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• $35.5 Million in Grants to Help US Areas Adapt to Coal Changes

  12 May 2015

  U.S. Secretary of Labor Thomas Perez has announced that $35.5 million in funding is now available ... . ...Read More

• China coal exporter Winsway fails to make $13.15 mln interest payment

  12 May 2015

  Chinese coal exporter Winsway Enterprises Holdings Ltd said it failed to make the scheduled intere... . ...Read More

• Alcoa to shut its Victorian brown-coal mine and power plant with 85 jobs lost

  12 May 2015

  Alcoa will shut its controversial brown-coal mine and power plant on Victoria’s surf coast, ... . ...Read More

• Slight weak trend seen in international coal markets

  11 May 2015

  May 11: A slight weakness was seen international coal prices on May 8 on lower-than- expected enqu... . ...Read More

• India’s coal, coke imports down 11.9% in Apr m-o-m

  11 May 2015

  May 11: India’s coal and coke imports decreased by 11.9% to 21,196,474 tons in April 2015, c... . ...Read More

• Ministry postpones e-auction process for PSDF

  11 May 2015

  May 11: The Ministry of Power, which had decided to start the e-auction process for the power syst... . ...Read More

• SCCL’s total productivity rises record 9% in FY15

  11 May 2015

  May 11: After a drop in the preceding year, Singareni Collieries Company Ltd (SCCL) reported an 8.... . ...Read More

• Vidarbha body writes to WCL over “priority” allocation

  11 May 2015

  May 11: The Vidarbha Industry Association (VIA), a body devoted to the promotion of industry in th... . ...Read More

• India’s imported coal stocks at 9 ports edge up w-o-w

  11 May 2015

  May 11: India’s imported coal stocks at nine ports – eight major and one private &ndas... . ...Read More

• New block owners to face difficulty over bank finances

  11 May 2015

  May 11: The new captive coal block allottees, who have bid aggressively to secure supply of the dr... . ...Read More

• Indian Railways’ revenue earnings up 17.63% in Apr

  11 May 2015

  May 11: The total approximate earnings of Indian Railways on originating basis during April 2015 s... . ...Read More

• Water storage at key India reservoirs decline w-o-w

  11 May 2015

  May 11: The water storage available at 91 important reservoirs in India stood at 46.74 BCM as on M... . ...Read More

• Sharp fall in Apr coking coal imports via Kandla m-o-m

  11 May 2015

  May 11: Coking coal imports through the port of Kandla stood at 14,267 tons in the month of April,... . ...Read More

• April steam coal imports via Kandla up 7.11% m-o-m

  11 May 2015

  May 11: Steam coal imports through the port of Kandla stood at 851,517 tons in April, up 7.11% fro... . ...Read More

• Kandla pet coke imports rise sharply in April m-o-m

  11 May 2015

  May 11: Imports of pet coke via Kandla Port rose sharply to 131,319 tons in April against a volume... . ...Read More