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• Street turns bullish on cement, auto, infra and banks after Budget

  03 Feb 2017

  Fund managers and analysts participating in an ET Markets Poll expect the Nifty to gain further ... . ...Read More

• Oil and coal demand could peak by 2020: Study

  03 Feb 2017

  A drop in the cost of solar and electric vehicle technology could see demand for coal and oil peak... . ...Read More

• Congress scraps Barack Obama’s rules on coal mining, guns

  03 Feb 2017

  The Republican-controlled Congress has scrapped Obama-era rules on the environment and guns, count... . ...Read More

• Govt to open commercial coal mining in FY18

  03 Feb 2017

  The government will open up commercial mining of coal next fiscal and four dry fuel mines will go ... . ...Read More

• Budget 2017: Infrastructure, Housing Push To Boost Cement Demand

  31 Jan 2017

  The cement industry, which has been hit hard by demonetisation, is expecting an increased outlay f... . ...Read More

• Ban coal from backup power subsidy scheme, says Scottish Power

  31 Jan 2017

  Ministers should ban coal power stations from a scheme paying their owners subsidies to provide ba... . ...Read More

• GOP moves to undo Obama coal rules protecting streams

  31 Jan 2017

  Congressional Republicans are moving swiftly to repeal Obama administration regulations aimed at b... . ...Read More

• Solar, wind, soar at the expense of coal

  30 Jan 2017

  Net electricity generation from coal dropped 53 percent between 2006 and September 2016, while ele... . ...Read More

• Coal India faces pay hike stress amid tepid demand

  30 Jan 2017

  Amidst the ongoing tepid demands for its coal which resulted in Coal India posting its worst resul... . ...Read More

• Donald Trump Puts Coal Lobbyist in Charge of Prosecuting Environmental Crimes

  30 Jan 2017

  A LOBBYIST FOR a utility company that heavily relies on coal-fueled power plants and has clashed w... . ...Read More

• New study will help find the best locations for thermal power stations in Iceland

  25 Jan 2017

  A new research article, with lead authors from the University of Gothenburg, gives indications of ... . ...Read More

• Rock Hard Cement breaks into new markets

  25 Jan 2017

  Despite complaining eight months ago that it was having a difficult time selling outside of Barbad... . ...Read More

• Coal India to allow buyers to lift coal within three years under e­auction

  25 Jan 2017

  Coal India is planning to offer its e­auction buyers an option to lift the purchased coal an... . ...Read More

• Rio Tinto unloads bulk of coal assets for $2.4 bln

  25 Jan 2017

  Rio Tinto PLC, capitalizing on last year's sharp rally in commodity prices, sold a major piece... . ...Read More

• Coal India’s supply to power sector drops by 3.6% last year

  25 Jan 2017

  Coal India (CIL)’s supply to the power sector has dropped by 3.6 percent during the period b... . ...Read More