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• Vizag Port set to become a hub for imported coal

  22 Apr 2014

  Vizag General Cargo Berth Pvt. Ltd. (VGCB) , a 74:26 joint venture between Sterlite Industries (Ve... . ...Read More

• The losing economics of investing in aging coal plants: Part 2

  22 Apr 2014

  Investors already projected another bleak year for the U.S. coal industry – but 2014 may be ... . ...Read More

• Cleaner skies on horizon for Gallatin coal plant

  22 Apr 2014

  Workers at Tennessee Valley Authority’s coal-burning power plant near Gallatin recently move... . ...Read More

• Dharmendra Pradhan in coal soup

  22 Apr 2014

  Criticism of BJP leader and Rajya Sabha member Dharmendra Pradhan in former Union coal secretary P... . ...Read More

• Court strikes down Minnesota’s landmark anti-coal law

  22 Apr 2014

    How’s this for bad neighbors: Minnesota’s landmark ban on new power generatio... . ...Read More

• Coal ministry imposes Rs 15 crore fine on Abhijeet Group

  22 Apr 2014

  City-based Abhijeet Group, which is facing criticism for not supplying power to Mihan, has been pe... . ...Read More

• Coal scam: CBI set to quiz Kumar Mangalam Birla next week

  22 Apr 2014

  Tightening the noose on Aditya Birla Group chairman Kumar Mangalam Birla, sleuths of the Central B... . ...Read More

• South African coal prices ease on low European demand

  21 Apr 2014

  April 21: A day after fears of supply restrictions from Russian led to some firmness, spot prices ... . ...Read More

• Met coke exports from Kolkata Port up 155% in March

  21 Apr 2014

  April 21: Export of met coke via Kolkata Port rose 155% to 204 tons in March 2014 against 80 tons ... . ...Read More

• VOC mandates 20,000 mt daily cargo handling for berth No. 9

  21 Apr 2014

  April 21: The management of V O Chidambaranar Port, on April 16, mandated that only deep draft ves... . ...Read More

• Gypsum imports via VOC Port increase 20% y-o-y

  21 Apr 2014

  April 21: Gypsum imports via V O Chidambaranar Port (former Tuticorin) Port increased 19.54% to 26... . ...Read More

• Power outages may fall as coal stocks improve at plants

  21 Apr 2014

  Coal stocks at power plants in the country have improved considerably over the last few months des... . ...Read More

• High Court orders coal companies to respond on poor quality, less quantity

  21 Apr 2014

  The Bombay High Court has directed coal companies to respond to serious allegations made by the Ma... . ...Read More

• Completed power plants to get assured supply from Coal India

  21 Apr 2014

  Power plants, at least 30 of them, which do not have a firm coal supply assurance and are ready to... . ...Read More

• Five of eight CIL subsidiaries miss output target

  21 Apr 2014

  The state-owned mining company is the world's largest coal producer. A shortfall in production... . ...Read More