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• CIL, NTPC to go for arbitration over coal quality

  24 Feb 2014

  Coal India Ltd (CIL) and NTPC are exploring ways to go for arbitration for settlement of dispute o... . ...Read More

• Coal, coke, petroleum products eligible for green cess

  24 Feb 2014

  Coal, coke and petroleum products which are transported from Goa have now come under the ambit of ... . ...Read More

• Firmer vessel freight supports CFR South China prices

  24 Feb 2014

  Two trades for mid-calorific value imported thermal coal for delivery to ports in South China were... . ...Read More

• Fitzroy Resources confirms premium hard coking coal at U.S. projects

  24 Feb 2014

  Fitzroy Resources has received final results from 2013 drilling at its Emmaus coking coal project ... . ...Read More

• Worsening pollution in China stokes calls for coal curbs

  24 Feb 2014

  Air pollution in China, the world's biggest carbon emitter, has reached intolerable levels and... . ...Read More

• The curious case of Moily, Essar, Hindalco and Mahan coal block

  24 Feb 2014

  On February 12, Essar Energy claimed on its website that it had secured Stage II forest clearance ... . ...Read More

• German utilities should pool ailing hard coal plants, union says

  24 Feb 2014

  Germany's utilities should pool their struggling hard coal plants into a joint entity, the hea... . ...Read More

• International coal prices move sideways

  21 Feb 2014

  February 21: There was not much movement in spot coal prices in the international markets on Febru... . ...Read More

• Power sector PLF lowest in 7 years: Study

  21 Feb 2014

  February 21: The Indian power sector's plant load factor (PLF), a measure of the average capac... . ...Read More

• MoC moots policy on sharing of coal/lignite data

  21 Feb 2014

  February 21: The Ministry of Coal has proposed a policy on sharing of data on coal and lignite. ... . ...Read More

• MoC de-allocates Mednirai block awarded to Rungta-Kohinoor

  21 Feb 2014

  February 21: The Ministry of Coal has endorsed the IMG's recommendations on the de-allocation ... . ...Read More

• IMG to give more time to 10 coal mines to seek clearances

  21 Feb 2014

  Firms asked to make presentations before IMG regarding preparedness to get stage II forest clearan... . ...Read More

• Coal Ministry decides to cancel one more coal block

  21 Feb 2014

  The Centre today decided to cancel one more coal block, which had been given to Corporate Ispat Al... . ...Read More

• Supreme Court order on deallocation puts coal miners in a spot

  21 Feb 2014

  Even as captive coal miners plan to move court to safeguard their blocks in the wake of cancellati... . ...Read More

• Cabinet Decisions: Coal regulator gets nod after 7 years

  21 Feb 2014

  Regulator would not have power to decide prices of coal in domestic market and CIL will continue t... . ...Read More