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• A case of canary in a coal mine for Railways

  13 Sep 2016

  Days before the surge pricing experiment was announced, the Railways tweaked its tariffs for carry... . ...Read More

• A case of canary in a coal mine for Railways

  13 Sep 2016

  Days before the surge pricing experiment was announced, the Railways tweaked its tariffs for carry... . ...Read More

• Coking coal prices jump to over $250/tonne

  13 Sep 2016

  Producers of coking coal are enjoying an unexpected windfall with the surge in price of the key in... . ...Read More

• Coal burns bright

  13 Sep 2016

  Coal prices are rising. World Bank data shows Australian coal prices have risen to $67.4 per tonne... . ...Read More

• India must reduce dependence on coal-based power: Assocham

  13 Sep 2016

  The Centre will have to reduce dependence on coal-based power and work on climate friendly transpo... . ...Read More

• Jindal Steel & Power slips as Q1 net loss widens

  09 Sep 2016

  Jindal Steel & Power fell 3.52% to Rs 83.50 on the BSE after the company reported consolidated... . ...Read More

• India cannot cut coal use unless batteries become cheaper: Piyush Goyal

  09 Sep 2016

  The government is scouting for technologies to make coal-based power generation less polluting as ... . ...Read More

• U.S. coal miners hit Congress to rally for pension protection

  09 Sep 2016

  About 10,000 retired coal miners and their families descended on the U.S. Congress on Thursday to ... . ...Read More

• Why China Won’t Make Coal King Again

  09 Sep 2016

  China’s coal demand seems to be gathering steam. But investors shouldn’t let the soot ... . ...Read More

• Coal India surrenders exploratory block in Mozambique

  09 Sep 2016

  Coal India (CIL) has surrendered exploratory blocks in Mozambique after failing to find mineable... . ...Read More

• India needs 4 times defence budget to meet 2020 coal target

  09 Sep 2016

  The government has estimated that by the year 2020, India will need 1.5 billion tonnes of coal. Bu... . ...Read More

• Pakistan records strong cement sales growth in mid-2016 despite Afghan export drop

  08 Sep 2016

  Total cement despatches in Pakistand during the first two months of the current fiscal year clocke... . ...Read More

• Landmark US-China climate deal to half thermal coal trade: WoodMac

  08 Sep 2016

  Trade in thermal coal—a key fuel in electricity generation—is likely to fall 40 percen... . ...Read More

• Power Ministry mulling to retire old coal-based plants

  08 Sep 2016

  Power Ministry is planning to shut coal-fired power plants with capacity of about 8,000 MW that ar... . ...Read More

• Bangladesh for coal exports

  08 Sep 2016

  India's biggest coal company CIL is in "deep consultation" with Bangladesh to export... . ...Read More