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• Whitehaven signals coal price surge as debt falls

  17 Oct 2016

    Whitehaven Coal expects the coal price to remain strong through the December quarter foll... . ...Read More

• Scott Morrison and the budget just got lucky with the price of coal

  17 Oct 2016

  The old adage in sport is that it’s better to be lucky than good, and it applies as well to ... . ...Read More

• Coal import declines 6% to 16 mn tonnes in Sep

  17 Oct 2016

  Coal imports fell six per cent to 16.1 million tonnes in September over the same month last year o... . ...Read More

• Power remains a concern as MCCL makes progress in cement production

  17 Oct 2016

  The State-owned Mawmluh Cherra Cements Limited (MCCL) at Sohra is making progress in the commercia... . ...Read More

• Cement demand likely to grow by 8% in FY18: JK Cement

  14 Oct 2016

  Helped by government's push in the infrastructure sector, cement demand in the country is expe... . ...Read More

• Coal India ties up with APGenco

  14 Oct 2016

  Coal India has tied up with Andhra Pradesh Generation Company (APGenco) for substituting imported ... . ...Read More

• Assocham seeks relaxation in long-term

  14 Oct 2016

  PPA norm for coalIndustry body Assocham has sought relaxation in the norm that seeks long-term pow... . ...Read More

• Hillary Clinton might lose Ohio because she badmouthed coal

  14 Oct 2016

  Charlie Saltkield won't vote for Hillary Clinton in November for one reason: She badmouthed co... . ...Read More

• Indonesian cement sales fall in September 2016

  13 Oct 2016

  The Indonesian Cement Association (ASI) has reported that cement sales in September 2016 fell by 3... . ...Read More

• Bharat Aluminium Company withdraws HC case against coal ministry

  13 Oct 2016

    Vedanta group firm Bharat Aluminium Company (Balco) has withdrawn its court case in the D... . ...Read More

• CSX Q3 coal volumes, revenues down about 20%

  13 Oct 2016

  CSX coal revenues and volumes were down about 20% in the third quarter this year compared to the s... . ...Read More

• Australia: Surging coal prices to boost economic growth, prop up interest rates

  13 Oct 2016

  Surging coal prices are set to shower Australia in cash, erase its trade deficit, jumpstart nomina... . ...Read More

• In Rural Bangladesh, Solar Power Dents Poverty

  06 Oct 2016

  Kismat Ali is a 33-year-old mason living in Kakhin Bimile, a village a few hours drive from Dhaka,... . ...Read More

• Subramanian Swamy seeks ban on import of cement from Pakistan

  06 Oct 2016

  Amidst rising tension, BJP leader and Rajya Sabha MP Subramanian Swamy has urged Prime Minister ... . ...Read More

• Power Min should apply brakes on coal expansion: Greenpeace

  06 Oct 2016

  Power Minister Piyush Goyal should apply "brakes" on coal expansion and steer the countr... . ...Read More