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• Ion Exchange enters coal processing chemicals biz

  20 Apr 2015

  April 20: Ion Exchange, a key players in the water treatment industry in India, has forayed into t... . ...Read More

• Decision on next round of coal block auctions in a week

  20 Apr 2015

  A decision on the next round of auction of coal blocks is expected to be taken next week. Original... . ...Read More

• Auctions will settle future coal supplies

  20 Apr 2015

  To stem future allegations of impropriety and ensure competitive power tariff for consumers, the g... . ...Read More

• Maharashtra keen to ditch costly coal for sun to fire power plants

  20 Apr 2015

  With uncertainties looming large over the future of some of its coal-fired power projects, the Mah... . ...Read More

• Captive coal mine output adds up to 53 MT for FY15

  20 Apr 2015

  The coal production from captive mines more or less measured up to the government's estimate, ... . ...Read More

• Manoharpur Coal Mine Operation Likely in 2017

  20 Apr 2015

  The State-owned Odisha Coal and Power Limited (OCPL) will furnish bank guarantee and make part p... . ...Read More

• Finance Minister Arun Jaitley asks world to help make coal greener

  20 Apr 2015

  Underlining that "coal will remain the most important source of energy for India and many oth... . ...Read More

• Gupta family welcomes probe into Eskom coal deal worth R400m

  20 Apr 2015

  The Gupta family has said it would welcome any investigation into the reported awarding of a coa... . ...Read More

• 24 Workers Trapped in Flooded Chinese Coal Mine

  20 Apr 2015

  At least 24 workers are trapped after water flooded a coal mine in north China's Shanxi Prov... . ...Read More

• Will solar be the bullet that kills coal?

  20 Apr 2015

  For the past few years, it has been assumed that natural gas is the enemy of coal, at least in the... . ...Read More

• Solar power will soon be as cheap as coal

  20 Apr 2015

  Inside a sprawling single-story office building in Bedford, Massachusetts, in a secret room known ... . ...Read More

• China Closing Coal-Power Plants Means for Emissions

  20 Apr 2015

  China’s recent scrapping of small coal plants will avoid the release of as much as 11.4 mill... . ...Read More

• Amid WVa tax reform push, Murray blasts coal tax for layoffs

  20 Apr 2015

  The day after state lawmakers started talking tax reform, Murray Energy laid off 214 miners with a... . ...Read More

• Mixed trends seen in international coal markets

  17 Apr 2015

  April 17: A mixed trend prevailed in international coal markets on April 16 where prices of Austra... . ...Read More

• Linkage/LoA auctions methodology likely soon

  17 Apr 2015

  April 17: The Inter-Ministerial Committee (IMC) set up for the proposed auction of coal linkages a... . ...Read More