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• G-1 grade coal fails to attract bid in April spot e-auction

  06 May 2014

  May 6: Good demand was witnessed for G-1 grade coal (GCV above 7,000 Kcal/Kg) coal offered by BCCL... . ...Read More

• G-2 grade coal fails to attract bid at April e-auction

  06 May 2014

  May 6: G-2 grade coal (GCV ranging from 6,701-7,000 Kcal/Kg) offered by BCCL of Coal India Limited... . ...Read More

• Strong demand for G3 grade coal in April e-auction

  06 May 2014

  May 6: There was a strong demand for G3 grade coal (GCV ranging between 6,400 Kcal/kg and 6,700 Kca... . ...Read More

• G-4 grade coal sees good demand in April e-auction

  06 May 2014

  May 6: G4 grade coal (GCV range 6,100 Kcal/kg to 6,400 Kcal/kg) offered for allotment through the ... . ...Read More

• Fair demand for G-5 grade coal at April e-auction

  06 May 2014

  May 6: There was a fair demand for G5 grade coal (GCV range 5,800 to 6,100 Kcal/kg) at the e-aucti... . ...Read More

• Coal shortage forces PSPCL to impose unscheduled power cuts

  06 May 2014

    With the mercury as well as the power demand shooting up, the coal crisis has derailed al... . ...Read More

• Coal scam: ED files laundering case against Dasari Narayana Rao, Naveen Jindal

  06 May 2014

  The Enforcement Directorate (ED) has slapped money laundering charges against former Minister of S... . ...Read More

• Plan to Put Sundargarh’s Coal Corridor Project on Fast Track

  06 May 2014

  The Sundargarh administration and the Mahanadi Coalfields Ltd (MCL) have decided to expedite the c... . ...Read More

• Plan to Put Sundargarh’s Coal Corridor Project on Fast Track

  06 May 2014

  The Sundargarh administration and the Mahanadi Coalfields Ltd (MCL) have decided to expedite the c... . ...Read More

• Wollongong Coal keen to expand mine operations

  06 May 2014

    Wollongong Coal has lodged an urgent request with the NSW government to begin mining Long... . ...Read More

• Lanco withdraws development plan for Australia port project

  06 May 2014

  Debt-laden Lanco Infratech Ltd is scaling down its proposed coal mining-cum-infrastructure project... . ...Read More

• Indiana leads nation in coal ash ponds, raising toxin concerns

  06 May 2014

  Even though Indiana has the most coal-ash ponds of any state in the nation and a troubling number ... . ...Read More

• New solar breakthrough could be the final nail in coal’s coffin

  06 May 2014

  A class of minerals known as perovskites could be the best solar panel material you haven’t ... . ...Read More

• Wesfarmers cuts coal prices

  06 May 2014

  Fears that coal prices would continue falling are becoming a reality, with Wesfarmers on Tuesday c... . ...Read More

• Australian coalmining is entering ‘structural decline’, reports say

  06 May 2014

  Coalmining in Australia is entering a “structural decline”, with projects set to becom... . ...Read More