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• Glencore cooking with coal after blanket shutdown

  06 Jan 2015

  Glencore has re-started coal production in Australia after a flash blanket shutdown across its ope... . ...Read More

• Lee County commissioners oppose Duke’s plan to dispose of coal ash in the county

  06 Jan 2015

  The Lee County Board of Commissioners went on record Monday opposing a plan by Duke Energy and Cha... . ...Read More

• Cars and coal can turn trees into polluters

  06 Jan 2015

  Scientists have known for years that human-made pollutants can interact with organic compounds emi... . ...Read More

• Wind farm lessens I&M’s coal dependence

  06 Jan 2015

  Less than half the electricity generated by Indiana Michigan Power is now coming from coal. &nbs... . ...Read More

• US utility coal stockpiles at estimated 137 million st: Bentek

  06 Jan 2015

  US utility coal stockpiles remained roughly flat at an estimated 137 million st in the week ended ... . ...Read More

• Buyers’ absence leads to further easing of coal prices

  05 Jan 2015

  January 5: Spot prices of steam coal in international markets softened further on January 2 in the... . ...Read More

• CIL may invoke force majeure for CESC’s imported coal

  05 Jan 2015

  January 5: Coal India Ltd (CIL) may implement the force majeure clause against supply of around 40... . ...Read More

• India’s 2015 coal imports surpass 210-mt levels

  05 Jan 2015

  January 5: Driven by a sharp rise in steam coal imports, India’s total coal and coke imports... . ...Read More

• Reliance Power lights up 6th boiler at Sasan UMPP

  05 Jan 2015

  January 5: Reliance Power Ltd, on January 2, said it has achieved the boiler light-up for its sixt... . ...Read More

• Mumbai Port to close down coal handling operations

  05 Jan 2015

  January 5: Mumbai Port is likely to close down its coal handling operations due to environment-rel... . ...Read More

• Marginal drop in imported coal stocks at 9 ports w-o-w

  05 Jan 2015

  January 5: India's imported coal stocks at nine ports – eight major and one private &nda... . ...Read More

• Coal India to hire around 800 executives in next 2 months

  05 Jan 2015

  On a hiring spree, state-owned Coal India Ltd is likely to take on board around 800 executives in ... . ...Read More

• Mining law: Auction rules may benefit previous coal block owners

  05 Jan 2015

  The stalemate in the coal sector is finally over. The Union Cabinet has approved re-promulgation o... . ...Read More

• Prabhu panel bats for more empowered players in coal mining

  05 Jan 2015

  Advisory group also suggests JVs with mining & infra firms As the government prepares gro... . ...Read More

• Prabhu panel bats for more empowered players in coal mining

  05 Jan 2015

  Advisory group also suggests JVs with mining & infra firms As the government prepares groun... . ...Read More