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• Coal India to start imports by Sept-end

  12 Sep 2013

  State-owned Coal India (CIL) is likely to float a tender for its maiden coal import by September-e... . ...Read More

• SC seeks clarifications from Centre on coal block allocations

  12 Sep 2013

  The Supreme Court on Wednesday sought several clarifications from the Centre relating to the polic... . ...Read More

• Firms await clearances to coal blocks as ministry gets busy with locating files

  12 Sep 2013

  Corporate plans of many companies are affected as the coal ministry is busy searching files and ha... . ...Read More

• Coal piles up at ports as rupee makes buyers renege on contracts

  12 Sep 2013

  Major Indian ports have more than 3.5 million tonnes (mt) of coal stockpiles because importers are... . ...Read More

• Coal Industry Cries Foul Over Obama Rules Restricting Carbon

  12 Sep 2013

  Representatives of coal-intensive utilities and coal-producing regions said that President Barack ... . ...Read More

• China Pledges to Cut Coal Consumption

  12 Sep 2013

  China's government pledged to reduce overall coal use in eastern parts of the country and said... . ...Read More

• Soft trend in international coal markets

  11 Sep 2013

  September 11: A soft trend was witnessed in international coal markets on September 10 as prices r... . ...Read More

• Coal stocks at Indian power plants fall to 21.91 mt levels

  11 Sep 2013

  September 11: After rising continuously for the last three-four months, coal stocks at Indian powe... . ...Read More

• Imported coal stocks fall at Paradip port

  11 Sep 2013

  September 11: The total stocks of coking and steam coal at Paradip port on the eastern coast of In... . ...Read More

• VOC relaxes coal stacking norms for three months

  11 Sep 2013

  September 11: V.O. Chidambaranar  (VOC) Port, formerly Tuticorin port, has relaxed its coal s... . ...Read More

• Vizag Port restricts movement of bulk cargo via OB1 berth

  11 Sep 2013

  September 11: Vishakhapatnam Port has recently informed that all bulk cargoes except coking coal a... . ...Read More

• BCCL extends date for tender on Amlabad UG block

  11 Sep 2013

  September 11: Bharat Coking Coal Ltd (BCCL) has extended the date for submission of bids for the d... . ...Read More

• WCL likely to reconsider cost-plus mines approach

  11 Sep 2013

  September 11: It seems the stance of the non-power coal consumers could bear fruit because, source... . ...Read More

• July steam coal imports via Kolkata down 38.2% m-o-m in Aug

  11 Sep 2013

  September 11: Steam coal imports through the port of Kolkata stood at 203,365 tons in August 2013 ... . ...Read More

• Coking coal imports via Kolkata port dip 7.46% m-o-m in Aug

  11 Sep 2013

  September 11: Coking coal imports through the port of Kolkata down 7.46% at 448,111 tons in August... . ...Read More