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• Montek for hiking coal prices

  22 Nov 2013

  Planning Commission Deputy Chairman Montek Singh Ahluwalia on Wednesday advocated increasing price... . ...Read More

• Odisha, Maharashtra not to approve coal blocks under CBI lens

  22 Nov 2013

  Companies with coal blocks in Odisha and Maharashtra have become victims of the policy paralysis t... . ...Read More

• NLC to invest in coal and power projects

  22 Nov 2013

  Neyveli Lignite Corporation Limited(NLC) will invest Rs. 29,239 crore in coal and power sectors du... . ...Read More

• JSW Steel sees 15% rise in 2013-14 coal imports

  22 Nov 2013

  Coal imports by JSW Steel are expected to rise 15 per cent in the fiscal year to March 2014, up fr... . ...Read More

• Why Falling Imported Coal Prices Are Failing To Save Power Cos

  22 Nov 2013

  Even a 25 per cent fall in imported coal prices has failed to turn around the fortunes of domestic... . ...Read More

• Prashant Bhushan says coal bench lenient on AG; SC upset

  22 Nov 2013

  Indicating its exasperation with free-wheeling barbs at judges and the judiciary, the Supreme Cour... . ...Read More

• Limited scope for further winter price boost for Asian coal: Clyde Russell

  22 Nov 2013

  Spot coal prices in Asia have rallied 10.3 percent since the year-low in September, but producers&... . ...Read More

• U.K. joins the club, vows to curb coal financing

  22 Nov 2013

  No longer will British taxpayers have to foot the bill for the climate-unfriendly practice of buil... . ...Read More

• Ontario vows to snuff out coal-fired energy

  22 Nov 2013

  Ontario could soon become the first place in North America to snuff out coal-fired electricity gen... . ...Read More

• Developed Countries Spent $35 Billion On International Coal Plants From 2007 to 2012

  22 Nov 2013

  From 2007 to 2012, the governments of developed countries invested almost $35 billion in coal plan... . ...Read More

• Colombia mulls way to let miners export coal ‘old style’ beyond legal Jan. 1 deadline

  22 Nov 2013

  Colombia, the world's fourth largest coal exporter, is mulling alternatives to let miners cont... . ...Read More

• Indonesia’s JFX Plans to Start Physical Coal Contract in 2014

  22 Nov 2013

  The Jakarta Futures Exchange plans to start a physical thermal coal contract next year to create a... . ...Read More

• Firmness sustains in international coal markets

  21 Nov 2013

  November 21: Spot prices of coal in the international markets continued to firm up on increased en... . ...Read More

• CIL floats NIT to select agency for procuring 5 mt imported coal

  21 Nov 2013

  November 21: After initiating the process in July, Coal India Limited (CIL) recently floated a not... . ...Read More

• Mineral production increases 1.3% m-o-m in September

  21 Nov 2013

  November 21: India’s index of mineral production of mining and quarrying sector in September... . ...Read More