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• MoU signed for first off-shore wind power project in India

  07 Oct 2014

  October 7: A memorandum of understanding (MoU), involving a number of stakeholders for floating a ... . ...Read More

• Paradip to berth coastal ships within 72 hours of anchoring

  07 Oct 2014

  October 7: Based on the recommendations of the committee set up by the Ministry of Shipping to rev... . ...Read More

• Cement cos want utilities, traders ‘restrained’ from e-auction

  07 Oct 2014

  October 7: Peeved at the Ministry of Coal (MoC) decision to continue with the cut in e-auction off... . ...Read More

• CMPDI floats tender for study on underground mining

  07 Oct 2014

  October 7: The Central Mine Planning and Design Institute (CMPDI) has floated a tender seeking con... . ...Read More

• 90% of coal-bearing forests could be mined, says Forest Survey of India

  07 Oct 2014

  Nearly 90% of coal bearing forest areas could be opened up for mining, with the Forest Survey of I... . ...Read More

• Cancel projects given to Chinese companies, demand local power firms

  07 Oct 2014

  Domestic electrical and electronics equipment makers have asked the government to cancel projects ... . ...Read More

• Coal India awards contracts to build two washeries: reports

  07 Oct 2014

  State-owned Coal India Limited has awarded contracts to build two washeries to increase its coal c... . ...Read More

• India may pass China as biggest coal importer

  07 Oct 2014

  As coal block deallocation looms, Glencore, the biggest trader of fuel, sees India imports rising ... . ...Read More

• China coal demand weak

  07 Oct 2014

  The outlook for thermal coal import demand in China, the world’s largest importer, remains w... . ...Read More

• Thercal coal prices dip to five-year low on weak demand

  07 Oct 2014

  Thermal coal prices fell to a five-year low on Monday, under pressure from weaker demand and large... . ...Read More

• Rio Tinto dismisses rumours of coal merger with Glencore

  07 Oct 2014

  Rio Tinto has dismissed rumours that it is considering a merger with major miner Glencore. Specu... . ...Read More

• Indonesian coal exports may drop through December on permit rule

  07 Oct 2014

  An industry group said that coal exports from Indonesia, the world’s largest supplier of the... . ...Read More

• US coal exports continue post-2012 decline

  07 Oct 2014

  US coal exports have continued to decline from their record volumes in 2012. During the first half... . ...Read More

• Complex Market Forces Are Challenging Appalachian Coal Mining

  07 Oct 2014

  Appalachian coal producers recently announced a new round of layoffs, eliciting a flurry of press ... . ...Read More

• Coal dust seen as serious environmental threat: poll

  07 Oct 2014

  The majority of Metro Vancouver residents polled in a new survey see coal dust as a serious enviro... . ...Read More