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• Lure of coal bonus prompts Trinamool, BJD to back NDA

  20 Mar 2015

  Several reasons may have prompted the Trinamool Congress (TMC) and the Biju Janata Dal (BJD) to su... . ...Read More

• McConnell Urges States to Help Thwart Obama’s ‘War on Coal’

  20 Mar 2015

  Senator Mitch McConnell of Kentucky has begun an aggressive campaign to block President Obama&rsqu... . ...Read More

• US President Barak Obama rejected the project in green firing coal at Ameren company’s thermal power station

  20 Mar 2015

  The white House has rejected the project with total cost of $1,7 billion. The project’s aim ... . ...Read More

• Environmental protection chief in coal-rich Chinese province accused of corruption

  20 Mar 2015

  A former environmental protection official in Shanxi is under investigation for alleged corruption... . ...Read More

• Thousands of US coal carloads faced delays on CSX rails: STB filings

  20 Mar 2015

  Coal carloads moving along CSX rails faced the most delays of the four major US railroads for the ... . ...Read More

• Pending EPA regulations threaten coal in Wyoming

  20 Mar 2015

  A new economic study says pending federal regulations to limit carbon emissions from existing coal... . ...Read More

• NSW election: Coalition promises to buy back Lismore coal seam gas licence

  20 Mar 2015

  A week before the state election, the New South Wales government has announced it will buy back a ... . ...Read More

• Industry veteran has found stable niche in turbulent coal industry

  20 Mar 2015

  For almost half a century, Chuck Welsh has been selling coal. One of three partners of independe... . ...Read More

• Chinese bank promises $1b for Thar coal mining

  20 Mar 2015

  Sino-Sindh Resources Private Limited, a mining company working on block-I of Thar coalfield, has s... . ...Read More

• Australian coal prices dip, SA rates remain stable

  19 Mar 2015

  March 19: Australian steam coal prices continued their downward journey on March 18 amidst reports... . ...Read More

• Feb pet coke despatches from Indian refineries drop

  19 Mar 2015

  March 19: Despatches of pet coke (fuel grade) from railway sidings of Reliance Industries Ltd (RIL... . ...Read More

• ‘Coal block re-auction may meet legal challenges’

  19 Mar 2015

  March 19: Even as Coal Secretary Anil Swarup recently tweeted that he was “not making any al... . ...Read More

• CIL steam coal washeries’ capacity utilisation at 77%

  19 Mar 2015

  March 19: The capacity utilisation of the existing non-coking coal washeries of Coal India Ltd (CI... . ...Read More

• 144 power plants identified for energy efficiency

  19 Mar 2015

  March 19: The government has identified 144 thermal power plants/stations for improving energy eff... . ...Read More

• MoEFCC green nod to UltraTech limestone project

  19 Mar 2015

  March 19: The Ministry of Environment, Forests & Climate Change (MoEFCC) has granted environme... . ...Read More