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• Railways rationalises coal freight to offset falling volumes; long-distance rate cut

  24 Aug 2016

  Facing shortfall in freight loading, Railways today rationalised coal tariff by reducing the rate ... . ...Read More

• Ikata 3 operating at full power again

  23 Aug 2016

  Ikata 3 had been idle since being taken offline for a periodic inspection in April 2011. However, ... . ...Read More

• China’s drive to clean up its coal power, one plant at a time

  23 Aug 2016

  China, the world’s top greenhouse gas emitter, is often chided for its carbon-belching, Dick... . ...Read More

• Bengal coal cess under scanner

  23 Aug 2016

  The Centre has nudged the Mamata Banerjee-government to cut cess on coal, but the state remained n... . ...Read More

• JSPL cuts intraday losses after winning coal linkages

  23 Aug 2016

  Jindal Steel & Power fell 1.08% to Rs 86.85 at 13:18 IST on BSE, staging a recovery from day&#... . ...Read More

• JSPL bags 1.18 mtpa coal linkage in CPP auctions

  22 Aug 2016

  Jindal Steel and Power Ltd (JSPL) has secured a long-term coal linkage of 1.18 million tons per an... . ...Read More

• Cement companies roll back prices in Assam

  22 Aug 2016

  Cement companies have decided to roll back cement prices after chief minister Sarbananda Sonowal h... . ...Read More

• 7th Pay Commission effect? Coal India workers demand Rs.18,000 minimum monthly salary, to join September 2 strike

  22 Aug 2016

  The first indications of the recommendations of the 7th Central Pay Commission (CPC) triggering de... . ...Read More

• Good news for the energy industry

  22 Aug 2016

  While the price of oil may be beginning to climb up a bit these days, we hope it has at least seen... . ...Read More

• Court frames charges against ex­coal secretary HC Gupta, five others

  22 Aug 2016

  A special court today framed various charges including cheating and criminal conspiracy against ... . ...Read More

• Court frames charges against former Coal Secretary

  22 Aug 2016

  A Delhi court on Friday framed charges of criminal conspiracy, cheating, criminal breach of trust ... . ...Read More

• Odisha to do away with 34 electricity police stations

  22 Aug 2016

  Odisha government has decided to abolish 34 electricity police stations, which were set up to curb... . ...Read More

• 35% of India’s total thermal power capacity lying unused

  19 Aug 2016

  More than a third of India's 303 gigawatt thermal power capacity is lying unused while the r... . ...Read More

• Cement, industrial manufacturing to lead recovery: Lalit Nambiar, UTI Mutual Fund

  19 Aug 2016

  Cement, industrial manufacturing to lead recovery: Lalit Nambiar, UTI Mutual Fund   In a ... . ...Read More

• India to tap into Russia’s undeveloped coal, iron ore deposits

  19 Aug 2016

  India plans to expand the scope of its current investments in the Russian commodity market by help... . ...Read More