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India staring at power crisis after rains hit coal movement; state governments on alert
India | October 10, 2021 11:20 ISTRains took a toll on the coal movement, from mines to power generation units, impacting power generation in many states, including Gujarat, Punjab, Rajasthan, Delhi, and Tamil Nadu, despite the country producing record coal this year.
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India's coal import rises over 20 per cent in May; import volumes may be subdued in ongoing monsoon
Business | July 11, 2021 10:26 ISTThe country had imported 16.54 MT of coal in May last fiscal, according to data compiled by mjunction Services.
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Accident at Mexico coal shaft leaves miners trapped
World | June 05, 2021 6:30 ISTAn accident at a small-scale coal mine project in a northern Mexico border state has left an undetermined number of miners trapped on Friday, officials said.
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India's coal import drops 19% to 117 MT during Apr-Oct this fiscal
Business | December 06, 2020 11:28 ISTIndia's coal import saw a drop of 18.6 per cent to 116.81 million tonnes (MT) during April-October this fiscal as against the same period a year ago.
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CIL's coal allocation to power sector under e-auction rises 8 per cent in Apr-Aug
Business | October 04, 2020 11:58 ISTCIL's coal allocation under special forward e-auction for the power sector registered a rise of 8.4 per cent to 7.94 million tonnes (MT) in April-August period of the ongoing fiscal.
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Incentivising coal gasification to encourage players to adopt clean steel-making tech: Naveen Jindal
Business | May 16, 2020 22:24 ISTPrivate player Jindal Steel and Power on Saturday lauded the reforms announced by the government for domestic coal sector, saying the measures will encourage players in the sector to adopt clean technologies for steel making.
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Chhattisgarh demands Rs 4,140.21 cr levy on coal from Centre
India | May 10, 2020 14:36 ISTChhattisgarh Chief Minister Bhupesh Baghel has written to Union Minister of Coal and Mines Pralhad Joshi, requesting for the share of additional levy collected from coal block allottees to enable the state government to work effectively towards prevention of Covid-19 infection.
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Lockdown delays commercial coal mining auction to July, govt finalises bid document
Business | May 09, 2020 15:29 ISTAfter more than five-year wait, the government may finally throw open the doors of the regulated coal sector for commercial mining by the private sector comprising both Indian and overseas miners in July.
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Centre asks generating companies to reduce coal import, source domestic fuel
Business | May 01, 2020 12:58 ISTThe Centre has asked generating companies, including NTPC, Tata Power, Reliance Power to reduce the import of dry-fuel for blending purposes and replace it with domestic coal
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Coal set for largest decline since World War II, says IEA
Business | April 30, 2020 14:59 ISTIn a historic shock amid the COVID-19 pandemic, coal is set for the largest decline since World War II alongside sharp reductions for oil and gas, the International Energy Agency (IEA) said on Thursday in a report.
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Chhattisgarh: SECL official, others held for coal theft
India | February 27, 2020 22:47 ISTThe police claimed to have busted a coal theft racket in Chhattisgarh's Raigarh district on Thursday by arresting four persons including an official of the government-run South Eastern Coalfields Limited (SECL).
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S.Korean help sought to reclaim land lost due to Meghalaya's unscientific coal mining
India | November 16, 2019 20:06 ISTChief Minister Conrad K Sangma will lead a high-level delegation to South Korea soon to explore possibilities of replicating land reclamation processes tested in that country in the coal mines of Meghalaya
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Core sector output shrinks by 5.2 pc in September
Business | October 31, 2019 18:04 ISTThe eight core sectors had expanded by 4.3 per cent in September 2018. Production of seven sectors of coal, crude oil, natural gas, refinery products, cement, steel, and electricity contracted in September.
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India to overtake China as largest importer of coking coal: Fitch Solutions
Business | August 30, 2019 13:14 IST"As a result, we expect India to overtake China as the largest importer of global coking coal by 2025, despite the country only importing half as much as China in 2017," it added.
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Satellite surveillance of trains to stop oil, coal theft
India | August 29, 2019 12:10 ISTReal-time monitoring of the movement of the goods trains has started in the control office application system through ISRO's satellite. GPS systems in more than 700 trains have been installed for this. Goods trains, especially those which transport coal and oil (diesel and petrol), are major source of earnings for Indian Railways. However, complaints of theft of oil and coal are often received, which involves the running staff, railway security forces (RPF), and local employee mafia of railway stations.
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Coal imports swell 6.7 pc to 172 MT in Apr-Dec
India | January 20, 2019 12:47 ISTThis comes at a time when the government is mulling relaxing the timeline for achieving the 1 billion tonne coal production target for Coal India.
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Meghalaya: Operations continue to rescue 13 miners trapped in coal pit filled with gallons of water
India | December 14, 2018 12:28 ISTThe accident inside the coal pit on Thursday was of significance, especially because the National Green Tribunal (NGT) had ordered an interim ban on "rat-hole" coal mining in the state from April 17, 2014.
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India, China's coal consumption rise, global emissions may hit record high
India | December 06, 2018 16:45 ISTReacting to the Global Carbon Project estimates, published Christian Aid's International Climate Lead Mohamed Adow told IANS: "All the warm words spoken at the UN climate summit in Poland won't help prevent climate change.
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COAI advocates level-playing field between telcos, OTT players
Business | November 19, 2018 22:09 ISTThe Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (Trai) last week sought public opinion on whether same rules should be be prescribed for OTT applications (providing calling and instant messaging services) as are applicable on telecom operators.
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Truck carrying coal catches fire at Eastern Peripheral Expressway
News | June 07, 2018 11:40 ISTTruck carrying coal catches fire at Eastern Peripheral Expressway
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