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• US OTC thermal coal markets see light trading as November expiry nears

  23 Oct 2015

  Trading remained light in the US over-the-counter thermal coal markets Thursday, with only a pair ... . ...Read More

• Weekly US coal carloads fall below 100,000 for 17th time this year: AAR

  23 Oct 2015

  US railroads originated 95,822 coal carloads during the week that ended Saturday, down 2.9% from t... . ...Read More

• US Congress delegation in India to explore coal use efficiency

  23 Oct 2015

  A delegation of the US Congress is visiting India to explore cooperation between the countries in ... . ...Read More

• Centre may halve Coal India offer for sale

  23 Oct 2015

  A beaten-down stock coupled with perceived low appetite among foreign investors could force the go... . ...Read More

• FY15 coal import bill spills over Rs 1 Lakh crore

  23 Oct 2015

  The country’s thermal power producers and steel manufacturers had to shell out over Rs 1 lak... . ...Read More

• Assured coal supply for stuck power plants

  23 Oct 2015

  The order refers to the plants which are part of the tranche of projects totalling capacity of 78,... . ...Read More

• Lake Macquarie coal mine gets approval to expand

  19 Oct 2015

  A Lake Macquarie coal mine has been given permission to expand, meaning the underground operation ... . ...Read More

• US coal export terminal delay could benefit producers: source

  19 Oct 2015

  Permitting delays for the proposed $680 million coal export terminal project in Longview, Washingt... . ...Read More

• More trains to transport coal from Trincomalee to Mahawa - Sri Lankan Transport Minister

  19 Oct 2015

  The government has decided to make use of more trains to transport coal from Trincomalee to Mahawa... . ...Read More

• Odisha hopes to bag Baitarani West coal block soon

  19 Oct 2015

  The state government hopes to bag the Baitarani West coal block soon for its PSU, Odisha Thermal P... . ...Read More

• Power woes: Coal issue resolved, Modi govt must now do this

  19 Oct 2015

  The fall in Indian power producers' consumption of costly imported coal is a key credit positi... . ...Read More

• Stick to coal norms, NGT directs power generation companies

  19 Oct 2015

  The National Green Tribunal (NGT), Pune, has directed power generation companies to strictly adher... . ...Read More

• Centre relaxes norms after coal e-auction flops

  19 Oct 2015

  The Union coal ministry has tweaked its 'special coal e-auction' programme following a poo... . ...Read More

• Government ends coal block lease issues; 10 mines to start operations by March 2016

  19 Oct 2015

  The government has ironed out issues related to transfer of mining leases and grant of forest clea... . ...Read More

• Coal supplies from South Africa expected in late Nov - Ukrenergo

  16 Oct 2015

  Coal deliveries from South Africa to the thermal power plants (TPP) of power generating companies ... . ...Read More