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• Minerals Council steps up coal advocacy despite BHP call for neutrality

  25 Jan 2018

  The Minerals Council of Australia has stepped up its advocacy for coal power in spite of its bigge... . ...Read More

• East China province sees reduced coal consumption

  25 Jan 2018

  East China's Shandong Province saw reduced coal consumption in 2017 as it slashed production i... . ...Read More

• Have fulfilled land compensation commitment for plant: NTPC

  18 Jan 2018

  State-run NTPC Ltd said today that it has fulfilled all its commitments for the acquisition of lan... . ...Read More

• BHP considering options for US shale oil unit

  18 Jan 2018

  BHP, the world’s biggest mining company, is considering a range of options for its US shale ... . ...Read More

• Wyoming coal company to supply new power plants in Japan

  18 Jan 2018

  A Wyoming coal company is planning to export coal from its mine in Montana to power two coal-fired... . ...Read More

• Coal price hike to impact secondary steel makers, says Icra

  16 Jan 2018

  The hike in prices of coal by state-run Coal India Limited (CIL) is likely to make producing steel... . ...Read More

• Victoria may extend Yallourn coal licence despite zero-emissions pledge

  16 Jan 2018

  The Victorian government is considering whether to extend the coalmining licence for Australia&rsq... . ...Read More

• Britain Now Generates Twice as Much Electricity From Wind as Coal

  11 Jan 2018

  Just six years ago, more than 40% of Britain’s electricity was generated by burning coal. To... . ...Read More

• Railways lays crucial 51-Km track to connect Odisha coal reserves

  11 Jan 2018

   Indian Railways has just completed laying a much-awaited Rs 1,005 crore, 51 km track in Odis... . ...Read More

• Asia powers demand for thermal coal

  11 Jan 2018

    Thermal coal, the least loved major commodity, has jumped to its highest level since late... . ...Read More

• Minerals Council of Australia kicks off coal power campaign despite BHP ​threat

  11 Jan 2018

  The Minerals Council of Australia will continue hawking the benefits of coal-fired technologies, d... . ...Read More

• Mozambique: Essar Ports Still Planning to Invest in Beira

  10 Jan 2018

  The ports arm of the Indian Essar group claimed on Monday that it will invest 500 million US dolla... . ...Read More

• Coal prices hiked by around Rs 110/tonne to rationalise prices: Coal India

  10 Jan 2018

  Coal India is in focus on the back of non-coking coal price being hiked. The price revision will e... . ...Read More

• CIL looking to buy stakes in overseas coking coal mines

  26 Dec 2017

  The government today said state-owned Coal India is hunting potential avenues for buying stakes in... . ...Read More

• COAL INDIA COMMITTED TO MEET ENERGY REQUIREMENT: CHAIRMAN

  26 Dec 2017

  During the technical session of ‘Pandit Deendayal Upadhayaya Urja Samvad’ here on Satu... . ...Read More