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• No work on Uppur thermal power plant for six months

  09 Feb 2017

  The ₹12,772-crore Uppur Supercritical Thermal Power Plant, hailed as the pet project of former C... . ...Read More

• GECA releases new standard for cement

  09 Feb 2017

  Good Environmental Choice Australia (GECA) has released a new standard for cement, concrete and co... . ...Read More

• Chaos at Indonesian ports disrupts coal shipping

  09 Feb 2017

  Road blockages and bad weather in Kalimantan on the Indonesian side of Borneo island are being bla... . ...Read More

• Australia probes coal spill near Great Barrier Reef

  09 Feb 2017

  Coal has washed up in waters dangerously close to Australia's Great Barrier Reef, environmenta... . ...Read More

• For cement sector, recovery from demonetisation could be round the corner

  08 Feb 2017

  Cement makers have survived the demonetisation shock quicker than expected with the southern marke... . ...Read More

• Indonesia port disruptions cause coal shipping delays

  08 Feb 2017

  Loading disruptions at ports in East and South Kalimantan on the Indonesian side of Borneo island ... . ...Read More

• New Coal Build Most Expensive Energy Option For Australia, According To BNEF

  08 Feb 2017

  A report published last week by Bloomberg New Energy Finance showed that new ultra-supercritical c... . ...Read More

• Solar Foundation expects 10% job growth in 2017 despite coal-focused government

  08 Feb 2017

  A solar advocacy group called the Solar Foundation released a report this week showing that the so... . ...Read More

• For cement sector, recovery from demonetisation could be round the corner

  07 Feb 2017

  Cement makers have survived the demonetisation shock quicker than expected with the southern marke... . ...Read More

• As Demand Wanes, U.S. Coal Has a New Playbook to Dig Itself Out

  07 Feb 2017

  Boosted by higher prices and presidential promises of aid, U.S. coal is having a comeback season. ... . ...Read More

• Government expects good response to auctions of coal blocks

  06 Feb 2017

  Cement majors to move Tribunal against CCI order Five of the seven cement companies which were f... . ...Read More

• ‘25 coal mines to be auctioned in 2017-18’

  06 Feb 2017

  The Centre will auction 25 coal mines in 2017–18, four of which will be reserved for commerc... . ...Read More

• Government expects good response to auctions of coal blocks

  06 Feb 2017

  The government expects good response for auctions of coal blocks for commercial mining given the... . ...Read More

• Coal shortage, procurement woes cost NTPC Rs 11,000 crore in 2010­16

  06 Feb 2017

  Government Auditor CAG has found that state­run NTPC shelled out an additional Rs 6,869.95 c... . ...Read More

• How should the government revive the thermal power sector?

  03 Feb 2017

  While the Government of India has demonstrated an unequivocal commitment to the growth of renewabl... . ...Read More