Coal India shares gain 3% as workers end strike
CIL's scrip climbed 2.69 per cent to Rs 385 at the BSE.
Jan 08, 2015, 13:15 PM IST
Coal workers' strike ends, govt rules out CIL denationalisation
The five-day strike, which started yesterday, was called by all five major trade unions, including BJP-backed Bharatiya Mazdoor Sangh, protesting against "disinvestment in Coal India and denationalisation of coal mining".
Jan 07, 2015, 23:25 PM IST
'Coal strike largest since 1977 but govt wishing it away'
Congress Wednesday said the coal industry is witnessing the largest industrial strike in four decades but the government is simply "wishing it away".
Jan 07, 2015, 21:51 PM IST
'Coal strike to impact industrial growth across India'
The strike by coal workers' unions would impact industrial growth across the country, industry chambers said Wednesday while asking the agitating trade unions to resolve their grievances in an amicable manner.
Jan 07, 2015, 21:28 PM IST
Coal India struggles to produce half of normal output amid strike
Coal India Ltd struggled to produce and ship less than half of its daily target on the first day of a five-day worker strike that began on Tuesday, hampering government efforts to reform the country`s coal industry and ease its power crisis.
Jan 07, 2015, 15:26 PM IST
Coal strike halts production at 75% mines; talks fail
About 5 lakh coal workers across the country Tuesday went on a five-day strike, hitting 75 percent production, including of Coal India, and may also impact fuel supply to power plants.
Jan 06, 2015, 22:21 PM IST
Coal India unions 5 day-strike from Tuesday, banks on Wednesday
State miner Coal India Ltd. has near-monopoly over production in the country, supplying nearly 82 percent of domestic output.
Jan 05, 2015, 16:58 PM IST
Coal unions to go on a 5-day strike from Tuesday; power cuts likely
With coal unions across the country planning to go on a 5-day strike starting Tuesday in protest against the coal block allocation ordinance, India may face long power cuts for the next one week or so.
Jan 05, 2015, 12:11 PM IST
Coal India to hire around 800 executives in next 2 months
For the long term, the government is in the process of formulating strategies to almost double Coal India's output to 1 billion tonnes over the next five years.
Jan 04, 2015, 11:06 AM IST
Coal block auction: CIL seeks clarity on three mines
With a fresh process underway for allocation of 204 coal mines for their 'development and optimum utilisation', Coal India has informed the government that the list also includes two blocks already allocated to it and mining work was on in another mine post its de-allocation.
Dec 28, 2014, 11:14 AM IST
Coal India forms ventures for Talcher colliery revival
State-run Coal India Ltd (CIL) Tuesday said it is embarking upon two joint ventures to revive the Talcher coalfield in Odisha.
Dec 23, 2014, 17:18 PM IST
Coal India ready for conciliation as unions threaten strike
State-owned CIL said that it is ready for the conciliation even as employees' unions of the coal PSU have threatened to go on five-day strike beginning January 6.
Dec 22, 2014, 17:22 PM IST
Coal workers threaten 5-day strike from Jan 6
Employee unions of state-owned CIL and SCCL Wednesday threatened to go on a five-day strike beginning January 6 to press for demands including roll-back of the "process of denationalisation of coal sector" and stopping "disinvestment and restructuring" of Coal India.
Dec 17, 2014, 20:46 PM IST
CIL to e-auction surplus coal from mines with evacuation probs
State-owned Coal India Ltd has been asked to e-auction the surplus coal from those mines that have been facing evacuation constraints.
Dec 09, 2014, 17:38 PM IST
CIL, ONGC disinvestment likely to be in 2 tranches
Government is planning to offload a part of its stake in Coal India and ONGC in two tranches to get a fair value of the equity, official sources said.
Nov 25, 2014, 22:11 PM IST
Govt may split Coal India share sale in two tranches: Sources
The government is likely to split the Coal India Limited share sale into two tranches as its feels the prices are undervalued, sources said Tuesday.
Nov 25, 2014, 20:11 PM IST
BMS not to support Coal India strike
The Bharatiya Mazdoor Sangh (BMS) Thursday said it will not join the proposed strike by Coal India employee unions on Monday, bringing the split among the unions to the fore over the issue.
Nov 20, 2014, 19:15 PM IST
S Bhattacharya selected as Coal India CMD
Bhattacharya, CMD of Singareni Collieries Company Ltd since May 2012, was widely viewed as a front runner for the job.
Nov 18, 2014, 21:23 PM IST
CIL workers unions to go ahead with 1-day strike on Nov 24
As discussions with Coal India management did not make much headway Wednesday, the workers' unions has decided to go ahead with proposed one-day strike on November 24, four trade unions said in a joint statement.
Nov 12, 2014, 23:29 PM IST
CIL output in October beats target for first time in 7 months
State-owned CIL produced 40.20 million tonnes (MT) of coal in October, beating its target of 39.74 MT for the month.
Nov 03, 2014, 17:33 PM IST
