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• Rat-Hole Coal Mining Ban in Meghalaya Hits Bangladesh

  13 Jan 2015

  Coal-dependent industries in neighbouring Bangladesh have been badly affected in view of the ongoi... . ...Read More

• King Coal Is Merrily Fiddling the Taxpayer

  13 Jan 2015

  In 2002, the Powder River Basin (PRB) in Wyoming and Montana surged past the Appalachian coalfield... . ...Read More

• China’s green ban hitting Aussie coal exporters hard

  13 Jan 2015

  Australian coal exporters are scrambling to clarify the fallout from China’s new coal import... . ...Read More

• Allianz Sees Polish Utility Bond-Cost Bump on Coal Rescue

  13 Jan 2015

  Poland’s plan to rescue the European Union’s biggest coal producer with the help of it... . ...Read More

• The biggest energy dog bet of all, or value trap?

  13 Jan 2015

  Some contrarians have been singing the praises of an out-of-favor energy investment. Nope, not oil... . ...Read More

• Marginal improvement in S Africa coal prices

  12 Jan 2015

  January 12: The declining trend in South African coal prices was halted to some extent as a mild r... . ...Read More

• Imported coal stocks at 9 ports edge up w-o-w

  12 Jan 2015

  January 12: India's imported coal stocks at nine ports – eight major and one private &nd... . ...Read More

• NMPT revises down HMC charges for coal

  12 Jan 2015

  January 12: Harbour mobile crane (HMC) operators at New Mangalore Port revised down their charges ... . ...Read More

• Marmagoa coking coal imports up 84% in Dec m-o-m

  12 Jan 2015

  January 12: Coking coal imports through the port of Marmagoa rose almost 83.86% to 847,276 tons in... . ...Read More

• Marmagoa Dec steam coal imports up 22.58% m-o-m

  12 Jan 2015

  January 12: Non-coking coal imports through the port of Marmagoa stood at 308,874 tons in December... . ...Read More

• Marmagoa pet coke imports at 101,095 tons in Dec

  12 Jan 2015

  January 12: Imports of pet coke via Marmagoa Port stood at 101,095 tons during the month of Decemb... . ...Read More

• Re-allocation of Tadicherla coal block set to reduce power woes

  12 Jan 2015

  The State government’s decision seeking the re-allocation of Tadicherla coal block to the TS... . ...Read More

• Confident about Coal India raising output: Piyush Goyal

  12 Jan 2015

  Following his talks with unions to end the Coal India workers' strike, Coal and Power Minister... . ...Read More

• Coal block penalty bonanza for govt

  12 Jan 2015

  In compliance with the Supreme Court directive, power, cement and steel companies holding captive ... . ...Read More

• Looming power blackouts threaten South Africa’s economy

  12 Jan 2015

  South Africa’s capacity to generate electricity is shrinking due to ageing power plants, lat... . ...Read More