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Singareni Collieries workers continue with strike for second day

West Bengal: Coal India Limited workers on 3-day strike against privatisation

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West Bengal: Coal India Limited workers on 3-day strike against privatisation

Coal India Workers Start Strike Against Privatisaion In Ranchi

Companies & Markets Sector Reports

Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman said the Central government will introduce competition, transparency and private sector participation in the coal sector and will do infrastructure development of Rs 50,000 crore.

Centre's decision to auction coal blocks for commercial mining will take us back to old system: Jharkhand CM

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Centre's decision to auction coal blocks for commercial mining will take us back to old system: Jharkhand CM

China's January-February Coal Output Drops 6.3% As Coronavirus Disrupts

The National Energy Administration said on March 5 that production had reached 83.4% of total coal mining capacity as of March 3.

Core Sector Growth Recovers To 1.3% In Dec

Sectors which recorded positive growth are coal, refinery products and fertiliser.

Adani, NTPC Sought Extension Of Deadlines To Curb Coal Plant Emissions

Energy & Infra Power

India already extended its original December 2017 deadline for utilities to meet tighter new emissions standards, after extensive lobbying by the coal-fired power industry.

Coal Allocation By CIL To Power Sector Under E-Auction Drops 23%

Coal India had allocated 21.91 million tonnes of coal in the April-November period of 2018-19, according to the latest monthly summary by the coal ministry for the Cabinet.

India's Coal Import Rises 29 Per Cent To 24 Million Tonnes In June

India's coal import during June through the major and non-major ports is estimated to have increased by 2.42 per cent over May 2019.

India's 2019 Thermal Coal Imports Could Rise Up To 13 Per Cent

India's coal imports from Australia and Colombia will increase in the long run as demand for high-energy coal grows due to environmental reasons, Dale Hazelton said at the India Coal Conference in New Delhi.

India's 2019 Thermal Coal Imports Seen At 180-185 Million T: WoodMac

WoodMac previously said India's thermal coal imports grew at their fastest pace since 2014 to 164 million tonnes in 2018.

Indian Utilities' Coal Imports In First Half Of 2019 Rise Over 53% From Year Ago

The utilities have been ramping up imports of thermal coal after India's top court in October eased their earlier stance and paved the way for passing on increased generation costs to consumers.

Natural Gas To Overtake Coal As World's Second Largest Energy Source By 2030: IEA

Economy

Global gas demand would increase by 1.6 percent a year to 2040 and would be 45 percent higher by then than today, Paris-based IEA said

Indian Coal Imports Rise At The Fastest Rate In 3-1/2 Years