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Siliguri: Tea industry at a loss amid hike in coal prices, seeks immediate
Updated : 3 years, 11 months ago IST
Siliguri (West Bengal) [India], April 17 (ANI): With the increase in the coal prices, the tea industry in North Bengal, also the economic backbone for the people in the hills, is in dire need of an alternative source of power. This has also given rise to a paucity of coal supply, thus, affec
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Maharashtra minister points to impending coal, power crisis
Updated : 3 years, 11 months ago IST
Nagpur (Maharashtra) [India], April 16 (ANI): Maharashtra Energy Minister Nitin Raut on Friday claimed the state is grappling with a coal and power crisis as some plants are left with only 1.5 days of coal.
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Power demand increases by 9 pc in Bihar, Union Minister RK Singh says coal
Updated : 3 years, 11 months ago IST
Sitamarhi (Bihar) [India], April 15 (ANI): Union Power Minister RK Singh on Thursday said that the demand for electricity has increased by nearly nine per cent in Bihar, however, the supply of coal has not increased at the same pace.
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Cabinet approves policy for use of land acquired under Coal Bearing Areas
Updated : 3 years, 11 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], April 13 (ANI): The Union Cabinet on Wednesday approved the policy for use of land acquired under the Coal Bearing Areas (Acquisition & Development) Act, 1957 [CBA Act].
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Governing body of National Mineral Exploration Trust to meet on 13th April
Updated : 3 years, 11 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], April 11 (ANI): The governing body of National Mineral Exploration Trust (NMET) will meet on 13th April under the chairmanship of Union Minister of Coal, Mines and Parliamentary Affairs Pralhad Joshi to review and provide directions to mineral exploration works in the coun
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Difficult for Shehbaz Sharif to provide stable govt in Pak: expert
Updated : 3 years, 11 months ago IST
Gurgaon (Haryana) [India], April 10 (ANI): Foreign affairs expert Sushant Sareen on Sunday said Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) president Shehbaz Sharif will face a difficult time while running the new coalition government in Pakistan and is likely not to complete the term.
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High drama precedes Imran Khan's ouster; 174 members back no-confidence mo
Updated : 3 years, 11 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], April 10 (ANI): The Imran Khan government was ousted from power in Pakistan at the end of high political drama in the National Assembly with the Supreme Court having earlier overturned the decision of the Deputy Speaker to reject the opposition sponsored no-confidenc
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Afghanistan's private sector hit hard by political crisis: World Bank
Updated : 3 years, 11 months ago IST
Kabul [Afghanistan], April 9 (ANI): With one in three businesses temporarily ceasing operations since the Taliban takeover of Kabul in August 2021, Afghanistan's private sector has faced the brunt of the economic devastation that hit the country following the withdrawl of the NATO-led coalit
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Cabinet approves granting one-time window to govt companies to surrender n
Updated : 3 years, 11 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], April 8 (ANI): Union Cabinet on Friday approved granting a one-time window to the Central and State PSUs to surrender non-operational coal mines without penalty.
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EU agrees on new sanctions against Russia, including coal import embargo
Updated : 3 years, 11 months ago IST
Brussels [Belgium], April 8 (ANI): The European Union has agreed on a new sanctions package, including an embargo on Russian coal imports for invading Ukraine.
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Oil prices dip 3rd day in row as EU pauses on Russian energy sanctions pla
Updated : 3 years, 11 months ago IST
New York [US], April 8 (ANI/Sputnik): Oil prices fell for a third straight day on Thursday after the European Union paused on an immediate ban of Russian coal and other energy imports, providing itself some breathing room amid the global energy crisis.
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Wall Street slips again as Fed mulls doubling down on US rate hike, big te
Updated : 3 years, 11 months ago IST
New York [US], April 7 (ANI/Sputnik): Wall Street tumbled on Wednesday as the Federal Reserve coalesced around a plan to double down on interest rate hikes to fight inflation at 40-year highs, sending Big Tech stocks down more than 2% for a second day in a row.
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