Minister of State for Coal, Power, Renewable Energy and Mines Piyush Goyal has said that no thermal power plant/coal company has approached CIL (Coal India Ltd) for supply of imported coal for 2016-17.
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Category: Coal & Mining
A Mine of Opportunities
Of all mining equipment globally, surface mining equipment enjoyed the highest market share, around 31 per cent, in 2015. Mineral processing equipment, underground mining equipment, mining drills and breakers, crushing, pulverising and screening equipment, and other mining equipment lagged behind.
Iron ore handling surges at major ports
Handling of iron ore has rebounded at major ports following the resumption of mining in Goa, Karnataka and Odisha after a long gap. In the first half of the current financial year ended September 2016
Coal dispatch by CIL to power sector dips 13%
In view of weak power demand, the dispatch of coal by Coal India (CIL) to the power sector declined by 12.7 per cent to 26.4 million tonnes (MT) in August this year.
CIL production up 0.2%
Coal India Ltd has reported that its coal production grew by 0.2 per cent to 230.06 million tonnes (MT)
Adani Ports standalone net profit dips by 13.48percent in Q2FY17
Adani Ports and Special Economic Zone (APSEZ) reported a 13.48 per cent drop in standalone net profit for the quarter ended September 30, 2016. Its net profit stood at Rs 916.67 crore in Q2FY17 as against Rs 1,059.51 crore in the corresponding quarter of the previous financial year.
Infrastructure, business-friendly policies keep Gujarat ahead in exports
Gujarat, widely acknowledged as the most business-friendly state in India, figures among the top five states that account for 69 per cent of the countryÂ’s total export earnings. It is also among two states, the other being Maharashtra, that together account for more than 46 per cent of the merchandise consignments from the country.
Coal dispatch by CIL to power sector dips 13percent
In view of weak power demand, the dispatch of coal by Coal India (CIL) to the power sector declined by 12.7 per cent to 26.4 million tonnes (MT) in August this year.
Coal India production up 0.2% in April-September
Coal India Ltd (CIL) has reported that its coal production grew by only 0.2 per cent to 230.06 million tonnes (MT) in the April to September period as compared to 229.54 MT of coal produced in the first six months of the last fiscal.
Slow progress of auctioned blocks worries ministry
The Union Mines Ministry has expressed displeasure over the unimpressive progress of mineral blocks auctioned by states, reports the Business Standard. Post auctions, little has been done to secure clearances to enable commencement of mining from such blocks.


