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• WBMTDC to handle coal mining in Bengal

  27 Mar 2015

  West Bengal Mineral Trading and Development Corporation (WB MTDC), the state public sector underta... . ...Read More

• No timeline to complete coal mines auction: Centre

  27 Mar 2015

  “15-20 coal blocks are being identified (for auction) and we are hopeful that the mining f... . ...Read More

• Centre gains leverage with coal auction windfall for states

  27 Mar 2015

  Six coal-rich states are set to reap a bonanza from coal-field auctions in the form of upfront pay... . ...Read More

• Odisha wins back Manoharpur coal blocks

  27 Mar 2015

  The frenzied efforts of Odisha Power Generation Corporation (OPGC), the only state owned thermal p... . ...Read More

• Japan uses funds earmarked for climate for coal plants in India, Bangladesh

  27 Mar 2015

  Despite mounting protests, Japan continues to finance the building of coal-fired power plants with... . ...Read More

• Thermal coal retreats on fears over Japanese deal

  27 Mar 2015

  High quality global journalism requires investment. Please share this article with others using th... . ...Read More

• Pakistan shelves six coal-fired power projects

  27 Mar 2015

  Pakistan has halted work on six coal-fired power projects of some 14,000 megawatts due to environm... . ...Read More

• In the depths

  27 Mar 2015

  CHEAP energy matters most to poor people, and the coal industry’s hopes have rested on emerg... . ...Read More

• Coal Producers: Obama Royalty Reform May Shut Us Down

  27 Mar 2015

  The Obama administration has proposed to change how it collects royalties on coal mined from feder... . ...Read More

• UK Coal pits face closure after Government refuses £338m funding

  27 Mar 2015

  The Government will not provide an extra £338 million to keep UK Coal's pits at Kellingl... . ...Read More

• UK faces European court over coal plant emissions

  27 Mar 2015

  Brussels will haul the UK into court for breaching emissions limits of the toxic pollutant nitroge... . ...Read More

• An Obama Friend Turns Foe on Coal

  27 Mar 2015

  LAURENCE H. TRIBE, the liberal icon and legal scholar, has grabbed headlines in recent weeks for p... . ...Read More

• Coal blocks nod to hinge on forest law

  26 Mar 2015

  The de-allocated coal blocks that were auctioned recently will get environment clearance only if... . ...Read More

• Manmohan challenges summons in coal scam case

  26 Mar 2015

  Former Prime Minister Manmohan Singh on Wednesday moved the Supreme Court against the order of a t... . ...Read More

• Cancelled coal block: Balco moves to HC, hearing Today

  26 Mar 2015

  After Jindal Steel and Power , it was Balco's turn to move the Delhi High Court against its ca... . ...Read More