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• Biggest US coal company funded dozens of groups questioning climate change

  14 Jun 2016

  Peabody Energy, America’s biggest coalmining company, has funded at least two dozen groups t... . ...Read More

• Imported coal stocks at 17 ports dip 4% w-o-w: InterOcean

  13 Jun 2016

  Stocks of imported coal at 17 ports stood at 12.12 million tons (mt) on June 9, 2016, down 4.19% c... . ...Read More

• MoC eases provisions to allow MDOs in minerals to dig coal

  13 Jun 2016

  The Ministry of Coal (MoC) has allowed the state governments and Union Territories to modify the d... . ...Read More

• 64% of new electricity in Q1 came from Solar Power – is it enough?

  13 Jun 2016

  GreentechMedia did the work to determine “Solar Made Up 64% of New Electric Generating Capac... . ...Read More

• India plans to be power surplus in 2016-17

  13 Jun 2016

  The government is planning to make the country energy surplus with a target of generating 1,178 bi... . ...Read More

• US coal production drops to lowest level since 1981

  13 Jun 2016

  The last time coal production in the United States was this low, Donald Trump was just beginning t... . ...Read More

• Vedanta might bid for coal mines to meet energy needs

  13 Jun 2016

  Natural resources major Vedanta is planning to acquire coal mines via auctions as the mining congl... . ...Read More

• Cement companies must innovate to survive: CDP

  10 Jun 2016

  Three Indian cement makers have significantly reduced emissions among the top 12 producers of the ... . ...Read More

• Coal linkage auction set to kick-off today

  10 Jun 2016

  For the first time in its history, Coal India Ltd on Friday will begin the process of giving coal ... . ...Read More

• Thirst for power? Coal plants risk water shortage

  10 Jun 2016

  The water scarcity crippling large parts of India has already cost coal power companies nearly sev... . ...Read More

• Water crisis cost coal companies Rs. 2,400 crore, says Greenpeace

  10 Jun 2016

  Water scarcity has not only hit the farming sector, but also coal power companies, which have suff... . ...Read More

• Investors resent hike in power tariff

  09 Jun 2016

  Objecting to the increase in demand charges which will hike the monthly power bill by three to fiv... . ...Read More

• Power minister estimates 1.1% energy surplus in FY17

  09 Jun 2016

  The power ministry has finalised a generation target of 1,178 billion units (BU) for 2016-17, agai... . ...Read More

• Cement prices up 8-9% in Q1 but volumes may be soft: Sanghi

  09 Jun 2016

  In an interview with CNBC-TV18, Bina Engineer, Director of Gujarat-based Sanghi Industries   ... . ...Read More

• Cement volumes growth points to demand revival

  09 Jun 2016

    Volume growth in cement increased by 12¬18 per cent in the March 2016 quarter compare... . ...Read More