Coal India Limited's board will consider unaudited results for the second quarter and half year of FY27 and a second interim dividend for FY2026-27 on October 29. Motilal Oswal Financial Services Limited expects muted Q2 production on seasonal weakness with strong e-auction premium, net sales up 19.2% year-on-year and adjusted PAT down 31.6% year-on-year.

Coal India Limited's 51%-owned joint venture Bharat Coal Gasification and Chemicals Ltd has started ground construction on its Rs 25,000 crore coal-to-ammonium nitrate project in Odisha, with about Rs 15,000 crore of contracts already awarded.

Coal India Limited and its subsidiaries Northern Coalfields, Central Coalfields, South Eastern Coalfields and Western Coalfields face allegations from the Indian Newsprint Manufacturers Association that they have failed to dispatch allocated coal rakes on schedule under long-term Fuel Supply Agreements despite premium terms, forcing members to buy costly open-market coal and grid power.

Coal India Limited has been asked by the Indian government to boost output and secure timely rail transport to power stations after the government shelved a proposal to mandate blending of imported coal amid high seaborne prices and a weaker rupee.

Coal India Ltd has signed a non-binding memorandum of understanding with ArcelorMittal Nippon Steel India to explore using syngas from a proposed coal gasification plant.