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• State power firms to import 52 MT coal in FY16

  13 Apr 2015

  State-owned power generation companies will import about 52 million tonnes of coal, accounting for... . ...Read More

• Odisha demands Chhendipada coal blocks for OTPCL

  13 Apr 2015

  The state government has pitched for allocation of Chhendipada and Chhendipada-II coal blocks in f... . ...Read More

• Coal output falls as prices continue to lag

  13 Apr 2015

  Coal output dropped by 21 percent in the first three months of the year as low prices for the comm... . ...Read More

• Charter flight business suffers from falling oil, coal prices

  13 Apr 2015

  Growth in the charter flight business is projected to slow this year due to declining demand from ... . ...Read More

• Coal makes a comeback thanks to carbon price repeal, emissions rise

  13 Apr 2015

  Tony Abbott has seized the chance to gloat about the fall in electricity prices since the carbon p... . ...Read More

• Hundreds protest against pollution from south China coal plant

  13 Apr 2015

  Hundreds of people in China's southern Guangdong province protested against the expansion of a... . ...Read More

• Washington’s ‘Beyond Coal’ Blackout

  13 Apr 2015

  Several federal agencies were forced to shut down Tuesday amid a power outage in Washington, and w... . ...Read More

• Shell’s Bet on Gas Underscores Big Oil’s Push to Replace Coal

  13 Apr 2015

  Last fall, as oil prices crashed, Ali al-Naimi, Saudi Arabia’s petroleum minister and the wo... . ...Read More

• Weak trend persists in international coal markets

  10 Apr 2015

  April 10: An extension of the weak trend was witnessed in international coal markets on April 9 am... . ...Read More

• MCL official manhandled, one more mine impacted

  10 Apr 2015

  April 10: After the disruption in transportation from Mahanadi Coalfields Ltd’s (MCL’s... . ...Read More

• India’s coal imports may surge to 400 mt by FY20?

  10 Apr 2015

  April 10: India's coal demand is expected to rise by 76% to around 1.5 billion tons from the c... . ...Read More

• Indian power utilities’ FY15 coal imports up 15%

  10 Apr 2015

  April 10: Imports of steam coal by Indian power utilities (both imported coal-based and domestic c... . ...Read More

• NTPC’s coal imports increase 46.73% in FY15 y-o-y

  10 Apr 2015

  April 10: Imports of steam coal by National Thermal Power Corporation Ltd (NTPC) during 2014-15 in... . ...Read More

• KPCL’s coal imports decrease 32.61% in FY15 y-o-y

  10 Apr 2015

  April 10: The import of steam coal by Karnataka Power Corporation Limited (KPCL), during 2014-15 s... . ...Read More

• MAHAGENCO’S FY15 coal imports fall 10.33% y-o-y

  10 Apr 2015

  April 10: Maharashtra State Power Generation Co Ltd’s (MAHAGENCO’s) steam coal imports... . ...Read More