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• Drop in captive coal output may have cost India Rs 1.46 lakh cr

  28 Nov 2013

  Delayed clearances and companies' failure to develop mines biggest reasons The loss of pr... . ...Read More

• Coal ministry has defeated every sense of logic: Monnet Ispat CMD

  28 Nov 2013

  Monnet Ispat & Energy has alleged breach of trust by the coal ministry that last week cancelle... . ...Read More

• Coal India to get right to explore CBM gas

  28 Nov 2013

  "We are about to authorise Coal India to explore its coal blocks for coal bed methane,"... . ...Read More

• China Coal Weekly: Prices Keep Rising

  28 Nov 2013

  China's coal inventory at 6 coastal independent power producers fell to 17.9 days from 18.7 in... . ...Read More

• Tighter LNG balance prompting Asian buyers to pull in more LNG cargos from distant sources

  28 Nov 2013

  NYC-based PIRA Energy Group believes that Asian LNG spot price premium is working its way back to ... . ...Read More

• Uptick in U.S. Coal Use in First Half of Year

  28 Nov 2013

  Though conservative lawmakers and Democrats from coal-rich states have accused the administration ... . ...Read More

• China moves to aid struggling coal industry

  28 Nov 2013

    China will tighten approvals for new coal mines, eliminate small and unsafe ones and enco... . ...Read More

• Palaweños to march vs coal plant

  28 Nov 2013

  Thousands of protestors from across Palawan are set to march from the municipal hall of Aborlan to... . ...Read More

• A Part of Utah Built on Coal Wonders What Comes Next

  28 Nov 2013

  For generations, coal has been the lifeblood of this mineral-rich stretch of eastern Utah. Mining ... . ...Read More

• Mild firmness in international coal markets, SA prices go soft

  27 Nov 2013

  November 27: A mild firmness was witnessed in select varieties of coal in select markets even as e... . ...Read More

• SLC (LT) to meet on Dec 10

  27 Nov 2013

  November 27: The Ministry of Coal has convened a meeting of the Standing Linkage Committee (Long-T... . ...Read More

• Coal stocks at 99 thermal power plants fall in October

  27 Nov 2013

  November 27: Coal stocks at 99 thermal power plants (TPS) in India dropped in October 2013, compar... . ...Read More

• Power ministry wants mandatory bidding for renewables

  27 Nov 2013

  November 27: In a bid to give a further boost to the development of renewable energy in India, the... . ...Read More

• Power ministry seeks to continue with subsidised BPL tariffs

  27 Nov 2013

  November 27: The Ministry of Power (MoP) plans to continue with the subsidised tariff for below-po... . ...Read More

• MoD asks utilities to apply through MoP for defence clearances

  27 Nov 2013

  November 27: The Ministry of Defence (MoD) has asked all upcoming power projects in India - includ... . ...Read More