Coal news and updates

Updated daily

• Rio Tinto moves to new information systems platform

  16 Apr 2015

  April 16: Rio Tinto, a global diversified mining company, will move to a ground-breaking informati... . ...Read More

• India to overtake China as biggest thermal coal importer

  16 Apr 2015

  India is set to overtake China as the biggest importer of power-station coal, emerging as the lead... . ...Read More

• Fewer power cuts likely this summer as govt engineers coal turnaround

  16 Apr 2015

  Fewer power cuts are likely this summer after a surge in output at Coal India helped generators am... . ...Read More

• Coal India gets few takers for imported coal in maiden year

  16 Apr 2015

  State-owned Coal India, told by the Prime Minister’s Office to keep a provision for imports ... . ...Read More

• Coal linkage auction option baffles Chhattisgarh SMEs

  16 Apr 2015

  The small and medium enterprises (SMEs) in mineral-rich Chhattisgarh are in a state of shock with ... . ...Read More

• Coal users demand exit clause in linkage agreement

  16 Apr 2015

  Planned auctioning of coal linkages, it appears, might be a tougher call for the government than p... . ...Read More

• NDMC seeks coal ministry advice on Taj Mansingh e-auction

  16 Apr 2015

  New Delhi Municipal Council (NDMC) usually deals with the allotment of shops, offices, petrol pump... . ...Read More

• Coal truckers block highway in Nongstoin

  16 Apr 2015

  Hundred of vehicles were left stranded on NH-40 in Nongstoin, West Khasi Hills District, on Wednes... . ...Read More

• Australian banks may still want to fund Adani’s disputed coal project

  16 Apr 2015

  SBI's commitment to fund the Adani Group's coal project in Australia up to $1 billion in l... . ...Read More

• Adani’s Carmichael coal mine a step closer

  16 Apr 2015

  THE first of more than 4000 jobs and $7 billion in investment will begin flowing to Queensland wit... . ...Read More

• Coal Companies that lobbied to repeal West Virginia Mining Regulations accused of Federal Safety violations

  16 Apr 2015

  West Virginia coal companies successfully lobbied for a rollback of state mining safety regulation... . ...Read More

• Subic Bay Authority approves revised lease deal for 600-MW coal plant

  16 Apr 2015

  “The SBMA will generate P350 million in total revenue from the power plant when its commerci... . ...Read More

• House energy panel backs bill to give states authority to manage coal ash

  16 Apr 2015

  A House committee approved a bill Wednesday granting states authority to regulate waste generated ... . ...Read More

• Soma trial shows the blood price of Turkish coal

  16 Apr 2015

  On the first day of the trial of the worst mining accident in Turkey that claimed the lives of 301... . ...Read More

• Govt to auction 23 coal blocks next week, may earn over 2 lakh cr

  15 Apr 2015

  The government has finalised a list of 23 coal blocks to be auctioned in the third tranche beginni... . ...Read More