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• Govt’s power points: Private role in coal, national policy on energy

  10 Jun 2014

  The government could be looking at the long-standing demand from policy planners and economists to... . ...Read More

• Govt may privatize mining, sale of coal

  10 Jun 2014

  India may significantly reform the coal sector by allowing private firms to mine and sell the mine... . ...Read More

• Green tribunal permits sale of extracted coal

  10 Jun 2014

  The National Green Tribunal today extended the ban on 'rat-hole coal mining' in Meghalaya ... . ...Read More

• Palmer denies asking for coal deal

  10 Jun 2014

  CLIVE Palmer says Queensland's deputy premier is deliberately feeding false evidence to the st... . ...Read More

• Coal sector reforms, transparent allotment policy to be given top priority

  10 Jun 2014

  Coal sector reforms will be top on the agenda of the new government headed by Narendra Modi so as ... . ...Read More

• Why Do Coal-mining Jobs Matter So Much More Than Jobs Lost to Trade?

  10 Jun 2014

  When President Obama announced plans to curtail the use of coal over the next 15 years, major news... . ...Read More

• China’s Clean-Fuel Focus Tests U.S. Coal-Export Lifeline

  10 Jun 2014

  The mud-colored air that blankets Chinese cities these days is bad for the people who live there. ... . ...Read More

• Stable trend in coal markets

  09 Jun 2014

  June 09: A stable trend prevailed in international coal markets amidst lack of major buying and se... . ...Read More

• India accounts for 62% of SA’s May coal export

  09 Jun 2014

  June 9: Indian companies purchased as much as 62% of the total coal exported through South Africa&... . ...Read More

• South Africa’s coal export falls 2nd month running in May

  09 Jun 2014

  June 09: The total coal export through South Africa’s Richards Bay Coal Terminal (RBCT) fell... . ...Read More

• No export of South African coal to China in May

  09 Jun 2014

  June 09: The export of South African coal to China fell to zero in May 2014, according to data mad... . ...Read More

• Shree Cement finalises deal to procure imported pet coke

  09 Jun 2014

  June 09: Shree Cement Ltd has finalised a deal to procure one cargo of 85,000 tons of imported pet... . ...Read More

• CIL in talks with Power plants to finalise coal imports

  09 Jun 2014

  June 09: After appointing MMTC Ltd to procure imported coal on its behalf, Coal India Ltd (CIL) ha... . ...Read More

• Court allows transportation of Meghalaya coal

  09 Jun 2014

  June 09: The National Green Tribunal has allowed transportation of already mined coal lying at the... . ...Read More

• Spurt in pet coke despatches by Indian refineries in May

  09 Jun 2014

  June 09: The despatches of petroleum  coke (fuel grade) by rakes by major Indian refineries i... . ...Read More