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• Mahan coal: Release of activist demanded

  21 May 2014

  A protest was carried by villagers of Mahan in Singrauli district on Monday, demanding early relea... . ...Read More

• Punjab faces major blackouts as coal supply runs low

  21 May 2014

  Punjab is heading for a major power crisis as 10 out of 14 units of its three major thermal power ... . ...Read More

• Asia met coal: Top-tier prices lower on persisting pessimism

  21 May 2014

  Prime hard prices in the seaborne metallurgical coal market fell Tuesday, amid the continued reluc... . ...Read More

• Polish competition watchdog to investigate coal market

  21 May 2014

  Poland's competition watchdog UOKiK said Tuesday it had opened an investigation into the way h... . ...Read More

• Coal mine bosses sent to jail as mining resumes in Soma

  21 May 2014

  Acting Chairman of Soma Holding Can Gürkan, together with some of his senior executives, have... . ...Read More

• Microbes reduce coal’s carbon footprint

  21 May 2014

  With energy demands rising and the increasing importance of low-carbon technologies, scientists in... . ...Read More

• High Levels Of Toxic Gas Ignored At Turkish Coal Mine

  21 May 2014

  Officials at the Turkish coal mine, where a devastating explosion and fire killed 301 workers ... . ...Read More

• Europe’s dysfunctional carbon-pricing system keeps coal cheap

  21 May 2014

  The Netherlands, and Rotterdam in particular, has a Janus-faced relationship with coal. According ... . ...Read More

• Europe’s Dysfunctional Carbon-Pricing System Is Keeping Coal Dirt Cheap

  21 May 2014

  The Netherlands, and Rotterdam in particular, has a Janus-faced relationship with coal. According ... . ...Read More

• Four Realities About Coal

  21 May 2014

  The best way to move forward on coal is to realize that it isn’t going away.   Star... . ...Read More

• World’s Deadliest Fuel Made Safe and Clean?

  21 May 2014

  Coal kills. When it’s not horrific mining accidents like the one in Soma, Turkey, on May 13 ... . ...Read More

• Flat trend in international coal prices

  20 May 2014

  May 20: Spot coal prices showed mostly a flat trend in the international markets on May 19, market... . ...Read More

• Rao may quit CIL chief’s post, join new Telangana govt

  20 May 2014

  May 20: S Narsing Rao, Chairman, Coal India Limited (CIL), has reportedly expressed his willingnes... . ...Read More

• India’s power generation up 2.30% in 2013-14

  20 May 2014

  May 20: India’s power generation in April 2014 stood at 86.59 billion units (BU), up 2.30% f... . ...Read More

• Mineral production index down 0.4% y-o-y in March

  20 May 2014

  May 20: The index of mineral production of the mining and quarrying sector for the month of March,... . ...Read More