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• SLC (LT) to meet once again in February

  31 Jan 2014

  January 31: The Standing Linkage Committee (Long Term) for power, sponge iron and cement sectors w... . ...Read More

• CMPDI floats two separate tenders for UCG projects

  31 Jan 2014

  January 31: The Central Mine Planning and Design Institute Ltd (CMPDI), a subsidiary of Coal India... . ...Read More

• Coal handling at Magdalla Port falls 31.03% in Dec m-o-m

  31 Jan 2014

  January 31: Coal handling at Magdalla Port during December stood at 369,000 tons, down 31.03% from... . ...Read More

• Coal handling at Paradip Port up 1.39% in Dec m-o-m

  31 Jan 2014

  January 31: Coal handling at Paradip Port moved up 1.39% to 2,803,096 tons during the month of Dec... . ...Read More

• Coal handling up sharply at Porbandar Port in Dec

  31 Jan 2014

  January 31: Coal handling at Porbandar Port, one of the leading Gujarat Maritime Board (GMB) opera... . ...Read More

• Coal handling falls 9.37% m-o-m at Haldia Dock in Dec

  31 Jan 2014

  January 31: Coal handling by Haldia Dock Complex (HDC) of Kolkata Port Trust fell 9.37% in Decembe... . ...Read More

• Competition Commission of India orders another probe against Coal India

  31 Jan 2014

  Competition Commission of India (CCI) has ordered an investigation against Coal India and its subs... . ...Read More

• CCEA fails to take up issue of coal blocks alloted to private companies such as Tata Steel, JSPL & Hindalco

  31 Jan 2014

  The Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs today did not take up the issue of 61 coal blocks allote... . ...Read More

• India’s Coal Inferno

  31 Jan 2014

  Champa’s eyes are surrounded by dark circles and her face is thin and drawn. It began with a... . ...Read More

• State govt. hikes coal royalty to Rs. 290 per tonne

  31 Jan 2014

  State government has approved to enhance the existing coal royalty from Rs. 165 per tonne to Rs. 2... . ...Read More

• Coal prices hit by emerging market woes

  31 Jan 2014

  The rout in emerging markets is starting to spill into commodities, with coal prices tumbling as m... . ...Read More

• Australia coal ports batten down as cyclone slams Northeast coast

  31 Jan 2014

  Coal shipping ports in northeastern Australia remained closed on Friday after a powerful cyclone s... . ...Read More

• U.S. utilities seen burning more coal due high gas prices

  31 Jan 2014

  The recent increase in U.S. natural gas prices is expected to dent demand for gas as utilities use... . ...Read More

• US coal railcar loads up 6.4% on year in week ended Saturday: AAR

  31 Jan 2014

  Coal car loads originated by US railroads totaled 111,269 in the week that ended Saturday, up 6.4%... . ...Read More

• Peabody revenue falls due to weak Australia coal operations

  31 Jan 2014

  Coal miner Peabody Energy Corp posted a steeper-than-expected 14 percent fall in quarterly revenue... . ...Read More