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• High Court orders coal companies to respond on poor quality, less quantity

  21 Apr 2014

  The Bombay High Court has directed coal companies to respond to serious allegations made by the Ma... . ...Read More

• Completed power plants to get assured supply from Coal India

  21 Apr 2014

  Power plants, at least 30 of them, which do not have a firm coal supply assurance and are ready to... . ...Read More

• Five of eight CIL subsidiaries miss output target

  21 Apr 2014

  The state-owned mining company is the world's largest coal producer. A shortfall in production... . ...Read More

• Govt to clarify coal bidders’ concerns next week

  21 Apr 2014

  The inter—ministerial committee (IMC) today discussed issues raised by bidders for three coa... . ...Read More

• Coal politics in an unequal world

  21 Apr 2014

  Australia is a coal country. It is big business; miners are important in politics and black gold e... . ...Read More

• Coking coal prices dip; Good news for steel cos

  21 Apr 2014

  A record 20% dip in global coking coal prices to a six-year low bodes well for steel companies in ... . ...Read More

• Chhattisgarh coal mines prove death zone for tuskers

  21 Apr 2014

  A herd of elephants marched into the coal-rich pocket of Dharamjaigarh and walked into an electroc... . ...Read More

• NMDC almost done with due diligence for Indonesia coal mine

  21 Apr 2014

  Iron ore miner NMDC has almost completed due diligence for a thermal coal mine in Indonesia owned ... . ...Read More

• CBI questions Madhu Koda over coal block allocation to Jindal

  21 Apr 2014

  As part of its probe in the coal scam, the Central Bureau of Investigation has questioned former J... . ...Read More

• European coal prices rise on deeper Ukraine crisis

  21 Apr 2014

  Reuters reported that physical coal prices for Europe and South Africa rose on Wednesday as the Uk... . ...Read More

• Poland Uses Ukraine to Push Coal

  21 Apr 2014

  A European ‘energy union’ plan proposed by Polish Prime Mini... . ...Read More

• 13 workers killed in coal mine blast in China

  21 Apr 2014

  Thirteen people were killed in a coal mine gas explosion in southwest China early morning today. ... . ...Read More

• Two die in NSW coal mine collapse

  21 Apr 2014

    Two men, aged 35 and 49, have died at a coal mine collapse in the New South Wales Hunter ... . ...Read More

• Coal industry at a crossroads

  21 Apr 2014

  Despite the raw minerals export ban coming into effect on Jan. 12, 2014, a lot of questions remain... . ...Read More

• SA coal prices firm up over Russian supply worries

  17 Apr 2014

  April 17: Spot price of South African steam coal firmed up further on apprehensions of supply conc... . ...Read More