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• Federal judge rejects mine proposal, cites coal’s contribution to climate change

  03 Jul 2014

  What’s the very best reason not to expand coal mining on public land? Coal is contributing t... . ...Read More

• US and World Bank must stop funding overseas coal

  03 Jul 2014

  The World Bank is still deciding how to respond to Kosovo's request for funds to build a new 6... . ...Read More

• Billionaire Asks Coal Investors to Choose Liquidation or Losses

  03 Jul 2014

  Czech billionaire Zdenek Bakala is going all-in to salvage what’s left of coal miner New Wor... . ...Read More

• Subdued trend extended in international coal markets

  02 Jul 2014

  July 2: A subdued trend prevailed in international coal markets on July 1 as prices remained under... . ...Read More

• CIL’s June output up 6.04%, offtake grows 3.24% y-o-y

  02 Jul 2014

  July 2: Coal India Limited (CIL), on July 2, said its production and off-take during the month of ... . ...Read More

• NTPC float IFBs to procure 5 mt imported coal

  02 Jul 2014

  July 2: NTPC Ltd., Asia’s single largest power generation company, on July 2 floated four se... . ...Read More

• Govt may remove “Go” and “No Go” clause for mining of coal

  02 Jul 2014

  July 2: The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) led National Democratic Alliance (NDA) government is beli... . ...Read More

• NTPC planning to buy 5.0 mt coal under MoU from ECL

  02 Jul 2014

  July 2: NTPC Ltd is believed to be working on entering into Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with... . ...Read More

• CMD meeting of CIL on July 4

  02 Jul 2014

  July 2: The first meeting of Chairman and Managing Directors (CMD) of subsidiaries of Coal India L... . ...Read More

• Star Global aims to enlarge its presence in India

  02 Jul 2014

  July 2: Dubai-based Star Global LLC is aiming to expand its presence in India by tapping sponge ir... . ...Read More

• Mundra project tariff may go down on falling coal prices; Tata Power forced to seek compensation

  02 Jul 2014

  Tata Power's 4,000-Mw Mundra project would need a smaller increase in tariff to compensate for... . ...Read More

• Tata’s Mundra plant switches to higher-grade coal

  02 Jul 2014

  Tata Power’s ultra mega power plant in Mundra, Gujarat, has switched to higher-grade coal fr... . ...Read More

• CBI closes 6 more enquiries into coal blocks

  02 Jul 2014

  Ahead of hearing in the Supreme Court, the Central Bureau of Investigation has closed investigatio... . ...Read More

• Government decision on block de-allocation cost NTPC 2 years of progress

  02 Jul 2014

  NTPC lost two years of progress in developing two major captive coal mines — Kerandari and C... . ...Read More

• IiAS frowns upon Coal India’s diversification

  02 Jul 2014

  The government of India’s plan for Coal India Ltd to diversify into fertiliser production ha... . ...Read More