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• Anjani Portland Cement commissions new plant

  13 Jan 2017

  Anjani Portland Cement has commissioned a 16-mega watt (MW) coal-based captive power plant at its ... . ...Read More

• CBI files final report in coal case against Naveen Jindal

  13 Jan 2017

  The CBI on Friday filed the final report on its further probe in the coal block allocation against... . ...Read More

• Jharkhand coal mine reopens after 18 killed in collapse

  13 Jan 2017

  The coal mine in Jharkhand where 18 people died last month after a collapse has resumed partial pr... . ...Read More

• Coal Curbs in Asia Could Save 50,000 Lives Annually, Study Says

  13 Jan 2017

  About 50,000 lives a year could be saved by 2030 if no new coal-fired power plants are built in So... . ...Read More

• JSW to own Odisha cement firm

  12 Jan 2017

  JSW Cement, part of $11-billion JSW Group, has made a move to acquire a majority stake in Odisha-b... . ...Read More

• Guest post: Coal price surge will not stop China’s drive to reduce emissions

  12 Jan 2017

  Wu Lixin is the deputy director of the Coal Strategic Planning Research Institute in Beijing. It i... . ...Read More

• China drafts plan to limit coal price volatility - report

  12 Jan 2017

  China has drawn up a mechanism aimed at limiting future volatility in coal prices and is seeking s... . ...Read More

• Obama Administration Report Suggests Raising Coal Royalties

  12 Jan 2017

  The Bureau of Land Management called for a broad array of reforms to its coal-leasing program, inc... . ...Read More

• Feds Release Long-Awaited Roadmap for Coal Program Overhaul

  12 Jan 2017

  Interior Secretary Sally Jewell today laid out plans for a long-overdue overhaul of the broken fed... . ...Read More

• State sets solar power target at 6,000 MW by 2021

  11 Jan 2017

  In recent years, Karnataka has been facing severe power crises with hydel and thermal power genera... . ...Read More

• Stake sale to keep Shiva Cement, ACC in focus

  11 Jan 2017

  Shares of Shiva Cement will remain in focus, as JSW Cement is close to buying out the entire promo... . ...Read More

• Did DNR kill the coal project?

  11 Jan 2017

  Has a state agency killed the proposed Millennium coal dock in Longview by denying the company a s... . ...Read More

• The Year Coal Collapsed: 2016 Was A Turning Point For Britain’s Electricity

  11 Jan 2017

  Socially and politically, 2016 was a momentous year for Britain. It was also a record breaking yea... . ...Read More

• Can West Virginia’s New Governor Save Coal Country?

  11 Jan 2017

  Jim Justice—6 feet 7 inches, 375 pounds, rumpled in the extreme—has the friendly, sham... . ...Read More

• Demonetisation uncertainty may cause cement firms to report fall in volume: Kotak

  10 Jan 2017

  In a quarter plagued by uncertainty owing to currency demonetisation, we expect mixed results from... . ...Read More