Coal India ordered to sign fuel supply pact with power firms
April 3rd, 2012 - 9:23 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, April 3 (IANS) The government Tuesday ordered Coal India to sign fuel supply agreements (FSAs) with power producers committing at least 80 percent assured supply.A presidential directive issued ... Read more...
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China develops coal mine early-warning system
March 29th, 2012 - 7:14 pm ICT by IANS
Beijing, March 29 (IANS) China has developed its first coal mine early-warning system that will enable getting advance warning about potential dangers in coal mines.According to the National Science and ... Read more...
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Coal India sets production target of 464 mn tonnes (Lead)
February 17th, 2012 - 10:05 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, Feb 17 (IANS) State-run Coal India Limited (CIL) has set a production target of 464 million tonnes in the next fiscal year and it will make a capital expenditure ... Read more...
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CIL making clandestine profit: ex-chairman
January 19th, 2012 - 9:49 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, Jan 19 (IANS) Coal India Ltd (CIL), the world's single largest coal producer, was Thursday accused by one of its former officials of misusing monopolistic power and making clandestine ... Read more...
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Coal India ‘almost’ finalises wage accord with unions
January 13th, 2012 - 8:43 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, Jan 13 (IANS) State-run Coal India Limited (CIL), the largest coal producer in the world, has "almost" arrived at an agreement with its labour unions for a 25 percent ... Read more...
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$8 mn burglary exposes corrupt Chinese official
December 22nd, 2011 - 9:22 pm ICT by IANS
Beijing, Dec 22 (IANS) The head of China's largest coking coal producer has been dismissed from service after it was revealed that burglars took away items worth 50 million yuan ... Read more...
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India’s JSW Steel in multibillion Oz takeover bid
October 25th, 2011 - 10:26 am ICT by IANS
Melbourne, Oct 25 (IANS) JSW Steel, one of India's major steel producers, is considering a $5 billion bid for Australia's coal mining company New Hope Corp, Sydney Morning Herald newspaper ... Read more...
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Indonesia invites Indian investments in infrastructure
July 16th, 2011 - 10:26 pm ICT by IANS
Chennai, July 16 (IANS) Indonesia invites Indian industrialists to invest in infrastructure sectors and also look at it as a source of many other products apart from coal in order ... Read more...
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UK energy companies clandestinely monitoring climate change activists: Leaked documents
February 15th, 2011 - 6:53 pm ICT by ANI
London, Feb 15 (ANI): Leaked documents have shown that three large British energy companies have been paying a private security firm to gather information on climate change activists.The Guardian quoted the ... Read more...
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Another 100-km traffic jam builds up in China
September 3rd, 2010 - 10:34 pm ICT by IANS
Beijing, Sep 3 (DPA) A traffic jam more than 100 km long has formed in China just one week after gridlock led to tailbacks lasting 10 days northwest of Beijing.
"The motorway is ... Read more...
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Coal India to decide on anchor investor in two-three days
August 13th, 2010 - 6:28 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, Aug 13 (IANS) State-owned Coal India Limited (CIL) will in the next two-three days decide on the anchor investors for its upcoming initial public offering (IPO) through which the government expects ... Read more...
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Coal India IPO likely between Oct 18-21
July 31st, 2010 - 7:30 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, July 31 (IANS) The country's largest coal producer, Coal India Limited (CIL), expects to make its maiden public offering of shares between Oct 18-21, a top official said here Saturday.
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Coal India forms JV with NTPC to acquire assets
April 28th, 2010 - 9:47 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, April 28 (IANS) The country's largest coal producer, Coal India Limited (CIL), has formed a joint venture with power generator NTPC to acquire coal assets in the country and abroad.The name ... Read more...
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Obama expresses condolences on W. Va. mine accident
April 10th, 2010 - 1:29 am ICT by BNO News
WASHINGTON, D.C. (BNO NEWS) -- President Barack Obama on Friday expressed condolences on the West Virginia mine disaster and said more needs to be done to improve mine safety.
"I want to offer ... Read more...
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Massey Energy says to conduct extensive reviews of the Upper Big Branch accident
April 10th, 2010 - 12:20 am ICT by BNO News
JULIAN, WEST VIRGINIA (BNO NEWS) -- Massey Energy Company said on Friday that the company will conduct extensive reviews of the Upper Big Branch accident and work in to ensure that a ... Read more...
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Twenty-five dead, 4 missing after coal mine explosion in West Virginia
April 6th, 2010 - 11:00 pm ICT by BNO News
MONTCOAL, WEST VIRGINIA (BNO NEWS) – Twenty-five coal miners died and 4 are unaccounted for after an explosion on Monday at a coal mine in West Virginia, officials said Tuesday.The explosion happened ... Read more...
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Seven dead, 19 missing after coal mine explosion in West Virginia
April 6th, 2010 - 2:28 pm ICT by BNO News
CHARLESTON, WEST VIRGINIA (BNO NEWS) -- At least seven coal miners died and 19 are unaccounted for after an explosion Monday at a coal mine in West Virginia, officials said.The explosion happened ... Read more...
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12 killed in US coalmine blast (Second Lead)
April 6th, 2010 - 12:52 pm ICT by IANS
Washington, April 6 (IANS) At least 12 miners have been killed and 10 missing after a blast at a coalmine in the US state of West Virginia.
