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• Dull trend seen in global coal markets

  15 May 2014

  May 15: A dull trend, devoid of major interest, was witnessed in the international coal markets on... . ...Read More

• Coal despatches by CIL, SCCL fall 12.19% in April m-o-m

  15 May 2014

  May 15: Despatches of coal by domestic miners Coal India Ltd (CIL) and Singareni Collieries Compan... . ...Read More

• April WPI inflation hits 2-month low of 5.20%

  15 May 2014

  May 15: India's wholesale price inflation hit a two-month low in April to 5.20%, after hitting... . ...Read More

• Centre sets up panel to identify more coal mines for auction

  15 May 2014

  In a bid to expedite coal auction process, the Centre has announced a nine-member panel, which wil... . ...Read More

• Top cops crack whip on coal smuggling in Jharkhand

  15 May 2014

  Ever since the chief minister called for a crack down on illegal coal trade in the state, the poli... . ...Read More

• 6 reasons why China will never let go of coal

  15 May 2014

  China invests more than any other country in clean energy technologies, but as a US Energy Informa... . ...Read More

• Confronting coal

  15 May 2014

  Coal generates about 40% of the world’s electricity and may dethrone crude oil as the larges... . ...Read More

• Turkey live: Death toll hits 274 in worst-ever mining disaster

  15 May 2014

  Amid wails of grief and anger, rescue workers coated in grime trudged repeatedly out of a coal min... . ...Read More

• Czech coal miner NWR narrows loss, sees signs of recovery

  15 May 2014

  Czech hard coal miner New World Resources (NWR) pointed to signs of recovery in the market on Wedn... . ...Read More

• US coal fleet provided 92% of electricity surge needed during winter

  15 May 2014

  The US coal fleet provided 92% of the surge in electricity required by power providers east of the... . ...Read More

• Trader short-covering, Japanese industry demand lift Newcastle coal prices

  15 May 2014

  Newcastle prices for 6,300 kcal/kg GAR calorific value thermal coal have risen by around $1-2 to $... . ...Read More

• Slight firmness in SA coal prices

  14 May 2014

  May 14: Slight firmness was witnessed in South African standard coal prices even as off-spec rates... . ...Read More

• Jaiprakash Group floats enquiry for upto 0.45 mt of SA coal

  14 May 2014

  May 14: Jaiprakash Group, India's leading cement-maker, has floated an enquiry to procure impo... . ...Read More

• MoC sets up panel for identifying additional coal blocks

  14 May 2014

  May 14: The government has constituted a committee under the chairmanship of the Additional Secret... . ...Read More

• MoC sets up IMC panel to vet mining bid applications

  14 May 2014

  May 14; The MoC has set up an inter-ministerial committee (IMC) for considering applications recei... . ...Read More