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• Microbes reduce coal’s carbon footprint

  21 May 2014

  With energy demands rising and the increasing importance of low-carbon technologies, scientists in... . ...Read More

• High Levels Of Toxic Gas Ignored At Turkish Coal Mine

  21 May 2014

  Officials at the Turkish coal mine, where a devastating explosion and fire killed 301 workers ... . ...Read More

• Europe’s dysfunctional carbon-pricing system keeps coal cheap

  21 May 2014

  The Netherlands, and Rotterdam in particular, has a Janus-faced relationship with coal. According ... . ...Read More

• Europe’s Dysfunctional Carbon-Pricing System Is Keeping Coal Dirt Cheap

  21 May 2014

  The Netherlands, and Rotterdam in particular, has a Janus-faced relationship with coal. According ... . ...Read More

• Four Realities About Coal

  21 May 2014

  The best way to move forward on coal is to realize that it isn’t going away.   Star... . ...Read More

• World’s Deadliest Fuel Made Safe and Clean?

  21 May 2014

  Coal kills. When it’s not horrific mining accidents like the one in Soma, Turkey, on May 13 ... . ...Read More

• Flat trend in international coal prices

  20 May 2014

  May 20: Spot coal prices showed mostly a flat trend in the international markets on May 19, market... . ...Read More

• Rao may quit CIL chief’s post, join new Telangana govt

  20 May 2014

  May 20: S Narsing Rao, Chairman, Coal India Limited (CIL), has reportedly expressed his willingnes... . ...Read More

• India’s power generation up 2.30% in 2013-14

  20 May 2014

  May 20: India’s power generation in April 2014 stood at 86.59 billion units (BU), up 2.30% f... . ...Read More

• Mineral production index down 0.4% y-o-y in March

  20 May 2014

  May 20: The index of mineral production of the mining and quarrying sector for the month of March,... . ...Read More

• RPower’s 4th unit at Sasan UMPP starts operation

  20 May 2014

  May 20: Reliance Power Limited, on May 20, said the 660-MW fourth unit of the Sasan ultra mega pow... . ...Read More

• RPower net profit edges up 1.58% in FY’14

  20 May 2014

  May 20: Reliance Power Limited’s net profit stood at Rs 1,027 crore during the fiscal ended ... . ...Read More

• JK Cement standalone Q4 net profit up 36%

  20 May 2014

  May 20: JK Cement Limited reported a 35.96% increase in its net profit during the January-March qu... . ...Read More

• Essar Oil’s PAT surges to Rs 1,008 crore in Q4

  20 May 2014

  May 20: Essar Oil Limited, part of the Essar Group, posted a profit after tax (PAT) of Rs 1,008 cr... . ...Read More

• NTPC director bags award

  20 May 2014

  May 20: K Biswal, Director (Finance), NTPC, has been awarded the CMA-CFO Award in the public ... . ...Read More