The blast occurred Monday afternoon ... Read more...
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Seven killed in explosion at US coal mine (Lead)
April 6th, 2010 - 8:25 am ICT by IANS
Washington, April 6 (IANS) An explosion at a coal mine in the US state of West Virginia has killed seven miners.
Ron Wooten, director of West Virginia Office of Miners' Health Safety and ... Read more...
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Six killed in explosion at US coal mine
April 6th, 2010 - 6:57 am ICT by IANS
Washington, April 6 (IANS) An explosion at a coal mine in the US state of West Virginia killed six miners Monday.
Ron Wooten, director of West Virginia Office of Miners' Health Safety and ... Read more...
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Coal India to hit capital markets in July
March 19th, 2010 - 7:03 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, March 19 (IANS) India's largest coal producer, Coal India Ltd (CIL), expects to hit the capital markets by July, company chairman Partha S. Bhattacharyya said here Friday.
The government, which holds ... Read more...
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Ennore Coke expects rise in coking coal price
March 5th, 2010 - 5:21 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, March 5 (IANS) Coking coal producer Ennore Coke Ltd expects spot prices of coking coal to touch $300 per tonne by June-July from a level of $260 per tonne at present.
"Coking ... 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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Coal India plans to earmark 1 percent share for staff
February 9th, 2010 - 5:45 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, Feb 9 (IANS) Country's largest coal producer Coal India Ltd (CIL), which is planning to come out with its Initial Public Offering (IPO) of shares would be earmarking one percent of ... Read more...
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White coal becomes a popular fuel source in Rajasthan
January 13th, 2010 - 1:15 pm ICT by ANI
Jaipur, Jan 13 (ANI): The production of white coal (Briquettes made of Biomass) using agricultural and forest waste has become popular in Rajasthan, with more then 50 units devoted to produce it ... Read more...
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Gujarat NRE’s Australian arm secures $50-mn loan
May 11th, 2009 - 3:46 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, May 11 (IANS) Gujarat NRE Minerals, the Australian subsidiary of metallurgical coal producer Gujarat NRE Coke, has secured a $50-million long-term bank loan facility with its parent standing as the guarantor, ... Read more...
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Foreign investments transform once coal-rich Polish region
March 11th, 2009 - 11:31 am ICT by IANS
By Dominika Maslikowski
Gliwice (Poland), March 11 (DPA) The Gliwice mine in southern Poland no longer produces the coal that made the region known as an industrial powerhouse during communism. The mine's smoky ... Read more...
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Coal India, power producer to sign fuel supply deal
January 20th, 2009 - 7:32 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, Jan 20 (IANS) India's largest coal producer Coal India Limited (CIL) and the largest power producer NTPC Ltd have decided to sign an agreement to always maintain 75 percent fuel supply ... Read more...
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National Aluminium’s net profit up 9.4 percent
December 4th, 2008 - 4:45 pm ICT by IANS
Angul (Orissa), Dec 4 (IANS) The global economic slowdown may have pushed many companies into crisis world over, but for National Aluminium Co. (Nalco), India's second largest aluminium producer, it is business ... Read more...
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‘Coal supply issue to be resolved soon’
November 1st, 2008 - 11:07 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, Nov 1 (IANS) The coal ministry Saturday expressed hope that the controversy between the power utilities and Coal India Ltd (CIL) over the signing of a fuel supply agreement would be ... Read more...
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Coal India gears up to acquire mines abroad
October 27th, 2008 - 8:23 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, Oct 27 (IANS) The country's leading coal producer Coal India Ltd (CIL) is planning to acquire coal mines abroad, a top official said here Monday."The issue was discussed at the International ... Read more...
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Karnataka to set up Rs.60 bn power plant in Chhattisgarh (Lead)
September 8th, 2008 - 8:24 pm ICT by IANS
Raipur, Sep 8 (IANS) The state-owned Karnataka Power Corp Ltd (KPCL) Monday signed an agreement with the Chhattisgarh government to set up a 1,200 MW thermal plant on an investment of Rs.60-billion ... Read more...
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Karnataka Power to set up thermal plant in Chhattisgarh
September 8th, 2008 - 5:08 pm ICT by IANS
Raipur, Sep 8 (IANS) The state-owned Karnataka Power Corp Ltd (KPCL) Monday signed an agreement with the Chhattisgarh government to set up a 1,200 MW thermal plant on an investment of Rs.60-billion ... Read more...
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Karnataka firm to set up 1,200 MW thermal plant in Chhattisgarh
September 6th, 2008 - 3:50 pm ICT by IANS
Raipur, Sep 6 (IANS) The Chhattisgarh government said Saturday that it will sign an agreement with a Karnataka firm Monday to set up a 1,200 MW thermal power plant in the state's ... Read more...
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South Eastern Coalfields curtails coal supply to private firms
August 30th, 2008 - 4:20 pm ICT by IANS
Raipur, Aug 30 (IANS) India's leading coal producer South Eastern Coalfields Ltd (SECL) has curtailed coal supply to private parties in nine states to help the state-run power plants tide over the ... Read more...
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