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• Cement makers set to challenge CCI order

  01 Jan 2014

  January 01: The 11 cement companies, which were asked to pay penalty by Competition Commission of ... . ...Read More

• Kandla Port’s imported coal stock at 1.46 mt

  01 Jan 2014

  January 01: Kandla port on the western coast of India has a stock of 1.46 million tons (mt) of imp... . ...Read More

• Kudankulam Unit-1 to contribute 1,000 MWe

  01 Jan 2014

  January 1: The first unit of Kudankulam Nuclear Power Project (KKNPP) which has recently been sync... . ...Read More

• MoC slaps show-cause notice to 18 more companies

  01 Jan 2014

  January 1: The Ministry of Coal (MoC) has issued show–cause notice to 18 more companies incl... . ...Read More

• India’s trade deficit down at $99.9 bn till Nov

  01 Jan 2014

  January 1: Amid concerns over the rupee’s depreciation, India’s trade deficit has drop... . ...Read More

• India’s core sector index up 1.7% y-o-y in November

  01 Jan 2014

  January 1: The index of eight core industries, which have a combined weightage of 37.90% in the In... . ...Read More

• CBI to register more FIRs in its coal scam probe

  01 Jan 2014

  Expanding ambit of its probe, the CBI is likely to register more cases to investigate the alleged ... . ...Read More

• Water shortage curbing growth of coal-to-chemicals projects

  01 Jan 2014

  A shortage of water is a major factor restricting the development of coal-to-chemicals projects on... . ...Read More

• Iron ore, coal sourcing key challenge for steel makers

  01 Jan 2014

  The Government’s effort to ease the supply of coal and iron ore will help brighten prospects... . ...Read More

• Jindal Seeks Protection of Industries’ Coal Blocks

  01 Jan 2014

  After deallocation of several coal blocks, Chairman of Jindal Steel and Power Limited (JSPL) Navee... . ...Read More

• Alabama Coal Association: 1,000 mine workers in state would be laid off if federal coal permits vacated

  01 Jan 2014

  More than three dozen coal mines across north Alabama would be forced to close and lay off about 1... . ...Read More

• Tale of two commodities: iron ore to wax as coal wanes

  01 Jan 2014

  THE year 2013 wasn't a great one for coal, as prices plunged in both thermal and metallurgical... . ...Read More

• Coal of Africa shares dip on negative sentiment in coal sector

  01 Jan 2014

  COAL of Africa’s (CoAL) share price fell 10.4% to 112c on thin volumes on the JSE this week,... . ...Read More

• Coal of Africa shares dip on negative sentiment in coal sector

  01 Jan 2014

  COAL of Africa’s (CoAL) share price fell 10.4% to 112c on thin volumes on the JSE this week,... . ...Read More

• Sterling completes purchase of 24 MW coal-fired power plant in Indiana

  01 Jan 2014

  Sterling Energy Group, Inc., through its wholly owned subsidiary, Crawfordsville Energy, LLC, has ... . ...Read More