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• PM wants ministries to chalk out plan for better movement of coal

  27 May 2016

  Prime Minister Narendra Modi has asked ministries of coal, railways, shipping and power to work ou... . ...Read More

• Coal India exploring export opportunity to Bangladesh

  27 May 2016

  Coal India (CIL) intends to export coal and is in talks with power companies in Bangladesh for str... . ...Read More

• Power restored in Seattle after widespread outage

  26 May 2016

  Equipment failure caused a major power outage in Seattle on Wednesday. The city's electric u... . ...Read More

• Coal Power Plant Use Of Coal In US Fell 29% In 2015 (Compared To Peak Use In 2007)

  26 May 2016

  Coal use for electricity generation in the US fell by 29% in 2015, as compared to peak use in 2007... . ...Read More

• China to replace direct coal combustion with electricity in new plan

  26 May 2016

  China will reduce the amount of coal burned directly in industrial furnaces and residential heatin... . ...Read More

• Coal freight disappoints Railways in April-May

  26 May 2016

  This summer didn’t augur well for Indian Railways. Last year, it survived the sluggish growt... . ...Read More

• Coal India to hold coal linkage auction for sponge iron sector

  26 May 2016

  Coal India on Wednesday said auction of coal linkages would be conducted for the sponge iron secto... . ...Read More

• Creditworthy that we are now self sufficient in coal: Piyush Goyal, Power & Renewable Energy Minister

  26 May 2016

  As the Narendra Modi-led government completes two years in office, the minister of states for coal... . ...Read More

• Prospects brighten up for Tata Power

  25 May 2016

  The Tata Power stock gained three per cent intra-day on Tuesday on March quarter (Q4FY16) results.... . ...Read More

• Ambuja Cement hikes capacity

  25 May 2016

  Ambuja Cement has added 0.9 million tonne capacity at its Sankrail grinding unit near here. The ad... . ...Read More

• LafargeHolcim opens new Barroso line in Brazil

  25 May 2016

  LafargeHolcim will strengthen its cement production network in Latin America today, with the openi... . ...Read More

• Israel resumes cement shipments for private Gaza reconstruction after 45-day break

  25 May 2016

  Israel on Monday resumed deliveries to the Gaza Strip of cement for home reconstruction by private... . ...Read More

• US thermal coal market to drop to 500 million-550 million st/year: CEO

  25 May 2016

  The US thermal coal market will shrink to about 500 million to 550 million st/year from roughly 80... . ...Read More

• Target coal or carbon?

  25 May 2016

  In China, coal is king. The source of about 70 percent of the nation’s energy supply, it has... . ...Read More

• Rwanda: rail and energy projects to boost cement demand

  24 May 2016

  The Rwandan government’s announcement of two major infrastructure projects is set to be a bo... . ...Read More