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1 bid received out of 4 coal mines put up for auction

1 bid received out of 4 coal mines put up for auction

Only one bid has been received out of four coal mines that were put up for second attempt of auction…
CIL says coal grade slippage in Q3 down to 34%

CIL says coal grade slippage in Q3 down to 34%

Coal India (CIL) said coal grade slippage in the third quarter of the ongoing fiscal was down to 34% and…
China to speed up new energy sources, but coal stays in mix

China to speed up new energy sources, but coal stays in mix

China set a modest five-year growth target for its nuclear power generation capacity and promised quicker development of alternative energy…
IEA chief Fatih Birol backs India on coal use

IEA chief Fatih Birol backs India on coal use

Lending his weight to India's stand on coal as an energy source, International Energy Agency (IEA) chief Fatih Birol said…
Subdued production and offtake hurting Coal India

Subdued production and offtake hurting Coal India

Coal India's production and offtake remained subdued in February amid lower demand and robust pithead stock of 78 million tonnes.
China’s coal consumption share falls to 56.8%

China’s coal consumption share falls to 56.8%

China cut its coal use to 56.8% of energy consumption at the end of 2020, maintaining its target of below…
Two die in Jharkhand coal mine roof collapse

Two die in Jharkhand coal mine roof collapse

Two labourers working in a coal block in Dhanbad district, Jharkhand were killed when a portion of the roof of…
Miners in Balochistan reluctant to work after Hazara killings

Miners in Balochistan reluctant to work after Hazara killings

Thousands of miners have stopped work and many have fled Pakistan's restive Balochistan province since insurgents killed 10 Hazara workers…
Parl panel questions CCL’s equipment hiring for Rs 859 crore

Parl panel questions CCL’s equipment hiring for Rs 859 crore

Unhappy over Central Coalfields Ltd (CCL) hiring machinery worth Rs 859 crore in a year, a parliamentary panel has sought…
Coal secretary directs for acceleration of Jharia rehabilitation

Coal secretary directs for acceleration of Jharia rehabilitation

Coal Secretary Anil Jain reviewed progress of the rehabilitation project for people living in fire and subsistence-prone areas in Jharia…
Goa opposition MLAs wear black armbands

Goa opposition MLAs wear black armbands

Goa opposition MLAs wore black armbands and raised black placards on the inaugural day of the state legislative assembly, amid…
Northern Coalfields to surpass production target of 113.25MT

Northern Coalfields to surpass production target of 113.25MT

Northern Coalfields Limited (NCL) will easily achieve and surpass the production target of 113.25 million tonnes (MT) for the current…
Pralhad Joshi assures Coal India of full support

Pralhad Joshi assures Coal India of full support

Coal Minister Pralhad Joshi assured Coal India of full government support, even as he said the PSU needs to learn…
IIT-BHU signs pact with NCL for new coal research centre

IIT-BHU signs pact with NCL for new coal research centre

Indian Institute of Technology (IIT), BHU, with the support of the Northern Coalfields Limited (NCL) under an MoU with them,…
Coal India’s supply to power sector declines by 5%

Coal India’s supply to power sector declines by 5%

Coal supply by Coal India Limited (CIL) to the power sector declined by 5.3% to 318.04 million tonnes (MT) in…
16% fall in thermal coal imports at major ports

16% fall in thermal coal imports at major ports

Disruptions caused by the COVID-19 pandemic continued to impact cargo movement in India with thermal coal imports at 12 major…
Initiatives being taken to augment coal infrastructure

Initiatives being taken to augment coal infrastructure

The coal ministry has said the government is taking several initiatives to augment the coal evacuation infrastructure, including laying new…
Coal India’s supply to consuming sectors rise to 9.2%

Coal India’s supply to consuming sectors rise to 9.2%

Coal India Ltd (CIL) said the supply of coal to the consuming sectors rose 9.2% to 154.6 million tonnes (MT)…
Government mopped Rs 8,965 cr from auctioned coal blocks

Government mopped Rs 8,965 cr from auctioned coal blocks

Government mopped up Rs 8,964.75 crore till last month from the auctioned and allotted mines, according to the coal ministry.
Australian coal ban backfires for Beijing

Australian coal ban backfires for Beijing

Beijing's ban imposed on Australian coal by Commerce Ministry backfired as the industrial parks are facing sudden blackouts resulting into…
China coal export ban would be breach of WTO rules

China coal export ban would be breach of WTO rules

Australia criticized China's reported ban on its coal exports as an obvious breach of World Trade Organisation rules, as tensions…
CIL’s supply to power sector drops due to low activity

CIL’s supply to power sector drops due to low activity

The despatch of coal by CIL to the power sector declined 6.6% to 236.97 million tonnes (MT) in April-October period…
Commercial coal auction subdued by clean energy transition

Commercial coal auction subdued by clean energy transition

The transition to clean energy sources led to subdued participation in the recently concluded first round of commercial coal mine…
CIL looking to set up mechanised coal transportation

CIL looking to set up mechanised coal transportation

Coal India Ltd (CIL) said it has issued tenders for all 35 mining projects identified for mechanised transportation of dry…
Sarda Energy wins coal mine in Chhattisgarh

Sarda Energy wins coal mine in Chhattisgarh

Sarda Energy and Minerals won a coal mine in Chhattisgarh by agreeing to part with whopping 66.75% revenue to pip…
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