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• Government appoints committee to assess compensation for coal blocks

  29 Oct 2014

  Days after promulgating an ordinance to e-auction Supreme Court-cancelled coal blocks, the governm... . ...Read More

• The myth of coal availability

  29 Oct 2014

  Is the Modi government repeating history by talking up India’s coal production potential? ... . ...Read More

• Coal imports likely to rise by 20% in FY16

  29 Oct 2014

  India's coal import is set to go up significantly in the next financial year, with the estimat... . ...Read More

• Green nod to be transferred to allottees in coal block auction

  29 Oct 2014

  The government has decided to transfer all existing environmental clearances of cancelled coal blo... . ...Read More

• Activists cry foul over coal ordinance

  29 Oct 2014

    Green activists had pointed out flaws in the coal ordinance brought by the Narendra Modi ... . ...Read More

• Adani taps Morgan Stanley to help sell Australia port stake

  29 Oct 2014

    Adani has appointed Morgan Stanley to advise on the possible sale of a stake in its Abbot... . ...Read More

• Coal block allocation: CBI wants two officials to be summoned

  29 Oct 2014

  The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) Tuesday moved a special court here for issuing summons a... . ...Read More

• No major price jumps in metallurgical coal expected until 2018: WoodMac analyst

  29 Oct 2014

  The global metallurgical coal market will take a few years to recover, Matthew Warder, senior anal... . ...Read More

• Solar cheaper in India than imported Australian coal

  29 Oct 2014

  The results of India’s latest solar auction are in, and it is bad news for developers of Aus... . ...Read More

• Replacing Australia’s coal-fired energy

  29 Oct 2014

  Former Origin Energy executive Andrew Stock made a darned good point about Australia’s elect... . ...Read More

• Hokkaido buys 300,000 mt in coal spot tender: Sources

  29 Oct 2014

  Japan-based power utility Hokkaido Electric has purchased 300,000 mt of Australian thermal coal at... . ...Read More

• Southern clean coal project cost almost triples on delay

  29 Oct 2014

  Southern Co (SO) said its first-of-a-kind clean coal power plant in Mississippi will cost almost t... . ...Read More

• Arch posts narrower quarterly loss amid coal price slump

  29 Oct 2014

  Arch Coal Inc (ACI) reported a narrower third-quarter loss and better-than-expected sales figures ... . ...Read More

• Consol Energy profit misses on weak coal prices

  29 Oct 2014

  Consol Energy Inc reported a smaller-than-expected quarterly profit, hurt by lower spot prices for... . ...Read More

• Teachers block Cerrejon Colombia coal railway, exports continue

  29 Oct 2014

  Teachers protesting over pay in northern Colombia are blocking the railway line of the country'... . ...Read More