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• Coal sector should be de-nationalised: Ex-CIL chairman

  23 May 2014

  Partha Bhattacharya feels competition in the coal mining space will aid better production. Ther... . ...Read More

• 5 challenges Modi govt will face to reform Coal India

  23 May 2014

  Governance challenges, inefficiency, allegations of corruption and lack of pricing power have impa... . ...Read More

• Breaking up Coal India will raise availability: Centrum

  23 May 2014

  With reports suggesting that prime ministerial designate Narendra Modi is planning to break up gia... . ...Read More

• Investors bet on Indonesian coal, despite price

  23 May 2014

  Coal is down 14% this year—but after a brutal 2013, some mining shares are up nvestors ar... . ...Read More

• PSPCL fails to resolve coal supply crisis, puts ball in govt’s court

  23 May 2014

  Failing to resolve the coal crisis, the Punjab State Power Corporation Limited (PSPCL) has put the... . ...Read More

• Chinese thermal coal market seeing some positive fundamental trends: analyst

  23 May 2014

  The Chinese thermal coal market is seeing some positive fundamental trends in the near term, helpe... . ...Read More

• Glencore to shut Australian Newlands underground coal mine in 2015

  23 May 2014

  Glencore Plc will close its Newlands underground coal mine in Australia in late 2015, opting not t... . ...Read More

• Separatist Rebels Seize Ukrainian Coal Mines, Demand Explosives

  23 May 2014

  Pro-Russia separatists have seized four Ukrainian coal mines in the east of the conflict-torn coun... . ...Read More

• Duke Energy to clean up coal ash spilled in Dan river -U.S. EPA

  23 May 2014

  Duke Energy Corp has agreed to find and remove coal ash that a retired North Carolina power plant ... . ...Read More

• How to Create a Coal-Transition Strategy

  23 May 2014

  From 1950 to 2011, the number of coal-mining jobs in the U.S. dropped between two-thirds and three... . ...Read More

• How Coal Producers Can Move Forward

  23 May 2014

  The U.S. coal industry has faced economic challenges in recent years, and forecasts indicate that ... . ...Read More

• Seven Things You May Not Know About Coal

  23 May 2014

  The days of tossing another lump on the fire to keep warm are behind most of us, but coal is still... . ...Read More

• Mixed trends in international coal prices

  22 May 2014

  May 22: A mixed trend was witnessed in international coal markets on May 21 as prices of South Afr... . ...Read More

• April shortfall in coal receipts by Indian power utilities at 2.03 mt

  22 May 2014

  May 22: Total shortfall in coal receipts by Indian power utilities during April 2014 stood at 2.03... . ...Read More

• 50 power utilities receive excess coal in April

  22 May 2014

  May 22: A total of 50 power plants out of 121 in the country received coal in excess of their requ... . ...Read More