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• August e-auction sees strong demand for G10 grade coal

  04 Sep 2013

  September 4: Demand for G10 grade coal (GCV range 4,301 and 4,600 Kcal/kg) was strong in August on... . ...Read More

• Good demand for G11 grade coal in August e-auction

  04 Sep 2013

  September 4: Demand for G11 grade coal (GCV range 4,001 and 4,300 Kcal/kg) was good in August as 95... . ...Read More

• Strong demand for G-12 grade coal in August e-auction

  04 Sep 2013

  September 4: There was strong demand for G-12 grade coal in the e-auctions conducted on the coalju... . ...Read More

• G13 grade coal sees strong demand in August e-auction

  04 Sep 2013

  September 4: There was very strong demand for G13 grade coal (GCV between 3,700 and 4,000 Kcal/kg)... . ...Read More

• Supply low-cost electricity or surrender coal blocks, govt to power companies

  04 Sep 2013

  Power generation firms that have been awarded coal mines will have to stop mining operations or su... . ...Read More

• China sets tax on low-grade coal imports; impact on Indonesia supplies unclear

  04 Sep 2013

   China has announced a 3 percent tax on imports of steam coal with low calorific value but is... . ...Read More

• India likely to be the largest coal importer in 3-5 years: Platts

  04 Sep 2013

  With coal supply issues plaguing the domestic economy, the country is likely to surpass China as t... . ...Read More

• Ministry tells Coal India not to rush with fuel supply pacts

  04 Sep 2013

  Coal ministry, facing a CBI probe over block allocation and missing files, has told Coal India not... . ...Read More

• IMG probing sale of coal by JSPL to submit report in 2 months

  04 Sep 2013

  The inter-ministerial panel probing allegations of Jindal Steel and Power Ltd (JSPL) selling coa... . ...Read More

• Finance ministry nudges Coal India to buy back 5% of its shares

  04 Sep 2013

  The finance ministry is pushing state-run monopoly miner Coal India to buy back 5% of its shares... . ...Read More

• Deloitte selected for study on Coal India restructuring

  04 Sep 2013

  The Coal Ministry has selected global consultancy firm Deloitte, from among the nine shortlisted c... . ...Read More

• Paradoxical situation in coal industry

  04 Sep 2013

  The overall coal inventory has now fallen to 57mt, most of which lying near pit-heads and some sto... . ...Read More

• Beijing will cut coal burning and barbecues in bid to fight smog

  04 Sep 2013

  Coal use for electricity consumption in Beijing will be reduced by 13 million metric tons by 2017 ... . ...Read More

• Vietnam lowers coal export tax to tackle stockpile

  04 Sep 2013

  Vietnam's Ministry of Finance has recently lowered the tax rate applied on coal exportation ... . ...Read More

• U.S. coal-fired power plants scheduled to shut

  04 Sep 2013

   U.S. power companies have shut or converted about 16,000 megawatts (MW) of coal-fired pow... . ...Read More