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• CIL likely to raise coal prices next month

  14 Jul 2014

  To pass on burden of higher clean energy cess and fuel cost to consumers State-owned Coal India... . ...Read More

• Rail Budget 2014: Railway links for coal supply of 300 mt may take 5 years

  14 Jul 2014

  The Union budget's proposal to speed up construction of three critical railway lines may impro... . ...Read More

• India starts first new major coal mine in at least five years

  14 Jul 2014

  Coal India Ltd started production on Friday at a 12-million-tonnes-per-year mine, its first major ... . ...Read More

• CIL board looks into third party sampling mechanism

  14 Jul 2014

  The board of state-run Coal India (CIL) is looking into the quality issue, amid Power Ministry all... . ...Read More

• Hike in clean energy cess on imported coal: Adani, GVK, Tatas to redraw foreign assets

  14 Jul 2014

  While both Adani and GVK have coal mines in Australia, Tata Power has one in Indonesia Indian c... . ...Read More

• Despite ‘best efforts’ no coal to run Punjab plants

  14 Jul 2014

  Despite ‘best efforts’ by the Punjab government, it is not getting the coal supply fro... . ...Read More

• CBI may seek Manmohan’s ‘clarification’ in coal scam

  14 Jul 2014

  The Central Bureau of Investigation may seek clarifications from former Prime Minister Manmohan Si... . ...Read More

• 8 held for demonstrating near coal mines in Talcher

  14 Jul 2014

  At least eight persons were arrested tpday for demonstrating near coal mines at Talcher area and a... . ...Read More

• EU Coal Falls to Record as BofA Cuts Australian Forecast

  14 Jul 2014

  European thermal coal fell to the lowest in almost five years as Bank of America Corp. cut its pri... . ...Read More

• Indonesia’s coal production rises, despite plunging prices

  14 Jul 2014

  The country’s total production of coal reached another high during the first six months of t... . ...Read More

• Global coal prices expected to remain weak until 2016

  14 Jul 2014

  Global thermal coal prices will remain at low levels until 2016, with oversupply continuing to pla... . ...Read More

• China Requires Low-Sulfur Coal Use As Of Next Month

  14 Jul 2014

  China is set to implement strict controls on airborne sulfur next month to cut air pollution, Chin... . ...Read More

• Beijing To Enforce Use of Clean Coal in Anti-Pollution Drive

  14 Jul 2014

  China's capital city, Beijing, will enforce the use of cleaner low-sulphur coal from Aug. 1 in... . ...Read More

• Powering the poor: Coal or solar?

  14 Jul 2014

  During the past six months, there have been countless words written arguing the benefits of renewa... . ...Read More

• Tanzania wants coal partners

  14 Jul 2014

  Kiwira Coal Mine was repossessed by the Tanzania government following exposes that it was illegall... . ...Read More