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• 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

• Central Coalfields holds meeting with CPPs

  23 Jul 2014

  July 23: In a bid to redress the complaints of captive power plants (CPPs), the top management of ... . ...Read More

• Cement cos’ April coal consumption falls 5.87% m-o-m

  23 Jul 2014

  July 23: The Indian cement sector consumed a total of 1.669 mt of coal during April 2014, down 5.8... . ...Read More

• Cement sector’s April coal receipts up 1.47% m-o-m

  23 Jul 2014

  July 23: The Indian cement sector received 1.662 million tons (mt) of coal during April 2014, up 1... . ...Read More

• MoC sets up panel to consider coal royalty revision

  23 Jul 2014

  July 23: A study group, to consider revision of rates of royalty on coal and lignite, has been set... . ...Read More

• JSW Energy Q1 PAT up 52% at Rs 325 crore

  23 Jul 2014

  July 23: JSW Energy, part of the JSW Group, has recorded a profit after tax (PAT) of Rs 325 crore ... . ...Read More

• Gypsum imports via Cochin Port at 320 tons in June

  23 Jul 2014

  July 23: Imports of gypsum via Cochin Port stood at 320 tons during June 2014, according to provis... . ...Read More

• Mineral production index up 2.7% y-o-y in May

  23 Jul 2014

  June 23: The index of mineral production of the mining and quarrying sector for the month of May 2... . ...Read More

• Power generation units stare at coal shortages

  23 Jul 2014

  Coal production in the open cast projects of Singareni Collieries Company Limited (SCCL) has decli... . ...Read More

• Coal firm SOS on Trinamul leader

  23 Jul 2014

  Eastern Coalfields, a Coal India subsidiary, has threatened to suspend work at a mine in Raniganj ... . ...Read More

• Coal India’s breakup: Modi’s trump card?

  23 Jul 2014

  According to government sources, Narendra Modi’s administration is currently on track to sel... . ...Read More