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• India eyes long-term coking coal pact with Australia

  29 Jan 2014

  January 29: India has sought a long–term coking coal supply agreement with Australia for the... . ...Read More

• Mandatory long-term PPA norm to impact power sector

  29 Jan 2014

  January 29: The condition laid down by the government for new thermal power projects to have manda... . ...Read More

• IMG meet to review 61 blocks slated on February 7-8

  29 Jan 2014

  January 29: The 24th meeting of the Inter-Ministerial Group (IMG) will be held on February 7-8, ac... . ...Read More

• Ennore Port to lease out land on basis of projects

  29 Jan 2014

  January 29: Ennore Port Limited is planning to lease out the port's land only on the basis of ... . ...Read More

• Locate files for CBI, Coal Ministry tells authorities

  29 Jan 2014

  The Coal Ministry has asked the authorities concerned, including Steel Ministry and CIL, to locate... . ...Read More

• Coal scam: CBI to close case against Kumar Mangalam Birla?

  29 Jan 2014

  In what may come as a huge relief to Aditya Birla Group Chairman Kumar Mangalam Birla, the CBI is ... . ...Read More

• Owner reaffirms 2017 closing of Brayton Point plant

  29 Jan 2014

  Loss of coal-fired facility, one of state’s dirtiest generators, may raise prices The own... . ...Read More

• CoalMin to review 61 blocks on February 7 & 8

  29 Jan 2014

  Tata Steel, Hindustan Zinc, Essar, Adani, Arcelor Mittal, GVK and JSPL among those to be scrutinis... . ...Read More

• Kenya: 22 Firms Battle for Coal and Gas Tenders

  29 Jan 2014

  COMPETITIVE feed-in tariff proposals will be the "bottom line" in awarding contracts for... . ...Read More

• Three Queensland coal terminals halt shipments on cyclone threat

  29 Jan 2014

  Three shipping terminals for coal exports in the Australian state of Queensland suspended shipment... . ...Read More

• Southern Co says Kemper coal plant costs still climbing

  29 Jan 2014

  Southern Co will take a $25 million charge in the 2013 fourth quarter as the cost for its coal-gas... . ...Read More

• India seeks long-term coal supply pact with Australia

  29 Jan 2014

  India sees Australia as a potential source of coal supply as the two countries forge collaborative... . ...Read More

• Softness continues in international coal prices

  28 Jan 2014

  January 28: Spot prices of steam coal in the international markets continued to remain soft on Jan... . ...Read More

• RBI raises repo rates by 25 bps, CRR unchanged

  28 Jan 2014

  January 28: Reserve Bank Governor Raghuram Rajan again surprised the markets and raised the key po... . ...Read More

• Steam coal imports via Mumbai up 42.51% in Dec m-o-m

  28 Jan 2014

  January 28: Steam coal imports through the port of Mumbai increased considerably to 444,676 tons i... . ...Read More