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• Bharat Bandh: Strike hits Coal India; production down to 50%

  03 Sep 2015

  Majority of about 4 lakh coal workers across the country on joined the strike called by trade unio... . ...Read More

• Coal ministry seeks exemption from forest clearances

  03 Sep 2015

  The ministry of coal has sought an exemption from forest clearances in prospecting for coal to hel... . ...Read More

• Coal winner as tiger area of 300 football fields diverted

  03 Sep 2015

  At a time when the BJP government in the state is appointing a consultant to make Tadoba-Andhari T... . ...Read More

• Final Number of Inviolate Coal Blocks Down From 206 to Less Than 35

  03 Sep 2015

  To be finalised soon by the government, the number of inviolate coal blocks where mining will be b... . ...Read More

• New coal research centre to boost Aus-India energy partnership

  03 Sep 2015

  Premier energy research institutions of India and Australia have signed a deal to start a new cent... . ...Read More

• KKR joins the fray for Rio’s coal assets

  03 Sep 2015

  Private equity giant KKR has joined a host of bidders for Rio Tinto’s Hunter Valley thermal ... . ...Read More

• Shanxi coal mines in illegal construction with capacity at 77 Mtpa

  03 Sep 2015

  Coal mines under construction but lack of official approval in coal-rich Shanxi province have a co... . ...Read More

• Shandong to rein in growth in coal consumption

  03 Sep 2015

  Shandong province, a major coal consumer in eastern China, aimed to rein in the growth in coal con... . ...Read More

• China coastal coal freight rates drop for over a month

  03 Sep 2015

  Freight rates for vessels shipping coal from north China ports to the south have been falling for ... . ...Read More

• China power firms return to profit as coal miners lose out

  03 Sep 2015

  Soaring first-half profits for China's thermal power producers on the back of state-set tariff... . ...Read More

• The Chinese Stock Market and the Chinese Economy continue to substantially affect trading

  03 Sep 2015

  The last week of the summer season saw the BDI dipping further on the back of another significant ... . ...Read More

• Ministry of Energy and AND Mineral Resources of Indonesia to revise HBA methodology

  03 Sep 2015

  Ministry of Energy and Mineral Resources (ESDM) in process to revise Indonesian Coal Price Referen... . ...Read More

• US petcoke prices drop on weak overseas demand

  03 Sep 2015

  US and Venezuelan petcoke prices dropped roughly $2 across the board this week on lackluster overs... . ...Read More

• Coal prices seesaw in global market turmoil, outlook bleak

  03 Sep 2015

  Thermal coal markets have gone through a volatile patch, pulled up and down by global markets as w... . ...Read More

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