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• Lee visit: India, Singapore cement ties, to boost counter-terror cooperation

  05 Oct 2016

  Almost a year after they elevated bilateral ties to a strategic partnership, India and Singapore f... . ...Read More

• Solar panels surpass coal-fired electricity in previously ‘unthinkable’ feat

  05 Oct 2016

  Solar panels generated more electricity than coal in the past six months in a historic year for ge... . ...Read More

• Goyal concerned India importing coal despite surplus

  05 Oct 2016

  Lamenting that India continues to import coal from overseas despite having surplus fuel, Union Pow... . ...Read More

• Centre urged to assist cement plants in energy conservation

  04 Oct 2016

  The Centre should come out with a special package of concessions, particularly in taxes, for cemen... . ...Read More

• Coal Min asks MoEF to expedite green nod to CIL washeries

  04 Oct 2016

  The Ministry of Coal has asked the Environment Ministry to expedite the process of green clearance... . ...Read More

• Govt invites applications for allotting 7 coal blocks

  04 Oct 2016

  Coal ministry has invited applications from power generation firms for allotment of seven coal blo... . ...Read More

• Coal India witnesses fall in coal sales during first half of 2016­17

  04 Oct 2016

  Coal India’s coal sales during the first half of 2016­17 declined about 1 per cent aga... . ...Read More

• Centre urged to assist cement plants in energy conservation

  03 Oct 2016

  The Centre should come out with a special package of concessions, particularly in taxes, for cemen... . ...Read More

• Two weeks after the ministry of coal issued a notice of default of payment to Essar Power, the company paid the pending amount.

  03 Oct 2016

  The payment, done on Thursday, pertains to the third and last tranche of payment of the upfront am... . ...Read More

• China Balancing Coal Capacity-Cut Goal Against Soaring Prices

  03 Oct 2016

  China is plowing ahead with its year-end targets for cutting unneeded coal production capacity whi... . ...Read More

• Goyal solution to check coal imports

  03 Oct 2016

  The power ministry has urged equipment maker Bharat Heavy Electricals Ltd (Bhel) to modify its the... . ...Read More

• Clean Power Plan Goes the Distance in Marathon Hearing

  30 Sep 2016

  At last, the Clean Power Plan has had its day in court. On Tuesday, 10 judges on the U.S. Court of... . ...Read More

• Domestic cement demand to touch 6% in FY17: ICRA

  30 Sep 2016

  India's demand for cement is expected to rise to 6 per cent in the current financial year agai... . ...Read More

• Ramaco clears hurdle to develop subbituminous coal mine in Wyoming

  30 Sep 2016

  Ramaco has cleared its last hurdle for the development of the subbituminous Brook Mine near Sherid... . ...Read More

• New coal distribution policy amended

  30 Sep 2016

  Union Ministry of Coal has issued an order with respect to the amendment to the New Coal Distribut... . ...Read More