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• Coal ministry imposes Rs 15 crore fine on Abhijeet Group

  23 Apr 2014

  City-based Abhijeet Group, which is facing criticism for not supplying power to Mihan, has been pe... . ...Read More

• CBI to question UP Chief Secretary Usmani in Hindalco coal case

  23 Apr 2014

  The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) has decided to question Jawed Usmani, the Chief Secretar... . ...Read More

• CBI summons ex-coal secy Parakh on April 25

  23 Apr 2014

  To question him on granting Orissa coal block to Hindalco. A day after CBI questioned former mi... . ...Read More

• Lower prices pushed coking coal import up 18% in FY14

  23 Apr 2014

  Average coking coal prices remained around $111-$118 a tonne throughout year in global markets, sh... . ...Read More

• Tribunal order to stop rat-hole mining across Meghalaya

  23 Apr 2014

  The National Green Tribunal has ordered a stop to rat-hole coal mining across Meghalaya and it obs... . ...Read More

• Russia reveals plans to boost flagging coal industry

  23 Apr 2014

  The Russian government has endorsed a long-term coal industry development program, featuring an in... . ...Read More

• Teck Resources Ltd to cut 600 jobs, warns current coal supply is ‘uneconomic’

  23 Apr 2014

  Steelmaking coal producers have started to slash production in response to lower prices, but Teck ... . ...Read More

• Arch cuts sales forecast for steel-making coal; shares slide

  23 Apr 2014

  U.S. coal miner Arch Coal Inc said it expects to ship fewer tons of steel-making metallurgical coa... . ...Read More

• Coal Glut Foils Price Rally With Miners Tied to Exports: Energy

  23 Apr 2014

  Australian mining companies are prolonging a supply glut that’s driven coal prices to a four... . ...Read More

• China’s Coal Boom is Waning With Ambitious Reductions Targets

  23 Apr 2014

  China is the world’s largest energy consumer and leading carbon dioxide emitter. Last year, ... . ...Read More

• In China, use cleaner techniques of coal burning to cut smog

  23 Apr 2014

    Smog from coal is one of the major problems facing Chinese Premier Li Keqiang as he tries... . ...Read More

• Sluggish trend in international coal markets

  22 Apr 2014

  April 22: A sluggish trend prevailed in international coal markets on April 21 amidst lack of buyi... . ...Read More

• Coking coal miners practically stop offers till July

  22 Apr 2014

  April 22: A sharp decline in coking coal prices in recent days has prompted leading miners to stop... . ...Read More

• CIL spot coal allotment via other platform falls sharply in Feb

  22 Apr 2014

  April 22: Both the allotted and offered quantities of coal through the MSTC platform in March 2014... . ...Read More

• Moderate demand for coal offered in March forward e-auction

  22 Apr 2014

  April 22: Moderate demand was witnessed for coal offered for allotment via forward e-auction on th... . ...Read More