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• Coal scam: ED registers 5 fresh cases against firms

  03 Jul 2015

  In an important development in the coalgate scam probe, the Enforcement Directorate (ED) has regis... . ...Read More

• Australia seeks answers after China rejects coal cargoes

  03 Jul 2015

  Australia's government is looking into allegations by an industry group that Australian coal c... . ...Read More

• Beijing picks up pace in cutting dependency on coal

  03 Jul 2015

  Blue skies in Beijing were a welcome surprise today for the residents of Gaobeidian, a migrant nei... . ...Read More

• Weekly US coal production estimates dip below 16 million st: EIA

  03 Jul 2015

  Weekly US coal production totaled an estimated 15.5 million st in the week that ended Saturday, do... . ...Read More

• Transition Away from Coal-Fired Power Plants Keeps Building

  03 Jul 2015

  The transition away from coal-fired power plants continues among a number of U.S. utilities both i... . ...Read More

• Heatwave pushes up European coal prices

  03 Jul 2015

  European coal prices rose over the past week as a heatwave buoyed power demand, while Australian p... . ...Read More

• Germany revamps coal levy

  03 Jul 2015

  Faced with tough opposition from trade unions, coal-reliant regions, the industry and a mix of pol... . ...Read More

• Turkish May thermal coal imports rise 31% to 2.076 mil mt

  03 Jul 2015

  Turkey's bituminous thermal coal imports in May jumped 31% year on year to 2.076 million, a 1%... . ...Read More

• Shipping confidence seven-year low: Moore Stephens

  03 Jul 2015

  Overall confidence levels in the shipping industry fell during the three months to May 2015 to a l... . ...Read More

• Coal ministry to update linkage policy after CCEA direction expires

  02 Jul 2015

  As the government is brainstorming over methodology for auctioning coal linkages, the coal ministr... . ...Read More

• Why not sell coal from Chhattisgarh mines to JPL: HC to CIL

  02 Jul 2015

  Delhi High Court on Wednesday suggested to Coal India Ltd (CIL) to sell to Jindal Power Ltd (JPL) ... . ...Read More

• Power utility to swap coal linkages to source fuel from mines

  02 Jul 2015

  In a slew of measures aimed at pulling down prices of power supplied to consumers in Maharashtra, ... . ...Read More

• Coal India surpasses ONGC in terms of market capitalisation; stock at all-time high

  02 Jul 2015

  Coal India (CIL) rallied for the second straight session to hit all-time high today. With Wednesda... . ...Read More

• Coal India Apr-Jun output at 121.23 mt; 12% growth aim

  02 Jul 2015

  Coal India , the world's largest miner of dry fuel, recorded an output of 121.33 million tonne... . ...Read More

• Coal case: Pushp Steels chargesheet to be considered on July 6

  02 Jul 2015

  A special court on Wednesday fixed July 6 for considering a chargesheet filed in a coal block allo... . ...Read More