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• Govt could likely sell 5% stake in Coal India in FY16, too

  21 Apr 2015

  Just months after a Rs 22,600-crore disinvestment in the company, Coal India Ltd (CIL) is back i... . ...Read More

• Government claims of windfall gains from coal auction lack clarity

  21 Apr 2015

  The Narendra Modi-led National Democratic Alliance (NDA) government has made much of its claim tha... . ...Read More

• Coal, rail ministries form JV with Odisha govt for coal evacuation

  21 Apr 2015

  The Coal Ministry has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Ministry of Railways and Odi... . ...Read More

• Odisha seeks 0.18 million tonne coal allotment for MSMEs

  21 Apr 2015

  The Odisha government has asked the Coal India Limited (CIL) to allocate 1,83, 000 tonne of coal t... . ...Read More

• Two Retired Bureaucrats Contradict Each Other in Coal Scam Case

  21 Apr 2015

  wo former IAS officers, facing prosecution in a coal scam case, contradicted each other in a Delhi... . ...Read More

• Coal India output won’t keep imports low

  21 Apr 2015

  Despite Coal India reporting the sharpest production growth in two decades in FY15 and the momentu... . ...Read More

• CBI raids 5 railway units in MP, detects major coal theft

  21 Apr 2015

  CBI officials on Monday carried out raids on five railway units in Madhya Pradesh and detected a m... . ...Read More

• China Could Cut Coal (Mostly) by 2050

  21 Apr 2015

  From a climate change perspective, China’s carbon footprint is huge: It consumes nearly as m... . ...Read More

• McKinley Hopes Coal Ash Legislation Will Pass In 2015

  21 Apr 2015

  Representative David McKinley is hopeful that the third time will be the charm for a bill he's... . ...Read More

• No payment for AGL to exit coal power, says Ian Macfarlane

  21 Apr 2015

  Federal Industry Minister Ian Macfarlane has ruled out the federal government funding the closure ... . ...Read More

• The Black Death

  21 Apr 2015

  In the past few years, 26 coal companies have gone bankrupt and 264 mines have closed. The sufferi... . ...Read More

• TVA wants to keep steam flowing for local industry after Johnsonville coal units are idled

  21 Apr 2015

  The Tennessee Valley Authority will shut down the last units at one of its oldest coal-fired power... . ...Read More

• Firmness in steam coal prices amidst limited deals

  20 Apr 2015

  April 20: Spot prices of Australian and South African steam coal inched up on April 17 despite not... . ...Read More

• MoC to unveil linkage auction guidelines by June

  20 Apr 2015

  April 20: The coal ministry expects to come out with a policy paper on the coal linkage auction by... . ...Read More

• ‘Captive blocks should produce 500 mt by 2020’

  20 Apr 2015

  April 20: Although it may seem a steep target, the 204 plus captive coal blocks in India should no... . ...Read More