... . ...Read More

• Coal India may go for broad based price hike in June quarter

  02 May 2014

  According to Nomura, CIL, the country's largest coal producer, would come up with weak Q4 resu... . ...Read More

• Panel meet on coal supply to end-use plants next week

  02 May 2014

  The Inter-Ministerial panel set up to look into the issues pertaining to supply of fuel to certain... . ...Read More

• CBI finds no criminality evidence against most firms being probed

  02 May 2014

  The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) has found no evidence of criminality by the vast majorit... . ...Read More

• The coal scam just got deeper

  02 May 2014

  Govt panel to look into alleged diversion of allotted coal by BS Ispat Ltd for suspected power gen... . ...Read More

• CBI questions ex-coal secretary PC Parakh

  02 May 2014

  The Central Bureau of Investigation on Thursday questioned former coal secretary PC Parakh, 69, fo... . ...Read More