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• Obama regulations take another scalp, Peabody Energy…the largest coal company in the U.S.

  29 Apr 2016

  President Obama’s war on coal continues to take scalps, as Peabody Energy, the nation’... . ...Read More

• No Coal shortage in thermal power plants

  29 Apr 2016

  At present, there is no shortage of coal in the country. None of the Coal based power generation p... . ...Read More

• China: 2 coal miners dead, 9 missing after floods

  29 Apr 2016

  At least two persons were killed and nine others missing days after a coal mine they were working ... . ...Read More

• Higher coal use in Asia could increase water stress

  29 Apr 2016

  Coal burning, despite recent signs of having peaked in China and pledges made at the Paris Climate... . ...Read More

• Coal ministry to allot five mines to power utilities soon

  29 Apr 2016

  The coal ministry has identified five coal mines for allocation to state¬owned power utilities... . ...Read More

• No PCI coal imports via Chennai Port in fiscal 2015-16

  28 Apr 2016

  PCI coal imports through Chennai Port seem to have dried up for more than a year now, with no such... . ...Read More

• Anthracite imports via Chennai Port spurt 84% in FY16

  28 Apr 2016

  Anthracite imports through Chennai Port in March 2016 were at 120 tons against 1,728 tons in Febru... . ...Read More

• FY16 met coke imports via Chennai surge, but on low base

  28 Apr 2016

  Met coke imports through Chennai Port in March 2016 were at 50 tons while in February 2016 these w... . ...Read More

• Chennai Port’s pet coke imports increase 58% in FY16

  28 Apr 2016

  Pet coke imports through Chennai Port were at a volume of 82 tons in March 2016 while in February ... . ...Read More

• Coking coal imports via Chennai Port drop 30% in FY16

  28 Apr 2016

  Coking coal imports through the port of Chennai remained flat at 38 tons in March 2016, the same a... . ...Read More

• Chennai Port’s steam coal imports increase 34% in FY16

  28 Apr 2016

  Steam coal imports through the port of Chennai went up by 59.37% to 102 tons in March 2016 against... . ...Read More

• Haldia Port’s 2015-16 coal handling increases 18.62%

  28 Apr 2016

  Handling of coal (imports of coking coal, non-coking coal, met coke and RP coke) by Haldia Dock Co... . ...Read More

• Kandla Port’s 2015-16 coal handling increases 50.51%

  28 Apr 2016

  Handling of coal (imports of coking and non-coking) by Kandla Port stood at 15,000,820 tons during... . ...Read More

• Cochin Port’s 2015-16 coal handling down by 9.78%

  28 Apr 2016

  Handling of coal by Cochin Port stood at 88,250 tons during financial year 2015-16, recording a de... . ...Read More

• New Mangalore 2015-16 coal handling down 53.71%

  28 Apr 2016

  Handling of coal by New Mangalore Port stood at 6,276,894 tons during financial year 2015-16, reco... . ...Read More