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• Shifts in Electricity Generation Spur Net Job Growth, But Coal Jobs Decline

  08 Apr 2015

  In the four years following the 2008 recession, the coal industry lost more than 49,000 jobs, whil... . ...Read More

• Barclays ends investment in ‘toxic’ coal mining practice under campaign pressure

  08 Apr 2015

  Following years of political pressure from financial justice campaigners and concerned account hol... . ...Read More

• Murray Revises Coal Deal After Struggling to Raise Debt

  08 Apr 2015

  Murray Energy Corp., the closely held coal miner founded and run by Robert E. Murray, revised the ... . ...Read More

• Two coal plants in Ohio part of AEP closings

  08 Apr 2015

  By the end of May, American Electric Power will shut down seven coal-fired power plants. Two other... . ...Read More

• Coal slowdown expected as UK carbon price hits $A44

  08 Apr 2015

  The UK's lift in its carbon tax floor price - which together with the EU ETS combines to provi... . ...Read More

• Green Climate Fund Can Be Spent To Subsidise Dirty Coal

  08 Apr 2015

  At its recent board meeting in South Korea, the “Green Climate Fund” (GCF) refused an ... . ...Read More

• Mongolia halts landmark deal with foreign firms over massive coal mine

  08 Apr 2015

  Barely 24 hours after Rio Tinto-controlled Turquoise Hill (TSE:TRQ) got the go-ahead for the long-... . ...Read More

• Stable trend in international coal prices

  07 Apr 2015

  April 7: A stable trend prevailed in international coal markets on April 06 amidst absence of fres... . ...Read More

• RRVUNL floats NIT to procure 1.8 mt imported coal

  07 Apr 2015

  RRVUNL had been given a target by Central Electricity Authority (CEA) to procure 0.50 million tons... . ...Read More

• SCCL’s coal production up 4.1% in FY’15

  07 Apr 2015

  April 7: Coal production from the 49 mines of Singareni Collieries Company Limited (SCCL) stood at... . ...Read More

• SCCL’s coal off-take up 9.96% in FY’15

  07 Apr 2015

  April 7: Singareni Collieries Company Ltd (SCCL) achieved total coal off-take of 52.66 million ton... . ...Read More

• Cargo handling by India’s major port’s up 4.65% in FY15

  07 Apr 2015

  April 7: Cargo handling by twelve major ports of India rose 4.65% to 581.34 million tons (mt) in 2... . ...Read More

• CIL floats tender to appoint handling agent for imported coal

  07 Apr 2015

  April 7: Coal India Limited has floated a tender select rate contracts for liaisoning, supervising... . ...Read More

• Shirwadkar assumes charge as the Deputy Chairman of NMPT

  07 Apr 2015

  April 7: Suresh P. Shirwadkar recently assumed charge as the deputy chairman of New Mangalore Port... . ...Read More

• RBI keeps repo rate, CRR unchanged

  07 Apr 2015

  April 7: The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) kept the repo rate unchanged at 7.5% in its monetary poli... . ...Read More