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• CSOs urge cancellation of coal, large hydro projects

  15 Dec 2016

  Hundreds of civil society organisations have urged the government to formally abandon plans for co... . ...Read More

• Beijing mulls ban on coal trucks, storage in Tianjin in smog fight

  15 Dec 2016

  Beijing’s environmental watchdog is considering a ban on the use of trucks to transport coal... . ...Read More

• Security beefed up to prevent illegal coal trade around Central Coalfields in Bokaro

  15 Dec 2016

  In a bid to reduce the revenue generation points of Maoists, weigh bridges under the Central Coalf... . ...Read More

• Indore: NTPC regional executive visits Singrauli super thermal power plant

  14 Dec 2016

  National Thermal Power Corporation Limited’s regional executive director RS Rathi visited Si... . ...Read More

• Coal India Q2 net profit slumps 77% to Rs600 crore

  14 Dec 2016

  State-owned Coal India on Tuesday reported a massive 77% fall in its consolidated net profit at Rs... . ...Read More

• FY17 earnings estimates for cement lowered

  14 Dec 2016

  Cement prices have corrected by Rs 4 per bag MoM on an all-India basis, with dealers suggesting th... . ...Read More

• The World Is Burning More Coal Than Ever

  14 Dec 2016

    Global coal use may be slowing down due to global warming regulations, but the world is s... . ...Read More

• Cyclone Vardah: Power supply will be restored in Chennai soon, Panneerselvam says

  13 Dec 2016

  Tamil Nadu chief minister O Panneerselvam said on Monday night Tangedco has deployed 4,000 field s... . ...Read More

• Cement: sales volume halves in November; south-based firms least hit

  13 Dec 2016

  Cement demand, especially in the trade segment, contracted significantly in certain regions of the... . ...Read More

• Teck Resources sets top quarterly coal price since 2011

  13 Dec 2016

  Dec 12 Teck Resources Ltd said on Monday it has agreed with major customers a benchmark price of $... . ...Read More

• CESC: good Q2 but aggressive coal mine bid begins to bite

  13 Dec 2016

  Kolkata-based power utility CESC Ltd reported better-than-expected performance for the September q... . ...Read More

• ‘It is time to leave the history of coal behind’

  13 Dec 2016

  Natural gas is 50% cleaner on emissions than coal. The IGU says societies tend to decarbonise as t... . ...Read More

• Coal demand to burn slower over next 5 years: IEA

  13 Dec 2016

  World demand for coal will slow over the next five years as renewables and energy efficiency gai... . ...Read More

• India Unveils World’s Largest Solar Power Plant

  12 Dec 2016

  India has been celebrated by environmental groups with the announcement of its latest solar power ... . ...Read More

• Cement: Volumes subdued, cash crunch may add to pain

  12 Dec 2016

  As anticipated, the earnings of cement companies in the September quarter were lacklustre as sales... . ...Read More