Core industries’ growth slumps to 2 percent in March
April 30th, 2012 - 8:54 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, April 30 (IANS) Growth in eight core industries, including electricity, coal, cement, steel and crude oil, fell to 2 percent in March as compared to 6.8 percent in ... Read more...
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Chinese coal demand to drop in Q2
April 9th, 2012 - 9:31 am ICT by IANS
Beijing, April 9 (IANS) Demand for coal in China will drop during the second quarter of the current fiscal year, an expert said.Supply and demand will continue to be balanced ... Read more...
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Core industries growth slumps to 0.5 percent in January
February 28th, 2012 - 8:15 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Feb 28 (IANS) Growth in eight core industries that include electricity, coal, cement, steel and crude oil slumped to 0.5 percent in January as compared to 3.1 percent ... Read more...
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Russia to raise coal output to 430 mn tonnes
January 24th, 2012 - 6:47 pm ICT by IANS
Moscow, Jan 24 (IANS/RIA Novosti) Russia will boost its coal output from last year's 330 million tonnes to 430 million tonnes by 2030 to meet the growing domestic and world ... Read more...
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Chinese firm builds 200-million-tonne coal base
January 5th, 2012 - 6:42 pm ICT by IANS
Beijing, Jan 5 (IANS) Shenhua Shendong Coal Group Corp produced 202 million tonnes of commercial coal in 2011, becoming the first 200-million-tonne commercial coal production base in China.The company ... Read more...
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Rising interest rates affect industrial output, lowest in over 2 years
November 11th, 2011 - 5:33 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Nov 11 (IANS) India's industrial output fell sharply in September at 1.9 percent, official data showed Friday, growing the slowest in over two years as rising interest rates ... Read more...
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Six core industries grew at a slow 5.2 percent in April
June 1st, 2011 - 5:10 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, June 1 (IANS) India's six core industries grew at a slower 5.2 percent in April compared to the previous corresponding period, according to official data released Wednesday.Crude oil, ... Read more...
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Jharkhand coal output hit by Maoist menace, says Jaiswal
April 14th, 2011 - 7:27 pm ICT by IANS
Ranchi, April 14 (IANS) The Jharkhand government must improve law and order conditions as the coal production in the state, which has the largest coal reserves in India, has been ... Read more...
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Infrastructure output up 5.1 percent in April
May 28th, 2010 - 8:25 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, May 28 (IANS) India's infrastructure output expanded by 5.1 percent for the first month of this financial year as against 3.7 percent in April 2009 on account of growth in ... Read more...
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Coal India appoints KPMG to help chalk out roadmap
February 11th, 2010 - 6:36 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, Feb 11 (IANS) The country's largest coal producer, Coal India Limited (CIL), has engaged KPMG Advisory Services Pvt Ltd to undertake its corporate planning exercise to consolidate its role as ... Read more...
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Stimulus helped infrastructure sector revive: Minister (Lead)
July 23rd, 2009 - 4:09 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, July 23 (IANS) The timely release of stimulus packages has helped the infrastructure sector post a good growth rate last month despite the economic slowdown, Commerce and Industry Minister Anand ... Read more...
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With 6.5 percent growth, infrastructure sectors signal recovery
July 23rd, 2009 - 1:48 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, July 23 (IANS) Signalling a recovery for Indian industry, the output of six core infrastructure sectors expanded 6.5 percent in June against 2.8 percent in the previous month, official data ... Read more...
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Government may allow private companies to mine coal
June 15th, 2009 - 6:19 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, June 15 (IANS) The government is "strongly considering" to allow commercial coal mining by private companies in a bid to bridge the demand-supply gap, Coal Minister Sriprakash Jaiswal said ... Read more...
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Output of core industries up 2.2 percent in February
March 27th, 2009 - 4:53 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi March 27 (IANS) Despite an 8.3 percent growth in cement production and 6 percent in coal output, the composite index for six core industries logged a mere 2 percent expansion ... Read more...
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Foreign financial companies keen to fund China’s energy market
September 22nd, 2008 - 8:54 am ICT by IANS
Beijing, Sep 22 (Xinhua) Foreign financial companies are eager to play a role in China's coal industry as the country looks to diversified sources to finance the fast-expanding industry.As the world's fastest ... Read more...
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Highlights of Chidambaram’s address
July 22nd, 2008 - 2:52 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, July 22 (IANS) Following are the highlights of Finance Minister P. Chidambaram's address Tuesday during the debate on the motion of confidence moved by Prime Minister Manmohan Singh: - India ... Read more...
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