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• Govt gives vesting order to Essar Power for coal mine in Jharkhand

  26 Mar 2015

  Essar Power MP Limited, a subsidiary of Essar Power, signed the coal mine development and producti... . ...Read More

• Losses for SEBs may reduce with improved coal supply & tariff hike

  26 Mar 2015

  State electricity boards across the country are still reeling under lsses but there is a significa... . ...Read More

• Rights issue to cut debt; coal bids not aggressive: GMR

  26 Mar 2015

  A number of developments have taken place for GMR Infra over the past few months. The company has ... . ...Read More

• Indian Demand For Energy Is Good News For Coal Miners

  26 Mar 2015

  India appears set to achieve its decades-long goal of overtaking China as the Asian giant with the... . ...Read More

• Greens to question Foreign Investment Review Board over Adani coal venture

  26 Mar 2015

  The Greens will use Senate hearings to question the Foreign Investment Review Board (Firb) about a... . ...Read More

• The coal industry is so totally screwed

  26 Mar 2015

  The American coal industry is terminally ill — and that should serve as a warning to investo... . ...Read More

• PRB coal to up US generation market share, exports to rise: Cloud Peak CEO

  26 Mar 2015

  Despite the current challenges facing the US coal industry, Powder River Basin coal will see an in... . ...Read More

• Abbott government resists US moves against coal power

  26 Mar 2015

  The Abbott government has again put itself on a collision course with US President Barack Obama, t... . ...Read More

• Feds looking to change coal-leasing royalties

  26 Mar 2015

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

• Coal block re-allocation: States, PSUs get back lost mines

  25 Mar 2015

  Almost all state-owned entities that lost their producing coal blocks following the Supreme Court ... . ...Read More

• State govt seeks to double coal supply from Centre

  25 Mar 2015

  The Samajwadi Party's decision to come on board the BJP-led NDA government ship to support the... . ...Read More

• New round of coal block auctions from next month: Piyush Goyal

  25 Mar 2015

  The government is ready to launch the next round of coal block auctions from April even as it is f... . ...Read More

• 27 coal-laden trucks seized, 50 persons held

  25 Mar 2015

  East Khasi Hills police seized as many as 27 trucks and arrested 50 persons for illegally carrying... . ...Read More

• Fixed cost recovery can be a mirage for power sector coal block winners

  25 Mar 2015

  Aggressive bids by power generation firms for coal blocks have got investors worried. Rating agenc... . ...Read More

• Essar Power to start mining from Tokisud coal block in Jharkhand

  25 Mar 2015

  Essar Power will commence mining at its Jharkhand coal block in next few months to help the compan... . ...Read More