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• Renewables, not coal, way out of energy poverty in Africa

  14 Nov 2014

  Coal is “essential to meet the scale of Africa’s desperate need for electricity,&rdquo... . ...Read More

• Armstrong Energy to close Lewis Creek coal mine in Kentucky by spring 2015

  14 Nov 2014

  Armstrong Energy will close its Lewis Creek underground thermal coal mine in Ohio County, Kentucky... . ...Read More

• Protectionism in China a threat to commodities imports

  14 Nov 2014

  As China lobbies world leaders to back its free trade plan at an Asia-Pacific summit this week, bu... . ...Read More

• Coal baron Donald Blankenship indicted on mine safety charges

  14 Nov 2014

  The indictment today in Charleston, W.Va., of coal baron Donald L. Blankenship, the former head of... . ...Read More

• High CV Indonesian prices ease, SA rates firmer

  13 Nov 2014

  November 13: Spot prices of Indonesian high calorific value (CV) coal softened a bit on November 1... . ...Read More

• PESB interviews for CIL CMD post on Nov 18

  13 Nov 2014

  November 13: Coal India Ltd (CIL) is set to get a new chairman-cum-managing director, a position l... . ...Read More

• Stopping thermal coal imports not feasible: Importers

  13 Nov 2014

  November 13: A day after Coal Minister Piyush Goyal said India should be able to stop thermal coal... . ...Read More

• Are Coal India’s stocks saleable at all?

  13 Nov 2014

  November 13: Coal India Ltd (CIL) has reported a sharp decline in its pithead vendible stocks over... . ...Read More

• Claims eat quarter of CIL power cos’ bills

  13 Nov 2014

  November 13: The introduction of third-party sampling for the power sector appears to have opened ... . ...Read More

• MCL boosted CIL’s October production growth

  13 Nov 2014

  November 13: A sharp rise in production by Coal India Ltd (CIL) was largely on account of increase... . ...Read More

• Rajiv Chaturvedi slated to be new CMD of PEC

  13 Nov 2014

  November 13: Rajiv Chaturvedi has been recommended by the Public Enterprises Selection Board (PESB... . ...Read More

• Rakes shortage hits Krishnapatnam despatches

  13 Nov 2014

  November 13: Shortage of rakes and several restrictions from Railways are hampering coal despatche... . ...Read More

• September IIP up 2.5% rises 2.8% for H1

  13 Nov 2014

  November 13: India’s index of industrial production (IIP) with base 2004-05 rose 2.5% in Sep... . ...Read More

• CPI, CFPI indices down for October

  13 Nov 2014

  November 13: Both the consumer price index (CPI) and consumer food price indices (CFPI) fell consi... . ...Read More

• Piyush Goyal: Thermal coal imports may stop in 2-3 years

  13 Nov 2014

  India may be able to stop importing coal to fuel thermal power in the next two-three years as stat... . ...Read More