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• Received replies from all coal blocks allocatees: Coal Ministry

  04 Sep 2013

  The Coal Ministry has received replies from companies, including JSPL, GVK Power and NTPC, which w... . ...Read More

• Coal scam: No need of govt nod to probe senior bureaucrats, CBI tells SC

  04 Sep 2013

  The CBI on Tuesday told the apex court that there was no need of prior sanction from government to... . ...Read More

• Colorado coal production drops on mining and market woes

  04 Sep 2013

  Colorado coal production — hit by mining problems and a soft market — has dropped shar... . ...Read More

• Kazakistan mined 17 million tonnes of coal in Karaganda oblast

  04 Sep 2013

  Tengrinews reported that over 17 million tonne of coal was mined in Karaganda oblast in the first ... . ...Read More

• New coal-fired power stations in Guangdong ‘will kill thousands’

  04 Sep 2013

  Emissions from new coal-fired power stations planned in Guangdong could cause as many as 16,000 de... . ...Read More

• Mozambique Villagers Exposed to Open-Pit Coal Mine

  04 Sep 2013

  Civil society groups in Mozambique are crying foul over the actions of an Indian coal-mining compa... . ...Read More

• DPL floats EoI for 25,000 tons of imported coking coal

  26 Aug 2013

  India Coal Market Watch   August 23: Durgapur Projects Limited (DPL) has floated an expre... . ...Read More

• Coal prices stay flat in international markets

  26 Aug 2013

  India Coal Market Watch August 23: Spot coal prices remained largely flat in international marke... . ...Read More

• Apr-July coal imports jump 32%

  04 Sep 2013

  India's coal imports jumped 32 per cent, roughly a third, in the first four months of this fin... . ...Read More

• Little change in international coal prices

  13 Aug 2013

  India Coal Market Watch August 12: Spot prices of coal in international markets remained range-b... . ...Read More

• Putting captive coal to work

  26 Jul 2013

  The government has set up a committee to frame a detailed policy on surplus coal usage from captiv... . ...Read More

• JSW Energy eyes overseas coal assets to boost fuel security

  26 Jul 2013

  JSW Energy today said it is exploring opportunities to acquire overseas coal mining assets to achi... . ...Read More

• Japan Coal Energy Centre conducts studies on 8 power units

  26 Jul 2013

  Japan Coal Energy Centre (JCOAL) has conducted efficiency studies on eight power generation units ... . ...Read More

• Solar energy growth could drive out coal by 2040

  04 Sep 2013

  USTRALIA could phase out almost all its fossil-fuel sourced electricity by 2040 if it doubled the ... . ...Read More

• NTPC to inject Rs 8,900 cr in captive coal mines

  24 Jul 2013

  NTPC will invest 8,900 crore to develop its own mines and reduce the share of imported coal in its... . ...Read More