Category: Coal

Study reveals plants in India take the highest toll in the world when it comes to health Coal-fired power plants in India take the highest toll in the world when it comes to health, according to a study of global emission hotspots which found that China and the US are the largest producers of coal […]

The loading of coal at New Mangalore Port has helped the Palakkad division of Southern Railway to record growth in freight loading during the current financial year. The total freight loading in Palakkad division stood at 5.039 million tonnes during April-January of 2018-19 as against the target of 4.762 million tonnes, recording a growth of […]

Of the total imports during January 2019, non-coking coal shipments were 12.35 MT and coking coal at 3.53 MT. Coal imports increased by 5.1 per cent to 189.9 million tonnes (MT) in the April-January period of the ongoing fiscal, according to a report. Coal imports were at 180.61 (MT) in the April-January period of the […]

The fast depletion of coal, a strategic resource and India’s fuel of choice currently, has huge implications for energy costs, according to K Sivadasan, a sectoral expert. Projection of huge reserves will only encourage industries to use large quantities, resulting in accelerated depletion of the fossil fuel, says the former top official of the Kerala […]

Coal India Ltd posted a 50-per cent jump in consolidated net profit at Rs. 4,567 crore for the quarter ended December 31, 2018, as compared to Rs. 3,043 crore same period last year. Net sales grew 8 per cent to Rs. 23,385 crore during the quarter under review, as against Rs. 21,643 crore logged in […]

Shares of Coal India will remain in focus on Monday, as its board will consider a proposal for buyback. If approved, this would be the second buyback by the Maharatna company in two years. The Centre currently owns 72.90 per cent stake in Coal India. Investors would be keen to know the issue size and […]

Coal India will raise around Rs. 1,065 crore through three buybacks of Rs. 355 crore each to its three subsidiaries.

State-owned Coal India supplied 360 million tonne (MT) coal to the power sector during April-December 2018, an increase of 7.9 cent over the year-ago period, according to official data.

India’s 2018 thermal coal imports rose at the fastest pace in four years, according to two industry sources, despite moves by Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s government to cut imports in a bid to reduce its trade deficit.

States insisting on fresh environmental and forest clearance delay monetisation of auctioned blocks

The New Mangalore Port will get a mechanised berth for handling coal by March.