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• Government asks power producers to increase import of coal

  08 Jul 2014

  The government has advised power utilities to increase coal imports to meet fuel shortages and tho... . ...Read More

• Indian coal-based utilities face shortfall of 84.71 million mt 2014-15

  08 Jul 2014

  Indian coal-based power utilities face a shortage of 84.71 million mt in the fiscal year to March ... . ...Read More

• Coal India eyes 354 mt annual output from 118 projects

  08 Jul 2014

  In a separate reply to the Upper House, Goyal said as per the report of the Working Group on Coal ... . ...Read More

• No plans to set up independent pricing authority for coal: Govt

  08 Jul 2014

  There are no plans to set up independent pricing authority for coal, Parliament was informed today... . ...Read More

• Budget 2014: Govt should take steps to ramp up coal production, says IPCL

  08 Jul 2014

  The government should take measures in the Union Budget to ramp up coal production in the country,... . ...Read More

• Odisha seeks early mining lease of coal block for OPGC expansion

  08 Jul 2014

  The Odisha government today urged Power and Coal Minister Piyush Goyal to expedite grant of mining... . ...Read More

• Coal production projected to reach 795 mt by end of 12th Plan: Optimistic Scenario

  08 Jul 2014

  The Report of the Working Group on Coal & Lignite for formulation of the Twelfth Five Year Pla... . ...Read More

• The coal conundrum

  08 Jul 2014

  While more benign technologies like solar and wind energy are the future, countries like India hav... . ...Read More

• Prices dip with weakening gas, oil markets

  08 Jul 2014

  European physical coal prices for delivery in August fell along with weakening oil and gas markets... . ...Read More

• U.S.Funding For Foreign Coal Plants Tied To Survival Of Ex-Im Bank

  08 Jul 2014

  U.S. President Barack Obama thought he had put an end to the overseas financing of big coal-fired ... . ...Read More

• No additional Kentucky coal plant retirements expected due to CO2 regs: official

  08 Jul 2014

  Kentucky officials say they do not expect the US Environmental Protection Agency's latest clim... . ...Read More

• Lawsuits seek to stop work at Montana coal mine, 2 others

  08 Jul 2014

  Coal industry representatives say lawsuits against mines in three Western states could have conseq... . ...Read More

• Murray Sues Foresight for Illinois Coal Rights Purchases

  08 Jul 2014

  Murray Energy Corp. sued a Foresight Energy LP (FELP) unit, claiming it used confidential informat... . ...Read More

• Can we really do without coal?

  08 Jul 2014

  Two-thirds of the world’s already discovered reserves of oil, coal and natural gas must rema... . ...Read More

• Weak trend persists in international coal markets

  07 Jul 2014

  July 7: An extension of the weak trend continued in international spot coal prices on lack of buyi... . ...Read More