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• Severe coal shortage at Indian power plants hits industries

  15 Oct 2014

  A power plant in New Delhi is among 37 across India that have either exhausted their coal or have ... . ...Read More

• Coal shortage, failure of Railways in providing rakes

  15 Oct 2014

  While our power plants are slowly cutting down production, imported coal lies at these ports simpl... . ...Read More

• Power projects hit by SC verdict may get fuel supply from CIL

  15 Oct 2014

  Developers of electricity projects whose coal blocks have been cancelled by the Supreme Court will... . ...Read More

• illegal coal market thrives near Modi constituency

  15 Oct 2014

  It's right next to the constituency that elected Prime Minister Narendra Modi, it's sprawl... . ...Read More

• Adriyala underground mine set to start commercial production

  15 Oct 2014

  The Adriyala longwall underground mining project of Telengana-based Singareni Collieries Company i... . ...Read More

• Is this the holy grail of green power?

  15 Oct 2014

  * Engineers have designed a concept for a fusion reactor * When scaled up to the size of a larg... . ...Read More

• Special CBI court says coal blocks allocated brazenly

  15 Oct 2014

  Severely criticising the government's role in the coal scam, a special Central Bureau of Inves... . ...Read More

• Supreme Court appointed prosecutor differs from CBI stand

  15 Oct 2014

  An independent prosecutor, appointed by the Supreme Court, today differed with the CBI giving clea... . ...Read More

• Court to hear arguments on revised report on 27 Oct

  15 Oct 2014

  A special court today fixed October 27 for hearing arguments on a revised closure report filed by ... . ...Read More

• Coal futures drop below $72 for first time since March 2009

  15 Oct 2014

  European thermal coal futures dropped below $72/t for the first time since March 2009, on weakenin... . ...Read More

• Weak demand, China tax may push Newcastle 6,000 NAR coal below $60/mt: Deutsche Bank

  15 Oct 2014

  The price of Newcastle 6,000 kcal/kg NAR coal is expected to fall below the $60/mt FOB mark in the... . ...Read More

• US OTC coal prices remain depressed amid lower power demand

  15 Oct 2014

  Most US over-the-counter thermal coal spot prices closed at or near their lowest levels of the yea... . ...Read More

• G&W coal September carloads fall more than 20% on-month due to maintenance outages

  15 Oct 2014

  Genesee & Wyoming's car loadings for coal and coke shipments in September dropped more tha... . ...Read More

• Australia’s FTA With China May Be Signed In November: Agri, Coal Sectors To Gain

  15 Oct 2014

  After almost a decade-long negotiation, the Australia-China free trade agreement, or FTA, is final... . ...Read More

• Mining companies lobby G20 leaders to back coal as future of energy

  15 Oct 2014

  Mining companies are campaigning for the G20 leaders’ meeting to support continued use of co... . ...Read More