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Draft Article - CoalShastra


CoalShastra is a broad-ranging coal market based news, information and intelligence provider from India. The website presents a multidimensional and interactive approach covering all facets of the Indian coal sector by delivering accurate and prompt data.

Shastra denotes specialised & technical knowledge in a defined field of study. Accordingly CoalShastra aims to be the foremost source of information for the coal producers, exporters and end-user industry.

They believe in 5 key principles, of T.R.U.S.T.

Thorough Reliable Unbiased Sincere Transparent

Services
Complete Access & Registration to CoalShastra is FREE for all Users

NEWS
CoalShastra provides daily updated news from across the globe, with a focus on the asiatic coal trade. There is also an option to subscribe to a live updated RSS Feed. The news is segregated into various tags to help one move through the content easily. Registered users can also post comments on any news item and express their views.

Indonesian Coal Prices
Weekly updated prices predictions of various grades of steam coal from Indonesia are published using their network of traders and miners. The prices are on FOB mother vessel, anchorage loading basis.

Shipping Freight
Weekly updated freight rates prediction of Supramax and Panamax vessels from major coal producing areas of Indonesia, Australia and South Africa to East & West Coast of India are published using their network of shipping companies and traders. The prices are on FOB mother vessel, anchorage loading basis.

Indian Railways Freight Calculator
An interactive, proprietary gadget useful to get an idea of the current railways freight chargeable by the Indian Railways. Users can select the landing port for their coal in India and then input their end destination/railway siding, to know the approx. road distance between the two and accordingly the railway freight(approx.).

Indexes
Users can view the various coal indexes from major coal producing countries in the world. Currently, indexes from the following countries are listed in the portal:
 * 1) India
 * 2) Australia
 * 3) South Africa
 * 4) Indonesia

e-Auctions
Regularly updated information on the upcoming spot e-Auctions in India along-with the date of auction, mode of transportation and links with details. The following portals are currently shown:
 * 1) MSTC
 * 2) CoalJunction

Global Events
Upcoming partner global events, expos & conferences related to the coal and allied sectors are listed on CoalShastra.com. Users can find complete snapshot of the event including event title, dates, venue and organisers in one look.

Tools & Calculators
A number of Tools and Calculators are provided, that are directly relevant to the coal and power industries. List of the available tools:
 * 1) Unit Converter
 * 2) Basis Converter
 * 3) Ratio Calculator
 * 4) Slagging & Fouling Calculator
 * 5) Blending Calculator
 * 6) Coal Price Calculator

Coal Price Calculator
Users can use this Indonesian coal price calculator to calculate the index linked price for their own grade of Indonesian Coal.

Blogs
CoalShastra has recently on August 5, 2014 launched their blogs section where they publish articles from various industry experts and leaders.

Shastra 2014


Shastra-2014 is the  Inaugural Edition of Annual Article Writing Competition hosted by CoalShastra.

Intended as a platform to motivate students to express their views, on current affairs & policy reforms in Coal Sector, to a global audience of coal sector experts, Shastra-2014 was a huge success. Attracting registrations from around a hundred teams from more than 60 colleges spanning various IIT's, IIM's and other reputable regional colleges.

Judges of the Competition included Academia & Industry Leaders/Experts: * Prof. G.K.Pradhan, Dean, A.K.S.University Satna * Mr. R.B.Mathur, Sr. Coal Advisor, LANCO group * Mr. S.K.Agrawal, Sr. Vice President (Aluminium & Coal), VEDANTA group

Channel Partners
CoalShastra is the International Media Channel Partner of a number of local & international events, conferences and expos including:


 * 10th Anniversary Coaltrans Australia || 11th - 12th August 2014 || Sofitel Brisbane, Australia || Coaltrans Conferences]
 * Clean Coal Processing & Conversion Asia Summit 2014 || 20th - 21st November 2014 || Jakarta, Indonesia|| INBC Global
 * MMMM Expo - 2014 10th International Exhibition & Conference || 4th - 7th September 2014 || Pragati Maidan, New Delhi || International Trade and Exhibitions India Pvt.
 * Seminar on Sustainable Development in Mineral & Earth Resources || 21st - 22nd June 2014 || India international Center, New Delhi, India || The Indian Mining & Engineering
 * 2nd MYANMAR ELECTRIC POWER CONVENTION 2014 || 21th - 23rd October 2014|| Traders Hotel Yangon, Myanmar || Neoventure Corp.
 * Power Southeast Asia Conference & Exhibition 2014 || 26th - 28th November 2014 || Jakarta, Indonesia || BUiM Group
 * 4th Coal Market in India - 2014 || 22th August 2014 || The Imperial, New Delhi, India|| IBK Media
 * 3rd Annual Conference on Mining Technology in India || 28th - 29th April 2014 || The Imperial, Royal Ballroom, 1st Floor Janpath || India Infrastructure Publishing Pvt Ltd'''
 * Geominetech Symposium 2014 || 11th - 12th May 2014 || Hotel Swosti Premium, Bhubaneswar, India || Geominetech Conference