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• Coal imports in July dip 11% to 18 MT

  31 Aug 2016

  Coal imports during July declined by 11.1 per cent to 18.03 million tonnes (MT) on the back of hig... . ...Read More

• The Challenge of Cutting Coal Dependence

  31 Aug 2016

  It won’t be easy to get rid of coal.   Worried the nation might miss its 2020 targe... . ...Read More

• Natural Gas Emissions Will Surpass Those from Coal in U.S.

  31 Aug 2016

  The U.S. is expected to reach a major carbon emissions milestone this year: For the first time, ca... . ...Read More

• China faces massive closures of small thermal power plants - media

  30 Aug 2016

  China's power generation companies will have to contend with massive closures of their smaller... . ...Read More

• Improved demand props cement prices in the North: ICRA

  30 Aug 2016

  In the northern market, a demand uptick, followed by strong pricing discipline, has resulted in ... . ...Read More

• Fly ash, red mud may replace cement: IIT

  30 Aug 2016

  An IIT Bhubaneswar research has found that the mixture of red mud and fly ash (both industrial was... . ...Read More

• Kamarajar Port records dip in handling of coal cargo

  30 Aug 2016

  Going by the phrase that one person’s gain could be another’s loss, the well-planned c... . ...Read More

• Coal scam: Plea to make Shibu Soren, D N Rao accused moved

  30 Aug 2016

  A company, facing prosecution in a coal scam case, today moved a special court seeking summoning o... . ...Read More

• Firm trend prevails in international coal markets

  29 Aug 2016

  A firm trend prevailed in international coal markets on August 26 amidst sporadic buying interest ... . ...Read More

• Three villages selected for 4000 MW thermal power project

  29 Aug 2016

  Tamil Nadu Generation and Distribution Corporation (TANGEDCO) has selected Tharaikudi, Kannirajapu... . ...Read More

• KCP Cement in expansion mode

  29 Aug 2016

  The KCP Cement unit-II at Muktyala village near Jaggayyapet mandal in Krishna district is on expan... . ...Read More

• Cement prices correct as seasonal weakness kicks in

  29 Aug 2016

  Easing power and fuel costs saved the day for cement companies in the quarter gone by.   ... . ...Read More

• Pakistan’s Coal Expansion Brings Misery to Villagers in Thar Desert

  29 Aug 2016

  Thario Halepoto village is located in the Thar desert in south-eastern Pakistan, around 400 kilome... . ...Read More

• Ex-Bureaucrat Accused In Coal Scam Withdraws Plea To Cancel His Bail

  29 Aug 2016

  Former Coal Secretary and an accused in several coal scam cases, HC Gupta today withdrew his appli... . ...Read More

• Coal India buries foreign M&A plans post African safari

  29 Aug 2016

  From Rs 4,500 crore to Rs 500 crore to Rs 2 crore. That's how the nominal value of Coal India&... . ...Read More