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• Coal India unit fears output loss in Odisha

  24 Jul 2014

  Mahanadi Coalfields Ltd. (MCL) in Odisha could suffer a production loss of about 10 million tonnes... . ...Read More

• Govt forms panel to study revision of royalty rates on coal

  24 Jul 2014

  The government has constituted a panel to consider revision of rates of royalty of coal which is a... . ...Read More

• Supply salve on cards for coal-starved firms

  24 Jul 2014

  Companies that were forced to return allocated coal blocks will get a priority in supply from stat... . ...Read More

• ED attaches Rs 186 cr of Navabharat assets in coal scam

  24 Jul 2014

  In what could be the biggest attachment in the coal blocks scam so far, the Enforcement Directorat... . ...Read More

• Punjab used Rs 425 cr coal in excess, hiking power bill: CAG

  24 Jul 2014

  Punjab government increased electricity rates in the state between 2008 and 2013 even as it squand... . ...Read More

• Extortion complaint from coal belt again

  24 Jul 2014

  Allegations of extortion continue in the coal belt, casting a shadow on Bengal's rickety indus... . ...Read More

• Explosion in closed coal mine in Jharkhand

  24 Jul 2014

  Explosion followed by emission of flame and smoke in a closed incline of Lakshmimata open cast min... . ...Read More

• Indonesia requires coal exporters to register with trade ministry under new policy

  24 Jul 2014

  Indonesia's trade ministry has issued a regulation compelling all Indonesia-based exporters of... . ...Read More

• SunCoke Selling Its Coal Business

  24 Jul 2014

  In a press release earlier today, SunCoke (NYSE:SXC) said it would be looking to sell off its unde... . ...Read More

• Beijing Shuts Big Coal-Fired Power Plant to Ease Smog

  24 Jul 2014

  Beijing has closed the first of four large coal-fired power plants set to be de-commissioned as pa... . ...Read More

• Japan Boosts Support For Coal-Fired Power Plants Built Overseas Despite Obama-Led Push To Scale Back Financing

  24 Jul 2014

  Japan is boosting its financial support for coal-fired power plants built overseas, an official sa... . ...Read More

• Can 1 Power Plant Clean Up Coal and Make Money?

  24 Jul 2014

  The nation's first coal-fired power plant aiming to capture the majority of its carbon dioxide... . ...Read More

• Colombian coal mine mechanics to continue talks Weds to end strike

  24 Jul 2014

  Talks between mechanics at Colombia's largest coal mines, contractor Dimantec and the labor mi... . ...Read More

• Spot coal prices edge up in global markets

  23 Jul 2014

  July 23: Spot coal prices in international markets made marginal gains on July 22 after remaining ... . ...Read More

• Central Coalfields revamping old washeries

  23 Jul 2014

  July 23: Central Coalfields Ltd (CCL) has taken up revamp work for its old washeries which had bec... . ...Read More