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• Lafarge Canada completes upgrade at Exshaw cement plant

  14 Sep 2016

  Lafarge Canada has announced the completion of modernisation and environmental upgrades at its Exs... . ...Read More

• Jharkhand to work for supplying water from abandoned coal mines

  14 Sep 2016

  Chief Minister Raghubar Das said the state government would work towards conserving and supplying ... . ...Read More

• Sri Lanka scraps NTPC’s plan to build coal plant

  14 Sep 2016

  The move follows the country’s decision to switch from coal to renewable energy sources &n... . ...Read More

• Coal India Q1 profit declines over 14 pc to Rs 3,065 crore

  14 Sep 2016

  Coal India Ltd. suffered a 14.7 per cent dip in its net profit to Rs.3065.3 crore in the first qua... . ...Read More

• Get coal for power plant via auction, panel tells GVK

  14 Sep 2016

  An inter­ministerial panel on coal linkages has asked GVK to obtain fossil fuel through spec... . ...Read More

• A case of canary in a coal mine for Railways

  13 Sep 2016

  Days before the surge pricing experiment was announced, the Railways tweaked its tariffs for carry... . ...Read More

• A case of canary in a coal mine for Railways

  13 Sep 2016

  Days before the surge pricing experiment was announced, the Railways tweaked its tariffs for carry... . ...Read More

• Coking coal prices jump to over $250/tonne

  13 Sep 2016

  Producers of coking coal are enjoying an unexpected windfall with the surge in price of the key in... . ...Read More

• Coal burns bright

  13 Sep 2016

  Coal prices are rising. World Bank data shows Australian coal prices have risen to $67.4 per tonne... . ...Read More

• India must reduce dependence on coal-based power: Assocham

  13 Sep 2016

  The Centre will have to reduce dependence on coal-based power and work on climate friendly transpo... . ...Read More

• Jindal Steel & Power slips as Q1 net loss widens

  09 Sep 2016

  Jindal Steel & Power fell 3.52% to Rs 83.50 on the BSE after the company reported consolidated... . ...Read More

• India cannot cut coal use unless batteries become cheaper: Piyush Goyal

  09 Sep 2016

  The government is scouting for technologies to make coal-based power generation less polluting as ... . ...Read More

• U.S. coal miners hit Congress to rally for pension protection

  09 Sep 2016

  About 10,000 retired coal miners and their families descended on the U.S. Congress on Thursday to ... . ...Read More

• Why China Won’t Make Coal King Again

  09 Sep 2016

  China’s coal demand seems to be gathering steam. But investors shouldn’t let the soot ... . ...Read More

• Coal India surrenders exploratory block in Mozambique

  09 Sep 2016

  Coal India (CIL) has surrendered exploratory blocks in Mozambique after failing to find mineable... . ...Read More