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• Coal India says FY14 production target of 482 MT looks challenging

  04 Dec 2013

  Coal India Ltd (CIL) today said the production target of 482 million tonne for the current fiscal ... . ...Read More

• Green clearance to Sondiha coal block in Chhattisgarh

  04 Dec 2013

  The block will feed the coal requirement of small enterprises The ministry of environment and... . ...Read More

• NTPC eyes 100-mt captive coal output from 10 mines

  04 Dec 2013

  The success of the plan would determine fuel security of the operations of India's largest pow... . ...Read More

• Coal India to resume output at Talcher field shut by labour protest

  04 Dec 2013

  Coal India’s Talcher field, comprising seven open cast mines, is run by Mahanadi Coalfields ... . ...Read More

• Coal shortage forces India to look at washery rejects for power plants

  04 Dec 2013

  The Indian coal sector was looking to frame a policy for the use of low-grade coal rejects from co... . ...Read More

• Talks on for coal linkage for power plants of 33,000 MW

  04 Dec 2013

  The Power Ministry has initiated talks on coal linkages for 33,000 MW capacity plants that are lik... . ...Read More

• Coal blocks auction likely in March: Jaiswal

  04 Dec 2013

  The government is likely to hold coal block auction in March next year, Union Minister Sriprakash ... . ...Read More

• ‘Coal will continue to be dominant energy source’

  04 Dec 2013

  To address the country’s future energy requirements in an environmentally acceptable manner,... . ...Read More

• Euro Coal-Futures volumes drop to 14-month lows

  04 Dec 2013

  European coal futures trading volumes dropped to a 14-month low on brokerage globalCOAL in Novembe... . ...Read More

• Core sector growth declines 0.6% as coal output falls

  04 Dec 2013

  The output of eight core industries declined by 0.6% in October due to fall in production of natur... . ...Read More

• MCL pegs loss at Rs 261 cr due to Talcher violence

  04 Dec 2013

  Coal India subsidiary Mahanadi Coalfields Ltd (MCL) has estimated the losses, incurred due to stop... . ...Read More

• ICE Coal Futures down 60.7% month on month in November to 76.7 million mt

  04 Dec 2013

  The amount of coal traded and cleared on the ICE Futures platform in November fell 60.7% month on ... . ...Read More

• CSX-delivered CAPP coal widens price gap over barge market

  04 Dec 2013

  Rail-delivered (CSX) Central Appalachian thermal coal for prompt delivery rose 75-95 cents/st on M... . ...Read More

• Group steps up pressure to speed US okay of gas, coal exports

  04 Dec 2013

  A lobbying group pressing the U.S. government to speed approval of U.S. natural gas and coal expor... . ...Read More

• Methane from Appalachian coal could generate carbon credits in California

  04 Dec 2013

  Methane emissions from coal mines in Pennsylvania and West Virginia could soon become a valuable c... . ...Read More