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• Coal’s comeback proves a winner for Wesfarmers

  18 Jan 2017

  Wesfarmers’ coal mining business is doing better than originally expected thanks to higher c... . ...Read More

• TVA Board Vacancies Raise Possibility of Coal-Policy Shift

  18 Jan 2017

  President-elect Donald Trump is poised to bring in new leadership to the Tennessee Valley Authorit... . ...Read More

• China suspends plans for 85 coal power plants

  18 Jan 2017

  China is taking some steps to curb pollution (it doesn't have much choice), but one of its mos... . ...Read More

• BHEL commissions 500 MW thermal unit in West Bengal

  17 Jan 2017

  State­run power equipment maker BHEL today said it has commissioned another 500 MW unit of S... . ...Read More

• India Cement Q3 PAT may dip 22.9% to Rs 48.1 cr: Motilal Oswal

  17 Jan 2017

    Motilal Oswal has come out with its third quarter (October-December) earnings estimates f... . ...Read More

• Interior nominee Zinke to be quizzed on public lands, coal

  17 Jan 2017

  Republican Rep. Ryan Zinke says he would never sell, give away or transfer public lands, a crucial... . ...Read More

• NTPC to pay Rs700 cr to Rajasthan govt for stake in Chhabra plant

  16 Jan 2017

  The country’s largest power producer NTPC Ltd will pay Rs700 crore to Rajasthan government f... . ...Read More

• CSO to review impact of cement, steel on growth

  16 Jan 2017

  National accounts for the eight years starting 2004 are unlikely to be revised in line with a co... . ...Read More

• India needs to use coal, address emissions issue: WCA

  16 Jan 2017

  Noting that coal will continue to be vital to economic life, the World Coal Association has said t... . ...Read More

• Coal India arm CCL hikes coal price, eyes more revenue

  16 Jan 2017

  State­owned Coal India arm Central Coalfields Ltd today announced an increase in price of co... . ...Read More

• Anjani Portland Cement commissions new plant

  13 Jan 2017

  Anjani Portland Cement has commissioned a 16-mega watt (MW) coal-based captive power plant at its ... . ...Read More

• CBI files final report in coal case against Naveen Jindal

  13 Jan 2017

  The CBI on Friday filed the final report on its further probe in the coal block allocation against... . ...Read More

• Jharkhand coal mine reopens after 18 killed in collapse

  13 Jan 2017

  The coal mine in Jharkhand where 18 people died last month after a collapse has resumed partial pr... . ...Read More

• Coal Curbs in Asia Could Save 50,000 Lives Annually, Study Says

  13 Jan 2017

  About 50,000 lives a year could be saved by 2030 if no new coal-fired power plants are built in So... . ...Read More

• JSW to own Odisha cement firm

  12 Jan 2017

  JSW Cement, part of $11-billion JSW Group, has made a move to acquire a majority stake in Odisha-b... . ...Read More