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• Feb steam coal imports via Kolkata Port up 68.77% m-o-m

  07 Mar 2014

  March 7: Steam coal import volumes through the port of Kolkata rose 68.77% to 7,200 tons in Februa... . ...Read More

• Coking coal imports via Kolkata down 42.28% m-o-m in Feb

  07 Mar 2014

  March 7: Coking coal imports through the port of Kolkata Port dropped 42.28% to 237,738 tons in Fe... . ...Read More

• Met coke imports via Kolkata Port treble in Feb m-o-m

  07 Mar 2014

  March 7: Met coke imports through the port of Kolkata more than trebled to 64,714 tons in February... . ...Read More

• Pet coke imports via Kolkata Port plunge to 68 tons in Feb

  07 Mar 2014

  March 7: Pet coke imports via Kolkata Port plunge to 68 tons in February 2014 against 255 tons rec... . ...Read More

• PCI coal imports via Kolkata up 51.93% in Feb m-o-m

  07 Mar 2014

  March 7: PCI coal imports through the port of Kolkata rose 51.93% to 47,830 tons in February 2014 ... . ...Read More

• Anthracite coal imports via Kolkata down 64.55% in Feb m-o-m

  07 Mar 2014

  March 7: Anthracite coal imports through the port of Kolkata stood at 13,627 tons in February 2014... . ...Read More

• Gypsum imports via Kolkata at mere 3 tons in Feb

  07 Mar 2014

  March 7: Import volumes of gypsum via Kolkata Port were at a negligible 3 tons in February 2014 ag... . ...Read More

• Coal India plans to set up power plant citing insufficient connectivity

  07 Mar 2014

    Coal India Ltd, the world's largest coal miner, plans to set up a 1.6 gigawatt power ... . ...Read More

• As coal-blocks face deallocation, a rush for environment clearance

  07 Mar 2014

  In January, the Ministry of Coal issued coal-block allottees a few weeks to show cause why delays ... . ...Read More

• India misses coal target again, will depend more on imports

  07 Mar 2014

  India's dependence on imported coal will continue to rise as output will fall short of targets... . ...Read More

• Half-hearted on coal

  07 Mar 2014

  Rule-based regulation becomes necessary when there are natural monopolies, or when markets fail to... . ...Read More

• SAIL-led consortium hopes to buy foreign coal mines soon

  07 Mar 2014

  A consortium led by Steel Authority of India Ltd, the country's second-biggest steelmaker, hop... . ...Read More

• NLC to buy coal mines abroad to fuel power expansion

  07 Mar 2014

  Navratna public sector enterprise Neyveli Lignite Corporation (NLC) would acquire coal mines abroa... . ...Read More

• Anglo Port Exit Sees Indian Billionaires Last Men Standing

  07 Mar 2014

  Anglo American Plc (AAL)’s decision to quit plans for a coal port expansion in Australia lea... . ...Read More

• China’s “war on pollution” may end up accelerating global warming

  07 Mar 2014

  This week, the Chinese government vowed to launch a “war on pollution.” Public enemy n... . ...Read More