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• Coal scam: Charges framed in Kesla block allocation case

  20 May 2015

  Stating that Kesla North coal block allocation in Chhattisgarh to Delhi-based Rathi Steel and Powe... . ...Read More

• National Green Tribunal extends time for transportation of coal in Meghalaya

  20 May 2015

  The National Green Tribunal has extended the time for transportation of extracted coal in Meghalay... . ...Read More

• Kenya awards two coal blocks, plans power plant

  20 May 2015

  Kenya has picked China's HCIG Energy Investment Company and Liketh Investments Kenya Ltd to de... . ...Read More

• Duke To Build Natural Gas Power Plant, Retire Coal Plant

  20 May 2015

  Duke Energy Corp. said Tuesday that it plans to retire its Asheville, N.C., coal-fired power plant... . ...Read More

• Hickenlooper rejects GOP call to ignore EPA coal rules

  20 May 2015

  Gov. John Hickenlooper rejected Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell's call for states to de... . ...Read More

• US to review carbon impacts of coal mines

  20 May 2015

  UNDER a series of rulings by US judges in Denver over the last year, federal agencies that approve... . ...Read More

• L.A. to sell off DWP’s share in Arizona coal power plant

  20 May 2015

  A city panel voted Tuesday to sell off the Department of Water and Power’s share in an Arizo... . ...Read More

• Will Natural Resource Partners Survive the Coal Depression?

  20 May 2015

  An updated research report on Natural Resource Partners LP NRP which has stated that increasing us... . ...Read More

• Balkan coal rush risks lasting damage, campaigners warn

  20 May 2015

  Balkan countries and Ukraine are making "substantial investments" in polluting coal powe... . ...Read More

• Solar power proposal for Melbourne trams challenges coal generators

  20 May 2015

  A ground-breaking proposal to power Melbourne’s entire network of electric trams with locall... . ...Read More

• Marginal softness seen in S African coal prices

  19 May 2015

  May 19: A slight softness in standard South African steam coal prices was witnessed on May 18, but... . ...Read More

• Auctions did not leave big cos out of race: Goyal

  19 May 2015

  May 19: Coal Minister Piyush Goyal has said that aggressive bidding did not leave some companies o... . ...Read More

• Green nod for SCCL’s Kasipet -2 incline UGP mine

  19 May 2015

  May 19: The Ministry of Environment, Forests & Climate Change (MoEFCC) granted environmental c... . ...Read More

• India’s cement demand to rise in next few qtrs

  19 May 2015

  May 19: India’s cement demand, which had been at a lower ebb in the final quarter (January&n... . ...Read More

• CMPDI exploratory drilling grows 19% in FY15

  19 May 2015

  May 19: The Central Mine Planning & Design Institute (CMPDI) has achieved about 19% growth in ... . ...Read More