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• India May Become World’s Largest Coal Importer

  17 Oct 2014

  It was to be expected. India’s coal imports in September zoomed up by 19% to 16 million tons... . ...Read More

• Coal scam probe officer recuses self

  17 Oct 2014

  Special CBI judge Bharat Parashar's adverse remarks against the agency's brass for filing ... . ...Read More

• Vijay Darda wrote to PMO for coal block allocation to JLD Yavatmal Energy Ltd : CBI

  17 Oct 2014

  Rajya Sabha MP Vijay Darda had written letters to the Prime Minister Office (PMO) and others for a... . ...Read More

• US coal supply cuts signal challenging winter for utilities

  17 Oct 2014

  NRG Energy Inc. (NRG), the largest publicly traded U.S. independent power producer, faces challeng... . ...Read More

• Australian coal takes advantage of Japanese nuclear fears

  17 Oct 2014

  Australia's coal exporters have identified Japan's post-Fukushima suspicion of nuclear ene... . ...Read More

• This fusion reactor could be cheaper than coal

  17 Oct 2014

  Fusion energy almost sounds too good to be true—zero greenhouse gas emissions, no long-lived... . ...Read More

• More signs that Chinese coal use may have brakes on

  17 Oct 2014

  China, a major strategic investor in fossil fuels, has set itself a 2014 target of slashing import... . ...Read More

• Increased use of coal in power generation cuts oil imports

  17 Oct 2014

  Increasing the share of domestic coal for power generation could reduce the trade deficit, minimiz... . ...Read More

• Taiwan Aug thermal coal imports up 20% on year

  17 Oct 2014

  Taiwan's thermal coal imports in August increased by 20% year on year to 5.96 million mt, as s... . ...Read More

• Study finds natural gas no cleaner than coal

  17 Oct 2014

  Report finds growing use of natural gas will result in overall rise in emissions rather than the d... . ...Read More

• Illegal coal shipments from Indonesia a persistent problem

  17 Oct 2014

  R. Sukhyar, Director General for Coal and Mineral Resources at the Indonesian Ministry of Energy a... . ...Read More

• International coal prices remain unchanged

  16 Oct 2014

  October 16: Prices of international coals remained unchanged on October 15 from that of October 14... . ...Read More

• SCCL eyes mine acquisitions in Mozambique, SA

  16 Oct 2014

  October 16: At a time when Coal India Ltd (CIL) is undertaking the final phase drilling at its twi... . ...Read More

• MCL hopes to achieve production target in FY15

  16 Oct 2014

  October 16: With the re-location issues involving some villagers at Hensumal addressed, Mahanadi C... . ...Read More

• India’s cement output falls 9.26% in Aug m-o-m

  16 Oct 2014

  October 16: India’s cement production (except ACC and Ambuja Cements) stood at 20.58 million... . ...Read More