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• Three PSU banks decline info on import of coal, government steps in

  30 Jun 2016

  Citing customer confidentiality, three state-owned banks, including State Bank of India (SBI), hav... . ...Read More

• Indian power plants’ coal consumption rises 4% y-o-y

  29 Jun 2016

  Coal consumption by India’s power utilities in May 2016 stood at 48.42 million tons (mt) aga... . ...Read More

• Here comes the sun: US solar power market hits all-time high

  29 Jun 2016

  Solar energy in the US has had a rocky existence. Ever since Ronald Reagan symbolically removed Ji... . ...Read More

• OCL India to merge Dalmia Cement East with itself

  29 Jun 2016

  OCL India , a subsidiary of Dalmia Cement Bharat, has approached authorities to merge Dalmia Cemen... . ...Read More

• Dalmia Bharat looks at increasing capacity utilisation of cement units

  29 Jun 2016

  Amid growing demand, the Dalmia Bharat group expects capacity utilisation of its cement plants in ... . ...Read More

• CSIR lab to certify coal used in power plants

  29 Jun 2016

  The grading is expected to be finer and more reliable than that done by other organisations The ... . ...Read More

• Coal imports decline by 5% in April-May

  29 Jun 2016

  Coal imports declined by 4.9 per cent to 35.85 million tonnes (MT) in April-May due to increased p... . ...Read More

• Make domestic coal supply contracts flexible for relief in cost of power for discoms: ICRA

  29 Jun 2016

  A recently announced policy measure allowing flexible sourcing of domestic coal as well as guideli... . ...Read More

• Dhanbad lab to test coal quality

  29 Jun 2016

  The Centre has assigned a Dhanbad-based government laboratory the task of scrutinising the quality... . ...Read More

• Limestone theft worth Rs 5.48cr in Sutrapada

  28 Jun 2016

  Babu Arjan Barad, a resident of Chagiya village in Sutrapada taluka of Gir-Somnath district, was b... . ...Read More

• US, Canada and Mexico pledge 50% of power from clean energy by 2025

  28 Jun 2016

  Barack Obama, Justin Trudeau and Enrique Peña Nieto will commit to a new regional clean pow... . ...Read More

• Ukraine, amid coal supply problem, faces power sector emergency

  28 Jun 2016

  Ukraine, facing a combination of coal supply shortage and a rising demand due to increased air tem... . ...Read More

• Govt allows CIMFR for sampling coal at unloading end

  28 Jun 2016

  With quality determination of fossil fuel posing as a challenge, the Centre has decided to allow C... . ...Read More

• The odds against coal — and Adani

  28 Jun 2016

  Earlier this month, the founder and chairman of the Adani group, Gautam Adani, told Reuters that t... . ...Read More

• Happening now: Oakland council considering ban on coal

  28 Jun 2016

  Hundreds of people filled the Oakland City Council chambers and several meeting rooms as the counc... . ...Read More