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• Coal ministry plans easier qualification norms for next round of coal auctions

  02 Apr 2015

  The coal ministry is considering easing qualification norms for companies in the next round of coa... . ...Read More

• UPA must explain money lost in coal allocations: PM Narendra Modi

  02 Apr 2015

  Terming the recent Rs 2-lakh crore coal auction as a major success, Prime Minister Narendra Modi t... . ...Read More

• Parbatpur coal block deadlocked, 2000 hit

  02 Apr 2015

  Over 2,000 contract workers hired by Electrosteel Castings Limited Company (ESCL) at Parbatpur coa... . ...Read More

• Coal scam: CBI registers case against Ispat

  02 Apr 2015

  The Central Bureau of Investigation has registered yet another case in the coal block allocation s... . ...Read More

• Odessa coal-to-gas power plant to break ground this year

  02 Apr 2015

  A new power plant in West Texas that could transform coal into cleaner-burning natural gas is pois... . ...Read More

• Study: Coal industry lost nearly 50,000 jobs in just five years

  02 Apr 2015

  When it comes to energy, we live in transformative times. From shale oil helping to upend global m... . ...Read More

• Indonesian association seeks bigger role

  02 Apr 2015

  The Indonesian Coal Mining Association (APBI) is seeking a bigger role in the rule-making process ... . ...Read More

• South Africa Seeks to Move Corn Belt West as Coal Gobbles Land

  02 Apr 2015

  The biggest grains lobby in South Africa said a lack of title deeds in the country’s poorest... . ...Read More

• Russia rides devalued rouble into Australian coal export markets

  02 Apr 2015

  Russia is starting to erode the dominance of Australia and Indonesia in the Pacific thermal coal m... . ...Read More

• Coal the biggest contributor to toxic air pollution: study

  02 Apr 2015

  Australia's coal industry is driving increases in air pollution according to a new analysis wh... . ...Read More

• Coal export terminal gets water-quality approval from Oregon

  02 Apr 2015

  Oregon environmental regulators have ruled that proposed coal export terminal on the Columbia Rive... . ...Read More

• Multiple hurdles hold back Surrey coal terminal

  02 Apr 2015

  Opponents of a proposed new coal export terminal on the Fraser River in Surrey have lost one legal... . ...Read More

• Coal prices soften further in international markets

  01 Apr 2015

  April 1: Continued absence of bids led to further softness in international coal prices on March 3... . ...Read More

• India’s 2014-15 coal imports up 33.5% at 242.42 mt

  01 Apr 2015

  April 1: A sharp 38.60% rise in the import of steam coal, largely on account of soft prices and a ... . ...Read More

• India’s 2014-15 coal imports up 33.5% at 242.42 mt

  01 Apr 2015

  April 1: A sharp 38.60% rise in the import of steam coal, largely on account of soft prices and a ... . ...Read More