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• Power firms worried over notification on emission norms for thermal coal plants

  03 Aug 2015

  A draft notification issued by the Ministry of Environment and Forest (MoEF) in mid-May asking all... . ...Read More

• Infrastructure sector growth slows down to 3% in June; coal goes lukewarm

  03 Aug 2015

  Infrastructure output grew at a slower pace of 3 percent in June as sectors like coal and steel tu... . ...Read More

• Coal transportation in Meghalaya: National Green Tribunal extends time till Nov 30

  03 Aug 2015

  Observing that “unregulated mining cannot be permitted”, the National Green Tribunal h... . ...Read More

• Kamarajar Port: iron-ore terminal to be modified for handling coal

  03 Aug 2015

  The iron ore terminal at Kamarajar port in Ennore, now lying idle, will be modified to handle coal... . ...Read More

• Obama to Unveil Tougher Climate Plan With His Legacy in Mind

  03 Aug 2015

  In the strongest action ever taken in the United States to combat climate change, President Obama ... . ...Read More

• Wind and Solar Cheer as Coal Vows Battle on Obama’s Energy Plan

  03 Aug 2015

  The wind and solar industries cheered while coal companies vowed to kill President Barack Obama&rs... . ...Read More

• Turkey’s H1 thermal coal imports jump 29% year on year to 12.9 mil mt

  03 Aug 2015

  Turkey’s imports of bituminous thermal coal in the first half of 2015 surged 29% year on yea... . ...Read More

• Ukraine faces mounting coal shortage problems

  03 Aug 2015

  Ukraine’s thermal power plants face mounting problems with coal shortages while energy compa... . ...Read More

• CFR South China Coal swaps slide this week

  03 Aug 2015

  API 8 CFR South China Coal swap for 4Q’ 2015 delivery declined US$ 1.64 (3.14%) per MT month... . ...Read More

• Newcastle Coal swaps decline further last week

  03 Aug 2015

  API 5 FOB Newcastle Coal swap for 4Q’ 2015 delivery down $ 1.92 per MT (-4.22%) month over m... . ...Read More

• Capesize rates push BDI upward

  03 Aug 2015

  The freight market was buoyant this week as BDI rose 4.14 pct to 1131 points. The cape index was a... . ...Read More

• Dry Bulk Market keeps its momentum, as outlook improves

  03 Aug 2015

  Although conditions remain more than challenging, especially from an economic point of view (aka C... . ...Read More

• PPA-ready gencos to get coal linkage

  31 Jul 2015

  Given the litigation over the cap on fixed costs, the government would desist from auctioning more... . ...Read More

• Government mulls allocation of coal mines for commercial mining

  31 Jul 2015

  To boost coal production , the government is working on a methodology for allocation of coal mines... . ...Read More

• Govt gets Rs 1,029 cr from coal mines auction, allocation

  31 Jul 2015

  Government received Rs 1,029.7 crore in upfront payment from auction and allotment of coal blocks ... . ...Read More