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• PM Narendra Modi reviews coal mining projects

  11 Nov 2015

  Enhancing coal output, expediting crucial rail links for evacuation and status of coal mining proj... . ...Read More

• IEA set to revise down coal demand forecasts as carbon pledges bite

  09 Nov 2015

  It is far from the end for thermal coal, but the path ahead is a difficult one. In a move no dou... . ...Read More

• Natural gas losing its shine as Asia holds faith in coal power

  09 Nov 2015

  The shine is coming off once bright prospects for natural gas as the future fossil fuel of choice ... . ...Read More

• The freight market keep dropping this week

  09 Nov 2015

  The BDI down 12.48 percent week on week and closed at 631 points on 6 November 2015. The Cape In... . ...Read More

• Bunker prices to keep sliding this week, expert says

  09 Nov 2015

  The oil price volatility has continued this week. Two dollars up one day and the next day two doll... . ...Read More

• Global Coal Consumption Heads for Biggest Decline in History

  09 Nov 2015

  Coal consumption is poised for its biggest decline in history, driven by China’s battle agai... . ...Read More

• FOB Richards Bay Coal swaps gain w-o-w and m-o-m

  09 Nov 2015

  API4 FOB Richards Bay Coal swap for delivery Q4' 2015 gained week over week and month over mon... . ...Read More

• Coal production in the U.S. fell sharply for the week ending October 31

  09 Nov 2015

  United States the world’s second largest coal producer has produced approximately totaled an... . ...Read More

• China should stop adding new coal-fired power plants -state researchers

  09 Nov 2015

  China should slow down its expansion plans for coal-fired power plants to take account of an expec... . ...Read More

• Capesize freight rates in Australia-China routes over50% cheaper than Brazil-China route

  09 Nov 2015

  China’s mining and steel industries are facing tectonic shifts over the past couple of years... . ...Read More

• Australian green group to challenge India-backed coal mine it claims will destroy Great Barrier Reef

  09 Nov 2015

  An Australian environmental group Monday launched a new legal challenge to a huge, India-backed co... . ...Read More

• Birbhum Coal: A possible game-changer for Bengal

  09 Nov 2015

  Bengal Birbhum Coalfields (BBC), the newly formed company in which the government here has the lar... . ...Read More

• Indian thermal coal imports surged 18%; coking coal 6.31% during April-October

  09 Nov 2015

  Indian thermal coal imports surged 18% at the country's top 12 major ports to 55.90 million to... . ...Read More

• Coal India to invest Rs 6,000 crore to set up solar power units

  09 Nov 2015

  State-run Coal India (CIL) will invest Rs 6,000 crore to set up 1,000 MW of solar power generation... . ...Read More

• GE acquires Alstom power and grid businesses

  06 Nov 2015

  GE has carried out its largest acquisition to date with the acquisition of Alstom’s power an... . ...Read More