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• Marmagoa coking coal imports up 5.47% in 2015-16

  27 Apr 2016

  Imports of coking coal via Marmagoa Port rose 5.47% to 6,163,132 tons in fiscal 2015-16 against 5,... . ...Read More

• Marmagoa Port steam coal imports spurt 85% in FY16

  27 Apr 2016

  Imports of non-coking coal (steam coal) via Marmagoa Port were sharply up 85.19% to 4,896,621 tons... . ...Read More

• India’s mineral production index up 5% y-o-y in Feb

  27 Apr 2016

  India’s mineral production index in February 2016 increased by 5% on a year-on-year basis wi... . ...Read More

• Rs 53,354 cr spent on port modernisation in 12th Plan

  27 Apr 2016

  As many as 118 projects related to modernisation of ports, with total investments of Rs 53,354 cro... . ...Read More

• IWAI floats tender for DGPS stations in NW-1 and 2

  27 Apr 2016

  In order to aid navigation and communications, Inland Waterways Authority of India (IWAI) has floa... . ...Read More

• CIL mulling use of mechanically covered trucks, tippers

  27 Apr 2016

  In a bid to reduce wastage during road transportation, Coal India Ltd (CIL) is considering deployi... . ...Read More

• Singareni Collieries sees 24.1% growth rakes in FY16

  27 Apr 2016

  Singareni Collieries Company Ltd (SCCL) has registered a 24.1% growth in railway rakes in 2015-16 ... . ...Read More

• No amount invoked from BG of Ardhagram coal block

  27 Apr 2016

  The Inter-Ministerial Group (IMG) has decided not to invoke any amount from the bank guarantee (BG... . ...Read More

• Imported coal stock at 17 ports flat w-o-w: InterOcean

  27 Apr 2016

  Imported coal stocks at 17 ports stood at 11.27 mt on April 21, 2016, showing a flat trend compare... . ...Read More

• India’s average plant load factor increases in 2015-16

  27 Apr 2016

  India’s average plant load factor (PLF) for coal and lignite-based power plants rose to 62.1... . ...Read More

• India’s 2015-16 total power generation rises 5.30%

  27 Apr 2016

  India’s total power generation was up 5.30% to 1,107.385 billion units (BU) during financial... . ...Read More

• India adds 23,976.6 MW generation capacity in FY16

  27 Apr 2016

  India has added 23,976.60 MW power generation capacity during financial year 2015-16, an increase ... . ...Read More

• Cement getting into a structural long¬term bull run; time to invest?

  27 Apr 2016

  Global headwinds are likely to keep the domestic stock market volatile, but cement is one sector w... . ...Read More

• Cabinet clears 5,100 crore power, cement plant plans

  27 Apr 2016

  The cabinet on Tuesday cleared proposals related to special benefits for setting up cement and pow... . ...Read More

• Coal And Steel May Have Been Given A Lifeline By China

  27 Apr 2016

  A big news item the last few weeks has been China’s efforts to curb domestic coal and steel ... . ...Read More