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• Coal mining picks up pace in India, China, US, after global decline in 2016

  27 Jun 2017

  The world's biggest coal users China, the United States and India have boosted coal mining in ... . ...Read More

• 845 Megawatt capacity solar power plants installed across India: NTPC

  23 Jun 2017

  The National Thermal Power Corporation (NTPC) of India has recently revealed that India now hosts ... . ...Read More

• Power plants seek Coal India’s e-auction calendar

  23 Jun 2017

  Power plants holding longterm power purchase agreements with consumers have asked Coal India for a... . ...Read More

• Asia to hit peak coal by 2024 amid renewables frenzy

  22 Jun 2017

  Asia will reach peak coal in 2024, with a rapid increase in renewable energy investment set to mee... . ...Read More

• Coal Prices: Coking Coal Trading Around One-Year Low

  22 Jun 2017

  Coking coal prices are hovering around a year low, with the commodity erasing the gains that it ex... . ...Read More

• Mitigation Update: BP Reports Decline in Global Coal Consumption, IEA Reviews Hungary’s Energy Policy

  21 Jun 2017

  Two recent reports have provided evidence of the ongoing transition to a clean energy future. The ... . ...Read More

• Rio Tinto director John Varley resigns after conspiracy charge

  21 Jun 2017

  Rio Tinto director John Varley, 61, has resigned from the mining giant's board after being cha... . ...Read More

• Global demand for coking coal set to revive Cumbria mining

  21 Jun 2017

  Two years after Britain’s last deep coal mine closed, a £200m project in Cumbria wants... . ...Read More

• Rio Tinto backs Yancoal bid for Coal & Allied assets over Glencore offer

  20 Jun 2017

  Rio Tinto has snubbed Glencore’s higher offer for its NSW coal mines, with the mining giant ... . ...Read More

• China’s coal output recovers in May

  20 Jun 2017

  China’s coal output continued to recover in May, leading to lower prices as demand remained ... . ...Read More

• Cheap Solar Power Could Gut the Global Coal Industry by 2040

  19 Jun 2017

  A new report concludes that solar energy will be a cheaper way to generate electricity than coal i... . ...Read More

• Workers dispute continues at Glencore coal mine in Queensland

  19 Jun 2017

  An industrial dispute over workplace agreements at Glencore’s Oaky North coal mine near Rock... . ...Read More

• Metals, coal rally in China after securities regulator encourages investment

  19 Jun 2017

  Hard commodities were rallying in China on Monday after the head of the country’s securities... . ...Read More

• Coal unions call off three-day strike

  19 Jun 2017

  Coal workmen unions representing almost 5-lakh coal workers at Coal India and Singareni Collieries... . ...Read More

• Coal No Longer King as China Spurs Shift to Cleaner Energy

  16 Jun 2017

  China’s domination of energy markets -- long the driver of soaring fossil-fuel consumption a... . ...Read More