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• Mahan Coal mines: Activists claim harassment by police, authorities

  06 Aug 2014

  Mahan Sangharsh Samiti (MSS), a non-government organisation supported by prominent members of othe... . ...Read More

• Goa govt to reduce taxes on import of coal

  06 Aug 2014

  Goa Chief Minister Manohar Parrikar today announced to scale down the state taxes on import of coa... . ...Read More

• Indian firm to triple coal output at Mozambican mine

  06 Aug 2014

  Indian group International Coal Ventures Pvt Ltd (IVCL) plans to nearly triple production during t... . ...Read More

• RPT-COLUMN-Coking coal prices set for modest gains, thermal still marooned: Russell

  06 Aug 2014

  Prices for thermal and coking coal appear poised to diverge, with the power-plant fuel remaining m... . ...Read More

• Top China coal miner Shenhua hikes August prices - trade

  06 Aug 2014

  China Shenhua Energy Co Ltd , the country's top coal miner, has raised its August coal prices ... . ...Read More

• China to ban all coal use in Beijing by 2020

  06 Aug 2014

  China's smog-plagued capital has announced plans to ban the use of coal by the end of 2020 as ... . ...Read More

• China’s creeping threat to Australian coal

  06 Aug 2014

  Beijing’s move to close coal-fired powerplants and ban coal use is expected to be followed u... . ...Read More

• Coal Struggle Endures With Mine Layoff Plans

  06 Aug 2014

  From Boone County banker Lee Milam's experience, each round of coal mine layoffs that hits sou... . ...Read More

• Soft trend persists in international coal prices

  05 Aug 2014

  August 5: The soft trend witnessed in international coal prices continued on August 4 on lack of f... . ...Read More

• Slight hike in allotted quantity in July spot e-auction

  05 Aug 2014

  August 5: The total allotted quantity of coal under the spot e-auction route by Coal India Ltd (CI... . ...Read More

• RBI keeps repo rates unchanged, lowers SLR

  05 Aug 2014

  August 5: The RBI kept its key policy repo rate unchanged as widely expected, but warned of inflat... . ...Read More

• MoC discusses key lignite block allocation issues

  05 Aug 2014

  August 5: A few key issues were discussed at the recently-concluded meeting on the allocation of l... . ...Read More

• Moderate demand for G3 grade coal in July e-auction

  05 Aug 2014

  August 5: There was moderate demand for G3 grade coal (GCV ranging between 6,400 Kcal/kg and 6,700... . ...Read More

• G4 grade coal sees very good demand in July e-auction

  05 Aug 2014

  August 5: G4 grade coal (GCV range 6,100 Kcal/kg to 6,400 Kcal/kg) offered for allotment through t... . ...Read More

• Very high demand for G5 grade coal at July e-auction

  05 Aug 2014

  August 5: There was excellent demand for G5 grade coal (GCV range 5,800 to 6,100 Kcal/kg) on the e... . ...Read More