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• Coal India eyes 2-digit production growth

  05 Oct 2015

  Coal India is targeting a sharp jump in coal production with a double-digit growth in the second h... . ...Read More

• Glencore Cuts Further 340 South Africa Jobs as Coal Declines

  01 Oct 2015

  Glencore Plc is cutting a further 340 jobs in South Africa as the company closes depleted coal... . ...Read More

• EU Coal Has Worst Quarter in 7 Years as Nations Shun Fuel

  01 Oct 2015

  European coal had its worst quarterly performance since 2008 as nations favor less-polluting fuel ... . ...Read More

• THERMAL COAL-Prices near record lows; Indonesian output cuts check losses

  01 Oct 2015

  Physical coal prices were mired near record lows this week as slower economic growth in top consum... . ...Read More

• South Africa’s Mineworkers to call strike in coal sector

  01 Oct 2015

  South Africa’s National Union of Mineworkers (NUM) said on Wednesday it would give coal comp... . ...Read More

• Brawling ex-coal baron prepares for toughest fight yet: Trial in mine disaster that killed 29

  01 Oct 2015

  Don Blankenship ascended from a modest, single-mother upbringing in Appalachia to personally make ... . ...Read More

• Work Proactively on Solar Power Projects, PM Modi Tells States

  01 Oct 2015

  Amid his thrust on clean energy, Prime Minister Narendra Modi today asked states to work proactive... . ...Read More

• Carbon Emission: Principle of Polluter Pays Must be Respected, Says Piyush Goyal

  01 Oct 2015

  Holding consumer driven economies responsible for carbon emissions, Power Minister Piyush Goyal to... . ...Read More

• Reliance Power to sell off three Indonesian coal mines

  01 Oct 2015

  The Anil Ambani-led Reliance Power has decided to sell three coal mines in Indonesia and concentra... . ...Read More

• Not responsible in coal case, had other issues to worry about: Ex-PM

  01 Oct 2015

  Former Prime Minister Manmohan Singh has told the CBI that he cannot be held responsible for the a... . ...Read More

• Coal India stake sale: deadline extended again

  30 Sep 2015

  The Department of Disinvestment in the Finance Ministry has again extended the last date for submi... . ...Read More

• Rio Tinto Sells Australian Coal Asset for $606 Million

  30 Sep 2015

  Rio Tinto RIO 1.84 % PLC’s sale of a 40% stake in an Australian coal mine marks the late... . ...Read More

• What future for coal, a crucial part of Australian history?

  30 Sep 2015

  Since the time of white settlement, coal has been an integral part of the Australian economy and s... . ...Read More

• Gas could be X-factor in SA’s energy mix: report

  30 Sep 2015

  “Gas is necessary for South Africa to meet its target growth rates and political, economic a... . ...Read More

• XPRIZE wants technologies to convert carbon emissions into valuable resources

  30 Sep 2015

  The X-Prize Foundation will pay $7.5 million to two research teams who can come up with the best w... . ...Read More