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• Punjab hands over coal mine to controversial firm

  25 May 2015

  The Punjab government has once again given the coal mining contract to a controversial firm that h... . ...Read More

• Walking on hot coals

  25 May 2015

  After the success of the auction of coal mines where a sum of Rs 2 lakh crore is to be fetched ove... . ...Read More

• Adani CEO says India will remain an importer of coal

  25 May 2015

  India will be an importer of coal for many years to come, says the head of the country’s ene... . ...Read More

• Indonesia to India Panamax charter rates at around US$ 5500

  25 May 2015

  The freight market softened in all segments this past week. The BDI was dropped 7.57 percent wee... . ...Read More

• US weekly coal carloads drop to lowest total in 120 weeks: AAR

  25 May 2015

  US railroads originated a new year-low volume of coal carloads for the week ending May 16, marking... . ...Read More

• Arch Coal Taps Restructuring Advisers Amid Debt

  25 May 2015

  Arch Coal Inc. has tapped restructuring advisers to explore ways to decrease its multibillion-doll... . ...Read More

• Coal seam gas drilling is back in NSW after the state puts up its hands over a court case

  25 May 2015

  Coals seam gas drilling is expected to start again in NSW following the end of legal action by an ... . ...Read More

• Germany’s decision on coal brings a clash of wills

  25 May 2015

  The conflict at the heart of Germany’s energy policy is coming to a head. Can Germany claim ... . ...Read More

• Not correct to expect India to shift from coal: India tells UN

  22 May 2015

  India has told a high-level energy meeting here that it will not be fair to expect it to move away... . ...Read More

• Coal linkage auction to have price safeguards

  22 May 2015

  The government is looking at two options for auctioning coal linkages - supply assurance from Coal... . ...Read More

• Consumers to get benefit of lower coal prices

  22 May 2015

  Union ministry of power (MoP) has asked the state government to ensure that the benefit of lower c... . ...Read More

• Coal ministry plans to revise equipment purchase policy

  22 May 2015

  The coal ministry will soon revise its equipment procurement policy to increase mining efficiency ... . ...Read More

• 1-year report card: Strong start but Goyal has work cut out

  22 May 2015

  It has been a trial by fire for coal and power minister Piyush Goyal. In the past one year, Goyal ... . ...Read More

• CESC profit absorbs coal levy shock

  22 May 2015

  Power utility CESC today reported a net profit of Rs 199 crore for the year ended March 31 but onl... . ...Read More

• Adani says lines up buyers for Australia coal mine

  22 May 2015

  Adani Mining (ADEL.NS) has signed up buyers for around 70 percent of the coal it plans to produce ... . ...Read More