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• Industry sees glaring loopholes in coal auction draft rules

  25 Nov 2014

  New Delhi's draft rules for allotting coal blocks have a large loophole that could allow state... . ...Read More

• Germany to Close Eight More Coal-Fired Plants

  25 Nov 2014

  Germany could close eight additional coal-fired plants as it seeks to reach ambitious climate chan... . ...Read More

• The Unwelcome Reality For U.S. Coal Exports

  25 Nov 2014

  U.S. coal export capacity is running well below capacity, and as such, exporting coal from the U.S... . ...Read More

• Russia suspends coal supplies to Ukraine: Ukraine energy minister

  25 Nov 2014

  Ukraine's energy minister said on Monday Russia had suspended coal supplies to Ukraine, a blow... . ...Read More

• Letting coal die a natural death

  25 Nov 2014

  Members of the European Parliament (MEPs) Sirpa Pietikainen, Paul Brannen and Jude Kirton-Darling ... . ...Read More

• Peabody, Glencore to combine two neighbouring Australian coal mines

  25 Nov 2014

  Peabody Energy Corp and Glencore Plc have agreed to form a joint venture at two neighbouring mines... . ...Read More

• EPA haze rule could cost Big Brown coal plant big bucks

  25 Nov 2014

  Federal regulators are proposing to clear haze pollution in federal lands by requiring more emissi... . ...Read More

• Government taking steps for smooth transportation of coal: Anil Swarup

  24 Nov 2014

  The government is taking steps to ensure hassle-free transportation of coal from remote mines, apa... . ...Read More

• India’s coal concerns

  24 Nov 2014

  Coal is India’s main energy source but we have to be very careful. After the historic Sino... . ...Read More

• Coal block e-auction to boost investor confidence: Report

  24 Nov 2014

  The government's move to e-auction most of the 214 coal mines cancelled by the Supreme Court w... . ...Read More

• Commercial mining of coal to be allowed after auction: Arun Jaitley

  24 Nov 2014

  Government will allow commercial mining of coal by private companies after allocating mines to pub... . ...Read More

• Coal block auction to have cushion against tariff shock

  24 Nov 2014

  The government will ensure the auction of coal blocks doesn't lead to a hike in power tariffs,... . ...Read More

• Coal block auction to have cushion against tariff shock

  24 Nov 2014

  The government will protect power consumers from getting a tariff shock from coal block auction an... . ...Read More

• Victory for Modi: Coal India trade unions call off strike

  24 Nov 2014

  The labour unions of state-run Coal IndiaBSE 0.69% have called off a strike planned for Monday in ... . ...Read More

• Jharkhand elections: Coal mafia controls the politics of Dhanbad, family fights for power

  24 Nov 2014

  The politics of Dhanbad like everything else is seeped in coal. In the 1970s, coal was nationalise... . ...Read More