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Indian Railways loads highest ever freight of 114.8 MT

Indian Railways loads highest ever freight of 114.8 MT

Indian Railways Freight made the highest ever loading of 114.8 Metric Tonne (MT) for the month of May and earned…
CIL’s coal offtake jumps 38% to 55 MT in May

CIL’s coal offtake jumps 38% to 55 MT in May

Coal India said its coal offtake rose by 38% to 55 million tonnes (MT) in May on the back of…
6 illegal miners feared trapped in Meghalaya coal mine

6 illegal miners feared trapped in Meghalaya coal mine

Six miners from Assam, allegedly involved in illegal rat-hole mining in Meghalaya's East Jaintia Hills district, were feared trapped inside…
Coal India retains production momentum in May

Coal India retains production momentum in May

Despite COVID-19 restrictions in several states, Coal India maintained its output and despatch momentum in May, the second month of…
Delhi court dismisses Ashok Mishra’s bail plea in coal scam

Delhi court dismisses Ashok Mishra’s bail plea in coal scam

A Delhi court has denied bail to West Bengal police officer Ashok Kumar Mishra, arrested in a money laundering case…
ED takes possession of Classic Coal’s assets

ED takes possession of Classic Coal’s assets

The Enforcement Directorate (ED) has taken possession of a property worth Rs 3 crore of Jharkhand-based Classic Coal Construction Pvt…
CCL records 112% jump in production in April

CCL records 112% jump in production in April

Coal India arm Central Coalfields Ltd (CCL) has recorded 112 per cent increase in production at 4.84 million tonne (MT)…
8,300 people can die in India due to coal plant pollution

8,300 people can die in India due to coal plant pollution

Air pollution from planned new coal plants built by companies in which HSBC holds ownership stakes will cause an estimated…
Coal India fuel allocation under spot e-auction rises 36%

Coal India fuel allocation under spot e-auction rises 36%

CIL allocated 37.21 million tonnes of coal during the April-February period of FY20-21 under the spot e-auction scheme, registering a…
Coal-fired power plant development to remain growth driver

Coal-fired power plant development to remain growth driver

Coal-fired power plants will be the primary driver of infrastructure investment in India's power sector over the next decade
Rescuers work to free 21 trapped in flooded coal mine

Rescuers work to free 21 trapped in flooded coal mine

Rescuers were working Sunday to reach 21 workers trapped in a coal mine in northwest China's Xinjiang region after flooding…
NCL supplies 87% of total coal to power producers in FY21

NCL supplies 87% of total coal to power producers in FY21

Coal India Ltd (CIL) arm NCL has said it supplied 87% of its total coal to electricity producers in the…
Adani, MAHAGENCO signs pact for Chhattisgarh coal mine

Adani, MAHAGENCO signs pact for Chhattisgarh coal mine

Adani Enterprises Ltd along with its wholly-owned subsidiary Gare Palma II Collieries Pvt Ltd (GPIICPL) has signed a pact with…
Unions take out procession demanding coal miners safety

Unions take out procession demanding coal miners safety

After seven people were killed in a coal mine blast in Balochistan recently, several workers' unions in Pakistan took out…
Methane emissions from Indian coal mines rising

Methane emissions from Indian coal mines rising

The climate impact of methane emissions, including by India that is among the top five emitters, from proposed coal mines…
5 miners, 2 rescuers killed in Balochistan coal mine disaster

5 miners, 2 rescuers killed in Balochistan coal mine disaster

At least five coal miners and two rescuers died due to suffocation after a methane gas fire broke out in…
95 arrested, 250 cases filed so far over illegal coal mining

95 arrested, 250 cases filed so far over illegal coal mining

Meghalaya Chief Minister Conrad K Sangma on Monday said 95 persons have been arrested and 250 cases registered so far…
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…
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