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• Coal blocks auction likely in March: Jaiswal

  04 Dec 2013

  The government is likely to hold coal block auction in March next year, Union Minister Sriprakash ... . ...Read More

• ‘Coal will continue to be dominant energy source’

  04 Dec 2013

  To address the country’s future energy requirements in an environmentally acceptable manner,... . ...Read More

• Euro Coal-Futures volumes drop to 14-month lows

  04 Dec 2013

  European coal futures trading volumes dropped to a 14-month low on brokerage globalCOAL in Novembe... . ...Read More

• Core sector growth declines 0.6% as coal output falls

  04 Dec 2013

  The output of eight core industries declined by 0.6% in October due to fall in production of natur... . ...Read More

• MCL pegs loss at Rs 261 cr due to Talcher violence

  04 Dec 2013

  Coal India subsidiary Mahanadi Coalfields Ltd (MCL) has estimated the losses, incurred due to stop... . ...Read More

• ICE Coal Futures down 60.7% month on month in November to 76.7 million mt

  04 Dec 2013

  The amount of coal traded and cleared on the ICE Futures platform in November fell 60.7% month on ... . ...Read More

• CSX-delivered CAPP coal widens price gap over barge market

  04 Dec 2013

  Rail-delivered (CSX) Central Appalachian thermal coal for prompt delivery rose 75-95 cents/st on M... . ...Read More

• Group steps up pressure to speed US okay of gas, coal exports

  04 Dec 2013

  A lobbying group pressing the U.S. government to speed approval of U.S. natural gas and coal expor... . ...Read More

• Methane from Appalachian coal could generate carbon credits in California

  04 Dec 2013

  Methane emissions from coal mines in Pennsylvania and West Virginia could soon become a valuable c... . ...Read More

• Is Fracking Worse For Pollution Than Coal?

  04 Dec 2013

  Extraction using hydraulic fracturing - fracking - has made North America the world's largest ... . ...Read More

• International coal prices largely stable

  03 Dec 2013

  December 3: Spot price of steam coal in major markets remained largely stable on December 2, on no... . ...Read More

• HNL floats NIT to procure 50,000 tons of imported steam coal

  03 Dec 2013

  December 3: Hindustan Newsprint Limited (HNL), a Government of India enterprise, has floated a not... . ...Read More

• IMC meet on Dec 6 to draft policy for washery rejects-based units

  03 Dec 2013

  December 3: The first meeting of the Inter-Ministerial Committee (IMC) to formulate a policy on co... . ...Read More

• No scope for new coal linkages for power projects: Jaiswal

  03 Dec 2013

  December 3: There is no scope for granting new coal linkages or letters of assurance (LoAs) for th... . ...Read More

• Coal India curtails washery plans

  03 Dec 2013

  December 3: Coal India Ltd (CIL), which had planned to set up 20 washeries with total raw coal thr... . ...Read More