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• Delhi government asks for 24x7 power supply from BSES

  30 Jun 2016

  The Delhi government today conveyed its strong concern to the BSES Chairman over frequent outages ... . ...Read More

• Cement demand to grow 6 per cent in FY17, predicts Icra

  30 Jun 2016

  Demand for cement is likely to grow by 6 per cent in the current fiscal and further rise to 7 per ... . ...Read More

• Ministry seeks Cabinet nod for new bidding papers for coal UMPPs

  30 Jun 2016

  The power ministry has sent a note to the Cabinet seeking its approval for the new bidding documen... . ...Read More

• National Mineral Exploration Policy cleared: Hunt for non-coal minerals gets boost

  30 Jun 2016

  In a bid to attract private investments including foreign direct investment into the business of m... . ...Read More

• Oakland says no thanks to coal exports

  30 Jun 2016

  A proposal to turn a former Army base into a coal export terminal was thwarted Monday by a vote of... . ...Read More

• Indonesia Faces Environmental Devastation After Coal Bust

  30 Jun 2016

  Thousands of mines are closing in Indonesia’s tropical coal belt as prices languish and seam... . ...Read More

• Three PSU banks decline info on import of coal, government steps in

  30 Jun 2016

  Citing customer confidentiality, three state-owned banks, including State Bank of India (SBI), hav... . ...Read More

• Indian power plants’ coal consumption rises 4% y-o-y

  29 Jun 2016

  Coal consumption by India’s power utilities in May 2016 stood at 48.42 million tons (mt) aga... . ...Read More

• Here comes the sun: US solar power market hits all-time high

  29 Jun 2016

  Solar energy in the US has had a rocky existence. Ever since Ronald Reagan symbolically removed Ji... . ...Read More

• OCL India to merge Dalmia Cement East with itself

  29 Jun 2016

  OCL India , a subsidiary of Dalmia Cement Bharat, has approached authorities to merge Dalmia Cemen... . ...Read More

• Dalmia Bharat looks at increasing capacity utilisation of cement units

  29 Jun 2016

  Amid growing demand, the Dalmia Bharat group expects capacity utilisation of its cement plants in ... . ...Read More

• CSIR lab to certify coal used in power plants

  29 Jun 2016

  The grading is expected to be finer and more reliable than that done by other organisations The ... . ...Read More

• Coal imports decline by 5% in April-May

  29 Jun 2016

  Coal imports declined by 4.9 per cent to 35.85 million tonnes (MT) in April-May due to increased p... . ...Read More

• Make domestic coal supply contracts flexible for relief in cost of power for discoms: ICRA

  29 Jun 2016

  A recently announced policy measure allowing flexible sourcing of domestic coal as well as guideli... . ...Read More

• Dhanbad lab to test coal quality

  29 Jun 2016

  The Centre has assigned a Dhanbad-based government laboratory the task of scrutinising the quality... . ...Read More