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• ED summons former coal minister Dasari Narayana Rao

  26 Nov 2014

  Stepping up its heat into the multicrore coal block allocation scam, the Enforcement Directorate (... . ...Read More

• New Largo coal supply talks with Anglo back on track: Eskom

  26 Nov 2014

  Electricity utility Eskom says it and Anglo American have concluded a memorandum of understanding ... . ...Read More

• Big 4 banks under pressure to rule out funding Queensland projects

  26 Nov 2014

  Environmental groups accuse government of leaning on banks to back mines despite being signatories... . ...Read More

• Germany cuts coal to reach climate targets

  26 Nov 2014

  Germany wants to reduce coal power to achieve its climate goal - and send a positive signal to the... . ...Read More

• Chinese October thermal coal imports hit three year low

  26 Nov 2014

  Chinese thermal coal imports dropped to a 36-month low of 12.5M tonnes in October, shipping analys... . ...Read More

• China committed to cutting coal use but needs new tech

  26 Nov 2014

  China is committed to sharply limiting its coal consumption but needs new clean technologies befor... . ...Read More

• Coal mine fire kills 24 in China: Xinhua

  26 Nov 2014

  A fire at a coal mine in northeast China killed 24 workers on Wednesday, state media reported. ... . ...Read More

• Russian partners have suspended coal supplies: Ukraine’s DTEK

  26 Nov 2014

  The company confirms that coal supplies under contracts with Russian contractors were suspended fr... . ...Read More

• Fourth vessel with coal from South Africa reaches Ukraine

  26 Nov 2014

  The MBA Rosaria vessel at the Ilyichevsk port has 84,600 tons of South African coal The fourth ... . ...Read More

• Upbeat trend in SA, Australian steam coal prices

  25 Nov 2014

  November 25: The upward trend in prices of South African and Australian origin steam coal continue... . ...Read More

• SAIL’s coking coal import to touch 18 mt by FY18

  25 Nov 2014

  November 25: Steel Authority of India Ltd (SAIL’s) coking coal imports would rise to 18 mill... . ...Read More

• Goyal justifies outsourcing of production by CIL

  25 Nov 2014

  November 25: Coal Minister Piyush Goyal has justified Coal India Ltd’s (CIL) decision to go ... . ...Read More

• SC verdict has not disrupted coal supply and power generation: Goyal

  25 Nov 2014

  November 25: Coal and power Minister Piyush Goyal has said that coal supply and power generation h... . ...Read More

• Fissure among CIL unions

  25 Nov 2014

  November 25: A day after the one-day strike called by Coal India (CIL) trade unions was called off... . ...Read More

• DPL floats NIT to procure 25,000 tons low ash imported HCC

  25 Nov 2014

  November 25: Durgapur Projects Limited (DPL) has floated a notice inviting tender (NIT) to procure... . ...Read More