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• Strong demand in e-auction for G12 grade coal in August

  27 Sep 2013

  September 27: In August 2013, of the offered quantity of 835,000 tons of G12 grade (GCV 3,700 to 4... . ...Read More

• Steam coal imports via Paradip drop 19.81% m-o-m in Aug

  27 Sep 2013

  September 27: Imports of steam coal through the port of Paradip in August 2013 dropped 19.81% to 4... . ...Read More

• Coking coal imports via Paradip rise a sharp 94.27% in Aug m-o-m

  27 Sep 2013

  September 27: Imports of coking coal through the port of Paradip rose by a huge 94.27% to 767992 t... . ...Read More

• Met coke imports via Paradip show sharp 61.67% drop in Aug

  27 Sep 2013

  September 27: Import of met coke through the port of Paradip dropped 61.67% to 38,058 tons in Augu... . ...Read More

• PCI coal imports via Paradip up 50.41% in August m-o-m

  27 Sep 2013

  September 28: Imports of pet coke through the port of Paradip stood at 36,000 tons in August 2013 ... . ...Read More

• Coalgate: SC notice to coal mining states

  27 Sep 2013

  The Supreme Court on Thursday issued notices to seven coal mining states, asking them to explain t... . ...Read More

• Coal scam: CBI questions Congress MP Naveen Jindal

  27 Sep 2013

  Three months after registering an FIR against him, CBI on Thursday questioned Congress MP and indu... . ...Read More

• Jindal coal mining projects gets public hearing nod

  27 Sep 2013

  Amid low-key protests by some villagers and dissent from activist groups, a fresh public hearing h... . ...Read More

• India Opens Up Shale Gas Exploration Fracking With Coal Auction Policy Approval

  27 Sep 2013

  The Indian government has opened up shale gas exploration in the country and cleared the way for a... . ...Read More

• CIL opposes coal surplus policy, prefers cash payment

  27 Sep 2013

  State-owned Coal India (CIL) has refused to accept the proposed future supply obligation in the co... . ...Read More

• Vedanta keen on coal block auctions

  27 Sep 2013

  Vedanta Group is looking at coal mines in India to complete its portfolio.    Anil A... . ...Read More

• NTPC shuts two units in Talcher over coal shortage

  27 Sep 2013

  National Thermal Power Corporation (NTPC)'s Talcher Super Thermal Power Station authorities ha... . ...Read More

• Reserves reported in 2010 meet global standards: Coal India

  27 Sep 2013

  S Narsing Rao, CMD, Coal India  clears the accusation against the company by global activist ... . ...Read More

• CBI likely to start filing charge sheets in coal scam

  27 Sep 2013

  Nearly a year after registering its first FIR in the coal scam, CBI is likely to start filing char... . ...Read More

• How Not to Love Nature: Shove a Coal Plant Next to Earth’s Biggest Mangrove Forest

  27 Sep 2013

  Man-eating tigers have long provided the best defense for Bangladesh’s Sundarbans National P... . ...Read More