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• Coal Prices: Thermal Coal Pulls Back, But Upside Should Continue

  23 Aug 2017

  Cooler temperatures in China have put a lid on thermal coal prices, but this setback shouldn&rsquo... . ...Read More

• Impasse continues over wage hike at Coal India as talks with unions fail

  23 Aug 2017

  The meeting between the Coal India management and unions over a wage hike ended without a decision... . ...Read More

• China coking coal futures rally drives restocking

  22 Aug 2017

  Coking coal futures prices on China’s Dalian Commodity Exchange (DCE) rose to the highest le... . ...Read More

• Coal to Iron Ore Gains Power Profit Rebound at Top Miner

  22 Aug 2017

  A rebound in coal to iron ore powered a five-fold surge in profit for BHP Billiton Ltd. as it post... . ...Read More

• Coal stocks fall at power plants as floods hit supply

  22 Aug 2017

  Coal inventory at thermal power plants has plunged to a level that can support only 11days of powe... . ...Read More

• Arvind Subramanian slams carbon imperialism, calls for global coal alliance

  21 Aug 2017

  Coal will and should remain the primary source of energy for India in the short to medium term as ... . ...Read More

• Coal India seeks to limit wage outgo

  21 Aug 2017

  The Coal India is targeting to limit its financial outgo in the latest wage negotiations -- Nation... . ...Read More

• China coking coal, iron ore futures rally ahead of housing price data

  18 Aug 2017

  Iron ore futures clawed back much of the week’s previous losses and coking coal contracts hi... . ...Read More

• Use coal while economical, says CEA

  18 Aug 2017

  India should leverage its coal assets while it is economical to do so and then ramp up its renewab... . ...Read More

• Coal stock at private power plants dips after critical railway line shuts

  17 Aug 2017

  Coal stocks at some private thermal power plants, which receive the fuel from Central Coalfield Lt... . ...Read More

• Coal India firms up expansion plan

  17 Aug 2017

  Coal India has earmarked a capital expenditure of Rs 8,500 crore in 2017-18 to expedite mining pro... . ...Read More

• Renewables, coal push up Tata Power Q1 net by 126%

  16 Aug 2017

  Tata Power has posted a 126 per cent jump in consolidated net profit to Rs 163.78 crore in the qua... . ...Read More

• Thermal coal imports at major ports dip 17% to 30MT in Apr-Jul

  16 Aug 2017

  Thermal and steam coal imports fell by 17.37 percent at the country's top 12 major ports to 29... . ...Read More

• Why Indian power companies must dump coal and bet big on solar, wind

  16 Aug 2017

  The economics of coal-fired power generation is incredibly vulnerable, much more so than is recogn... . ...Read More

• Coal India Q1 result: Ain’t no sunshine here

  16 Aug 2017

  The country’s largest coal producer Coal India Ltd’s (CIL’s) June quarter (first... . ...Read More