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• Railway ministry shifts blame to Coal India for fuel crisis

  27 Jan 2015

  Rubbishing the APP’s (Association of Power Producers) allegation of discrimination in coal r... . ...Read More

• Murray coal company complains about delays for permit to mine under state park

  27 Jan 2015

  A coal company owned by a major supporter of Ohio Gov. John Kasich is accusing the governor’... . ...Read More

• Botswana Coal Companies See Output Without New Rail Line

  27 Jan 2015

  Coal explorers in Botswana are pressing ahead with plans to start production and use existing rail... . ...Read More

• Chinese coal production sinks for first time in 14 years

  27 Jan 2015

  The amount of coal produced in China likely fell for the first time in 14 years in 2014, according... . ...Read More

• Shelling of Ukraine coal hub leaves hundreds of miners trapped for hours

  27 Jan 2015

  Some 500 miners found themselves stranded underground after shelling left a Donetsk coalmine witho... . ...Read More

• Lower coal revs hit Norfolk Southern profit; upbeat on U.S. economy

  27 Jan 2015

  Norfolk Southern Corp, the No. 4 U.S. railroad, expects a solid U.S. economy to boost its business... . ...Read More

• E-auction of 46 coal blocks to begin on Feb. 14

  22 Jan 2015

  The government has begun re-allocating cancelled coal blocks. E-auction, in two phases, of 46 coal... . ...Read More

• Centre allocates 36 coal blocks to PSUs

  22 Jan 2015

  The government on Wednesday announced that it has earmarked 36 coal blocks for allocation to state... . ...Read More

• Coal block allocation: Manmohan’s aides questioned by CBI

  22 Jan 2015

  Former prime minister Manmohan Singh’s principal secretary T K A Nair and personal secretary... . ...Read More

• States not liable to pay SC levy on coal from cancelled blocks: Swarup

  22 Jan 2015

  Much to the relief of states like West Bengal, Karnataka and Punjab, coal secretary Anil Swarup on... . ...Read More

• Colombia court prohibits overnight use of Fenoco coal railway

  22 Jan 2015

  Colombia's constitutional court has ruled that the private Fenoco coal railway, which transpor... . ...Read More

• Coal declines in U.S. but grows internationally

  22 Jan 2015

  Technological progress has been brutal to the yellow pages and compact discs. Coal may be headed t... . ...Read More

• Grassroots victory stops central Illinois coal mine

  22 Jan 2015

    An eight-year battle against a central Illinois strip mine ends in victory for the commun... . ...Read More

• Coal drop to 7-Year low on oil and dollar overdone, SocGen Says

  22 Jan 2015

  Coal’s drop to a seven-year low may be “overdone” as the price reacted more to m... . ...Read More

• South Africa’s Attractiveness Drops As Investors Factor in Power Cuts

  22 Jan 2015

  Persistent power cuts by state-owned Eskom has disillusioned investors who have for long seen Sout... . ...Read More