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• PCI imports via New Mangalore surge 573% in Feb

  01 Apr 2015

  April 1: PCI coal imports via New Mangalore Port stood at 1,03,526 tons in February, 2015, up by a... . ...Read More

• Feb anthracite imports via New Mangalore at 44,000t

  01 Apr 2015

  April 1: Anthracite coal import via New Mangalore Port stood at 44,000 tons in February, 2015, whi... . ...Read More

• Core sector growth slows to 1.4% in February, coal shines

  01 Apr 2015

  Growth in India's core sector slumped to a 16-month low in February even as the government mad... . ...Read More

• Coal India to form joint venture with Railways to evacuate coal

  01 Apr 2015

  Coal India (CIL) is likely to sign a major joint venture agreement with the Railways soon for co-d... . ...Read More

• Coal Ministry proposes to present paper on reverse bidding mechanism

  01 Apr 2015

  The ministry of coal proposes to present a paper on reverse bidding mechanism which the government... . ...Read More

• Coal auction: further probe into Jindal Power bid likely

  01 Apr 2015

  The Coal Ministry is likely to further investigate into the bidding pattern of the contentious Chh... . ...Read More

• Coal scam: CBI directed to return unrelied documents to accused

  01 Apr 2015

  A special court on Tuesday directed CBI to return the materials seized during its probe into a coa... . ...Read More

• Bad loans almost double in coal-dependent parts of China

  01 Apr 2015

  The increase in the amount of bad loans on the books of China's major commercial banks has bee... . ...Read More

• Appalachia Miners Wiped Out by Coal Glut That They Can’t Reverse

  01 Apr 2015

  Douglas Blackburn has been crawling in and out of the coal mines of Central Appalachia since he wa... . ...Read More

• Endangered Black-Throated Finch could derail plans to build the biggest coal mine in Australia

  01 Apr 2015

  A BIRD no larger than a cricket ball could derail plans to build the biggest coal mine in Australi... . ...Read More

• Gas Lures Vitol for Power as U.K. Carbon Tax Hobbles Rival Coal

  01 Apr 2015

  In the control room at Vitol SA’s generating plant 145 miles north of London, Dave Brignall&... . ...Read More

• British coal imports to jump ahead of April 1 carbon tax hike

  01 Apr 2015

  Britain's coal imports should show a spike for the first quarter of 2015 as utilities hoard ah... . ...Read More

• Beijing’s Four Major Coal-Fired Power Plants Will Completely Shut Down

  01 Apr 2015

  Coal, which has nearly done in Beijing, is soon to be done itself in Beijing. China is cutting pol... . ...Read More

• Coal burn could increase with Illinois nuclear unit offline: PJM

  01 Apr 2015

  With the shutdown of Exelon Generation's 1,242-MW Braidwood-1 nuclear power unit in Braceville... . ...Read More

• Turns out the world’s first “clean coal” plant is a backdoor subsidy to oil producers

  01 Apr 2015

  The world’s first “clean coal” plant — that is, the first full-size coal-f... . ...Read More