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• NTPC says ‘private group’ illegally mining its coal block

  09 Jan 2014

  State-owned thermal power producer NTPC Ltd hasn’t been able to start mining captive coal bl... . ...Read More

• Why not de-allocate coal blocks, SC asks Centre

  09 Jan 2014

    The Supreme Court on Wednesday suggested to the Centre that it cancel coal blocks that ha... . ...Read More

• CBI files fresh coal FIRs, gives Congress ammo to hit back at BJP

  09 Jan 2014

  In a move that will give Congress some ammunition to return fire at BJP in the coal block allocati... . ...Read More

• Slight downtrend in South African coal prices

  08 Jan 2014

  January 8: Spot seaborne coal prices witnessed mixed trends on January 7 as rates of higher grade ... . ...Read More

• HZL floats market enquiry to procure 0.2 mt imported steam coal

  08 Jan 2014

  January 8: Hindustan Zinc Limited (HZL) has floated an enquiry in the market to procure 200,000 to... . ...Read More

• MoC de-allocates four more coal blocks

  08 Jan 2014

  January 8: The Ministry of Coal (MoC) has de-allocated four coal blocks allotted to end-users for ... . ...Read More

• NTPC-GSI sign MoU for Tattapani geo-thermal DPR

  08 Jan 2014

  January 8: NTPC Limited, India's largest power utility, has signed a memorandum of understandi... . ...Read More

• Coking coal imports via New Mangalore fall 49.27% in Dec m-o-m

  08 Jan 2014

  January 8: Coking coal imports through the port of New Mangalore fell almost 49.27% in December 20... . ...Read More

• Steam coal imports via New Mangalore almost treble in Dec m-o-m

  08 Jan 2014

  January 8: Steam coal imports through the port of New Mangalore almost trebled in December 2013 to... . ...Read More

• Pet coke imports via New Mangalore sharply up in Dec

  08 Jan 2014

  January 8: Pet coke imports through the port of New Mangalore stood at 110,995 tons in December 20... . ...Read More

• Met coke imports via New Mangalore drop 31.39% in Dec m-o-m

  08 Jan 2014

  January 8: Met coke imports through the port of New Mangalore stood at 87,376 tons in December 201... . ...Read More

• PCI coal imports via New Mangalore port at 43,100 tons in Dec

  08 Jan 2014

  January 8: Imports of PCI coal via New Mangalore port stood at 43,100 tons during the month of Dec... . ...Read More

• India’s coal imports rise 20 percent to help fuel new power plants

  08 Jan 2014

  India's coal imports rose 20 percent to 105.8 million tonnes in April-October from a year earl... . ...Read More

• China approves massive new coal capacity despite pollution fears

  08 Jan 2014

  * Beijing approves 15 new large coal mining projects over year * Total new capacity, including ... . ...Read More

• Coal ministry threatens to de-allocate Utkal-C block

  08 Jan 2014

  The Ministry of Coal (MoC) has issued a showcause notice to Utkal Coal Ltd (UCL) for slow progress... . ...Read More