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• NTPC eyes stressed coal-power plants

  30 Nov 2017

  The government seems to have begun deploying the considerable fiscal muscle of central public-sect... . ...Read More

• Solar Energy Prices Continue to Plunge While Coal Prices Climb Higher

  30 Nov 2017

  Studies investigating the price of solar power have revealed some surprising results. Prices for n... . ...Read More

• Executive salary hike to cost Coal India Rs800cr

  30 Nov 2017

  The management of Coal India Ltd made a statement that they are planning to pay its executives a R... . ...Read More

• As India’s Coal Shortage Continues, Private Players Are Irked at NTPC’s Bigger Share

  28 Nov 2017

  As Coal India (CIL) struggles to step up coal supply to private power plants, it has been left puz... . ...Read More

• Petcoke ban: Shifting back to coal is easier said than done for cement companies

  28 Nov 2017

  Some cement producers are shifting back to coal from petroleum coke (petcoke) to meet their fuel r... . ...Read More

• India’s coal imports set to fall, renewables will rise: Fitch

  28 Nov 2017

  Imports of thermal coal, used for generating electricity in power plants, in India will continues ... . ...Read More

• Coal ministry invites application for Coal India chairman’s post

  28 Nov 2017

  The coal ministry, which has formed a search committee for finding a chairman for Coal India (CIL)... . ...Read More

• The twin threats from coal and oil prices

  27 Nov 2017

  Global coal prices are hovering around $90 a tonne and that will show up in our import bill. Coal ... . ...Read More

• No point pursuing coal over renewables

  27 Nov 2017

  From Paris Agreement to International Solar Alliance, India sends a reassuring signal to the globa... . ...Read More

• Mozambique: Vale Doubles Coal Production

  23 Nov 2017

  The Brazilian mining company Vale mined about ten million tonnes of coal from its open cast mine a... . ...Read More

• Global Coal Market Shrugs Off India’s Reduced Imports

  23 Nov 2017

  The international coal market is hardening on strong Chinese demand, brushing off the impact India... . ...Read More

• India’s Coal Imports From North America Tripled Year On Year In October

  23 Nov 2017

  Imports of coal from North America have risen rapidly in recent times in India, on the back of a r... . ...Read More

• SAIL and ArcelorMittal to sign pact for auto-grade steel plant

  22 Nov 2017

  Union Steel Minister Birender Singh today said the SAIL and ArcelorMittal will sign an MoU for for... . ...Read More

• Govt plans coal transportation in covered trucks, rail wagons

  22 Nov 2017

  Scurrying for solutions to fight the toxic air pollution, the government has said it plans to tran... . ...Read More

• Coal India may double supplies via road

  21 Nov 2017

  Coal India plans to almost double supplies to power generators within a 60 km radius of its pits, ... . ...Read More