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• SAIL-led consortium hopes to buy foreign coal mines soon

  07 Mar 2014

  A consortium led by Steel Authority of India Ltd, the country's second-biggest steelmaker, hop... . ...Read More

• NLC to buy coal mines abroad to fuel power expansion

  07 Mar 2014

  Navratna public sector enterprise Neyveli Lignite Corporation (NLC) would acquire coal mines abroa... . ...Read More

• Anglo Port Exit Sees Indian Billionaires Last Men Standing

  07 Mar 2014

  Anglo American Plc (AAL)’s decision to quit plans for a coal port expansion in Australia lea... . ...Read More

• China’s “war on pollution” may end up accelerating global warming

  07 Mar 2014

  This week, the Chinese government vowed to launch a “war on pollution.” Public enemy n... . ...Read More

• Eskom starts first South African blackouts since 2008

  07 Mar 2014

  Eskom Holdings SOC Ltd. began rolling scheduled blackouts in South Africa for the first time in si... . ...Read More

• Coal’s comeback year runs into trouble

  07 Mar 2014

  The U.S. coal industry is expected to have a comeback year in 2014, regaining some of the ground i... . ...Read More

• Gas to beat coal as made-in-Australia export

  07 Mar 2014

  Liquefied natural gas will overtake coal as Australia’s second-biggest export earner by 2017... . ...Read More

• Coal communities being kept in dark about dangers: Tim Flannery

  07 Mar 2014

  Climate scientist wants the inquiry into the health effects of wind turbines to also look at mines... . ...Read More

• Harsh US winter reveals necessity of coal

  07 Mar 2014

  For the past three months, millions of Americans on the East Coast have endured constant freezing ... . ...Read More

• Soft trend in international coal markets

  06 Mar 2014

  March 6: Spot prices of steam coal softened on March 5 on lack of demand, coupled with sufficient ... . ...Read More

• Tata Steel gets Green nod for Jharkhand mining, washery expansion

  06 Mar 2014

  March 6: Tata Steel Limited, on March 3, received the environmental clearance for capacity expansi... . ...Read More

• CIL floats tender to procure OTR tyres

  06 Mar 2014

  March 6: Coal India Ltd (CIL) has floated a global open e-tender to procure 40 R 57 Radial OTR Tyr... . ...Read More

• CIL opens NIT to enlist agency for coal imports

  06 Mar 2014

  March 6: Coal India Limited's much-awaited notice inviting tender (NIT) for enlistment of an a... . ...Read More

• CIL against reverting to original supplies to block holders

  06 Mar 2014

  March 6: Coal India Ltd (CIL) has said that it would be difficult for it to revert to the quantum ... . ...Read More

• 8 coal blocks told to get Stage-II FC by November 2014

  06 Mar 2014

  March 6: The Inter-Ministerial Group (IMG), which met to review the status of 10 coal blocks alloc... . ...Read More