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• FY14 production target to fall short by 8-10mt: Coal India

  25 Feb 2014

  The state-run coal producer's CMD spoke with CNBC-TV18 on a host of issues such as production,... . ...Read More

• Poor quality coal led to 5% extra Mahagenco power tariff hike

  25 Feb 2014

  Even as Mahagenco is being hauled over live coals by political parties and consumer activists for ... . ...Read More

• Verdict time for coal

  25 Feb 2014

  The government is due to review on Tuesday its allocation of 10 coal blocks that were assigned to ... . ...Read More

• Protest against Mahan coal mining this week: Greenpeace

  25 Feb 2014

    Villagers of Madhya Pradesh’s Singrauli district will launch a protest on Thursday ... . ...Read More

• Will fight to save Mahan forests from coal mining: MSS

  25 Feb 2014

  Mahan Sangharsh Samiti (MSS) has declared that they will not allow Mahan forests in Singrauli, Mad... . ...Read More

• Bad News for West Coast Coal Exports

  25 Feb 2014

  U.S. coal miners like Arch Coal , Alpha Natural Resources , and Cloud Peak Energy are hoping to gr... . ...Read More

• Botswana Takes on Coal in Face of Diamond Decline

  25 Feb 2014

  In terms of resources, Botswana is most well known for its diamonds — the gems account for o... . ...Read More

• Anger rises over coal mine blaze

  25 Feb 2014

  Residents of Morwell near a coal mine fire in eastern Victoria will suffer no long-term health eff... . ...Read More

• International coal prices slightly down

  24 Feb 2014

  February 24: There was a slight downward movement in spot coal prices in the international markets... . ...Read More

• NTPC to develop second power project in Bihar

  24 Feb 2014

  February 24: State-owned power utility NTPC will develop a 1,320-MW power project at Kajra in Lakh... . ...Read More

• CERC asks RPower to submit Sasan UMPP details by Feb 28

  24 Feb 2014

  February 24: The Central Electricity Regulatory Commission (CERC), on February 24, asked Reliance ... . ...Read More

• IMG moots de-allocation of 2 Tata Steel coal blocks

  24 Feb 2014

  February 24: The Inter-Ministerial Group, at its meeting held on February 7-8, 2014, recommended d... . ...Read More

• Pipavav Port receives MoEF approval for expansion

  24 Feb 2014

  February 24: The Gujarat Pipavav Port Limited received the green signal from the Ministry of Envir... . ...Read More

• Strong demand for coking coal in Jan e-auction

  24 Feb 2014

  February 24: Strong demand was witnessed for washery grade (W3 & W4) coking coal offered by Bh... . ...Read More

• Good demand for mixed grade coal in Jan e-auction

  24 Feb 2014

  February 24: During January 2014, out of a total quantity of 138,450 tons of mixed grade coal offe... . ...Read More