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• ‘Low lifting by power units not indicator of low demand’

  16 Sep 2013

  September 16: Non-lifting or low lifting of coal by some power sector consumers during the past 4-... . ...Read More

• Railways’ iron ore handling revenues up 7.75% in Aug m-o-m

  16 Sep 2013

  September 16: Indian Railways' revenues from transportation of iron ore for exports, steel pla... . ...Read More

• Coal handling up 0.5% at Mumbai port in August m-o-m

  16 Sep 2013

  September 16: Coal handling at Mumbai port stood at 276,482 tons during the month of August 2013, ... . ...Read More

• Coal handling up at Okha port in August

  16 Sep 2013

  September 16: Coal handling at Okha port stood at 52,200 tons in August while the figure was nil d... . ...Read More

• Coal India to invite private investments in 7 coal blocks this week

  16 Sep 2013

  Coal IndiaBSE -1.81 % will this week invite companies from around the world to develop seven coal ... . ...Read More

• Coal India to fast-track share buyback for funds

  16 Sep 2013

  With the coal ministry proposing to put the contentious issue of divestment of stake in Coal India... . ...Read More

• Coal imports would be costly, discoms tell govt

  16 Sep 2013

  Power utilities have told the government that former chief economic adviser and current RBI govern... . ...Read More

• Govt changes tack on coal blocks, allocation only to state discoms

  16 Sep 2013

  In its first major course correction after the coal allocation controversy broke, the Centre is co... . ...Read More

• Coal ministry asks for comments on coal block pricing

  16 Sep 2013

    The coal ministry has asked coal block allocates to comment on the methodology for fixing... . ...Read More

• Chaturvedi panel on surplus coal may submit report in a month

  16 Sep 2013

  The B K Chaturvedi-headed panel looking into the possibility of utilisation of surplus coal from c... . ...Read More

• Power plants like Lanco, DVC yet to sign FSA with Coal India

  16 Sep 2013

    Some of the power companies like Lanco, Damodar Valley Corp (DVC) and SKS Power are yet t... . ...Read More

• Coal India should renew its land lease in Jharkhand: CM

  16 Sep 2013

  The Jharkhand government today said Coal India Ltd (CIL) should renew lease the vast stretches of ... . ...Read More

• OMC may finance land buying for common coal corridor

  16 Sep 2013

  The state owned Odisha Mining Corporation (OMC), sitting on a cash surplus of over Rs 5,000 crore,... . ...Read More

• NLC weighing 89 overseas coal assets proposals

  16 Sep 2013

  Neyveli Lignite is examining 89 proposals from Indonesia, Australia, Mozambique, the US and a few ... . ...Read More

• Farmers battle Gina Rinehart over Alpha coal project

  16 Sep 2013

  Queensland farmers will take on Australia's richest woman and an Indian mining giant in the st... . ...Read More