Coal India coal import plans face opposition
September 14th, 2012 - 1:42 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, Sep 14 (IANS) Coal India's plan to import coal following a government diktat has raised the hackles of workers' unions and former top officials of the state-run firm who ... Read more...
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Coal India board okays new fuel supply agreement model
September 1st, 2012 - 12:18 am ICT by IANS
Kolkata, Aug 31 (IANS) The board of state-run Coal India Ltd (CIL) has cleared the cost plus model for fuel supply agreements (FSAs) with power firms but asked the coal ... Read more...
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Lower EMIs for consumer durables, Chidambaram tells PSBs (Lead)
August 18th, 2012 - 8:00 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Aug 18 (IANS) Finance Minister P. Chidambaram Saturday called for increased consumer spending as a booster shot to the sagging economy and asked bankers to lower EMIs ... Read more...
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Venezuela boosts oil sales to China
August 14th, 2012 - 11:47 am ICT by IANS
Caracas, Aug 14 (IANS/EFE) Venezuela has increased oil sales to China to 640,000 barrels a day, the Andean nation's energy minister said."Before, we never sold a single barrel of petroleum ... Read more...
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Coal may have to be imported to meet power demand
August 12th, 2012 - 4:36 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Aug 12 (IANS) State miner Coal India Ltd (CIL) believes 50 per cent of the demand for power-grade fuel by electricity producers may have to be ... Read more...
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Essar Steel commissions Phase 1 of Odisha pellet plant
April 9th, 2012 - 9:57 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, April 9 (IANS) Essar Steel Monday announced the commissioning of the first phase of its 12 million tonne per annum (MTPA) pellet-making facility in Odisha, which will be fully ... Read more...
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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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PMO ensures Coal India supplies adequate to power plants
February 15th, 2012 - 6:43 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Feb 15 (IANS) With power producers clamouring for its intervention in ensuring coal supplies, the Prime Minister's Office Wednesday said it has asked state miner Coal India ... Read more...
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Government assures availability of coal to power plants
October 13th, 2011 - 7:38 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Oct 13 (IANS) The government said Thursday it would take appropriate measures to ensure greater availability of coal to power plants as electricity shortage worsened across the country."To ... Read more...
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Tata pleases, Ford ‘disappoints’ British workers’ union
March 26th, 2008 - 8:12 pm ICT by admin
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By Dipankar De Sarkar
London, March 26 (IANS) The head of Britain's largest workers union Wednesday reiterated his support for Tata's acquisition of the luxury car brands Jaguar and Land Rover, but said ... Read more...
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Centre announces new coal distribution policy
November 14th, 2007 - 2:32 am ICT by admin
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