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• Global coal consumption forecast to slow

  20 Dec 2017

  Every major country in the world except India reduced its consumption of coal last year, with dema... . ...Read More

• BHP to leave World Coal Association in support of climate change action

  20 Dec 2017

  On Tuesday, the world’s biggest miner, BHP, said it would leave the World Coal Association a... . ...Read More

• IEA lowers forecast for thermal coal imports

  20 Dec 2017

  The International Energy Agency (IEA) has estimated that there will be fall in the demand for impo... . ...Read More

• Govt begins the hunt for full-time Coal India CMD

  18 Dec 2017

  The government has begun the hunt for a full-time chairman and managing director of the world&rsqu... . ...Read More

• China trims appetite for coal imports, but prices hold up: Russell

  06 Dec 2017

  There are indications that China’s appetite for imported coal may be starting to ease in lin... . ...Read More

• Coal India November output, shipments rise to highest for month

  06 Dec 2017

  Coal India Ltd’s production and shipments in November rose to the most for the month in at l... . ...Read More

• Sharp rise in long-distance coal movement by Railways in October

  06 Dec 2017

  The Railways has seen a sharp uptick in coal movement over long distances in October, a trend that... . ...Read More

• Power Shift: Shifting G20 International Public Finance from Coal to Renewables

  04 Dec 2017

  One year after the Paris Agreement entered into force, are countries really shifting their financi... . ...Read More

• Coal India increases coal supply to power plants by 9.2% during Apr-Nov 17

  04 Dec 2017

  Coal India Ltd (CIL) increased its coal supply to power utilities by 9.2% to 290.59MTs during Apri... . ...Read More

• Gas shortages bite as China moves away from coal

  04 Dec 2017

  Gas-supply shortages are hitting north and central China as Beijing tries to accelerate a shift aw... . ...Read More

• Gas shortages bite as China moves away from coal

  04 Dec 2017

  Gas-supply shortages are hitting north and central China as Beijing tries to accelerate a shift aw... . ...Read More

• Post wage hike, govt now asks Coal India to ramp up production

  04 Dec 2017

  The government has asked Coal India to focus on production enhancement, saying it cannot let the &... . ...Read More

• NTPC eyes stressed coal-power plants

  30 Nov 2017

  The government seems to have begun deploying the considerable fiscal muscle of central public-sect... . ...Read More

• Solar Energy Prices Continue to Plunge While Coal Prices Climb Higher

  30 Nov 2017

  Studies investigating the price of solar power have revealed some surprising results. Prices for n... . ...Read More

• Executive salary hike to cost Coal India Rs800cr

  30 Nov 2017

  The management of Coal India Ltd made a statement that they are planning to pay its executives a R... . ...Read More