Poor response to coal mines auction; govt cancels fifth round

August 2017

Poor response from bidders has forced the government to annul the fifth round of coal mines auction. The government in a notice to the bidders, said,...

Tags: coal mining, coal blocks, bidding, mine auction

Ritchie Bros. and IronPlanet secure clearance for acquisition

June 2017

Ritchie Bros., the world's largest heavy equipment auctioneer and provider of end-to-end services announced the receipt of unconditional antitrust cl...

Tags: Ritchie Bros, Heavy equipment auctioneer, Technology, Ravi Saligram, Greg Owens, Digital transformation

Mines auction to fetch states Rs 1.5 lakh crore in 2017-18

March 2017

Mines auction is likely to add Rs 1.5 lakh crore to states’ kitty in 2017-18, Mines Secretary Arun Kumar has said. The first tranche of auctions, whi...

Tags: Mines auction, Arun Kumar, Successful auction, Small limestone blocks

Govt to launch portal for improved mining activity

February 2017

Government will launch a portal for bringing in more transparency and speed up mining-related activities in the country. The Mines Ministry has devel...

Tags: Mines Ministry, Piyush Goyal, Mining sector, Power, Coal, Mines, TAMRA, E-auction, Ministry of Mines

Ritchie Bros gears up for Orlando auction

February 2017

Ritchie Bros has set February 20-24 as the dates for the annual Orlando, USA equipment auction. In 2016, the company sent more than 130,000 brochures...

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Ritchie Bros gears up for Orlando auction

February 2017

Ritchie Bros has set February 20-24 as the dates for the annual Orlando, USA equipment auction. In 2016, the company sent more than 130,000 brochures...

Tags: Ritchie Bros, Orlando, USA equipment auction, Florida

Global corporate funding in solar sector falls 64percent in 2016

January 2017

Total global corporate funding in the solar sector, including venture capital/private equity (VC), debt financing, and public market financing, raise...

Tags: Mercom Capital, Solar sector, Raj Prabhu, US rooftop solar, Competitive auctions, PV technology, Balance of Systems, CPV category, CSP

Coal India close to achieving e-auction target for FY17

January 2017

Coal India has almost achieved its e-auction target for the current fiscal, and is looking at offering additional supplies....

Tags: Coal India, International coal, E-auction