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• NTPC seeks waiver of customs duty on coal imports

  09 Jul 2014

  State-run power generating company NTPC has asked the finance ministry to waive the customs duty l... . ...Read More

• Power plants running out of coal, imports to surge

  09 Jul 2014

  Nearly half of India's coal-fired power plants have only enough stocks to last a week or less,... . ...Read More

• Odisha seeks forest clearance for Manoharpur coal block

  09 Jul 2014

  The Odisha state government moved the Centre to grant forest clearance to Manoharpur coal block an... . ...Read More

• Euro Coal: Prices dip as low demand combines with healthy supply

  09 Jul 2014

  * July ARA prices fall to $70 per tonne * Asian prices also below $70 per tonne * But Indian... . ...Read More

• U.S., China ink coal, clean energy deals in climate cooperation

  09 Jul 2014

  The United States and China on Tuesday signed eight partnership agreements to cut greenhouse gases... . ...Read More

• MP mulls captive thermal power plant near Ratapani sanctuary

  09 Jul 2014

  State government plans to set up a captive coal-based thermal power plant and construction of stee... . ...Read More

• EIA cuts 2014 US coal demand, production forecasts; boosts price prediction

  09 Jul 2014

  The US Energy Information Administration revised most of its 2014 projections for the US coal sect... . ...Read More

• The coal industry in the US

  09 Jul 2014

  U.S. coal industry   At 258 billion short tons, the U.S. holds the world’s largest ... . ...Read More

• SC orders reopening of some coal files

  09 Jul 2014

  The Supreme Court on Tuesday directed the CBI to reopen some of the irregular coal block allotment... . ...Read More

• Coal Scam: CBI likely to register five new cases; chargesheet to be filed against Harish Gupta, Madhu Koda & AK Basu

  09 Jul 2014

  The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) will soon file criminal charges against former Union coa... . ...Read More

• Supreme Court mulls 2G-style special court for coal block cases

  09 Jul 2014

  The Supreme Court on Tuesday hinted at setting up a 2G-style special court along with independent ... . ...Read More

• Kangala generates cash, Eskom requests higher specification coal

  09 Jul 2014

  Junior coal miner Universal Coal has reported maiden operating cash of A$3.9-million from is Kanga... . ...Read More

• Cleaning up coal: Kemp

  09 Jul 2014

  According to the popular narrative, coal is locked in a fight to the death with natural gas and re... . ...Read More

• Glencore Accused of Involvement in Blood Coal in Colombia

  09 Jul 2014

  You have to sympathize with Glencore. In the good old days when the company was a private trader, ... . ...Read More

• Automation technology helps exploit hard-to-access coal deposits

  09 Jul 2014

  While thin seam deposits are a potentially abundant and lucrative source of coal, the practical di... . ...Read More