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• Commercial mining of coal to be allowed

  16 Mar 2015

  In the first major step towards opening the coal mining sector, the government will start allocati... . ...Read More

• Power plants with critical coal stocks down, but imports rise

  16 Mar 2015

  Increased supply by Coal India has brought down the number of thermal power plants having critical... . ...Read More

• Government holds back awarding 5 coal blocks from round II for examining low bids

  16 Mar 2015

  The government has put on hold the award of five nonoperational coal blocks bagged by companies li... . ...Read More

• Govt appoints consultant to examine coal linkage auctions

  16 Mar 2015

  The government has asked SBI Capital Markets Ltd to evaluate whether coal linkages, through which ... . ...Read More

• Now, miners lobby in capital for relaxations in coal, mines bills

  16 Mar 2015

  Miners, including some controversial players from Karnataka and Goa, have unleashed their might in... . ...Read More

• Coal auction to result in power tariff cut: Coal Secretary Anil Swarup

  16 Mar 2015

  After the success of the first round of coal block auctions, Anil Swarup is a relieved man. As coa... . ...Read More

• US coal miner Murray to buy controlling stake in Foresight

  16 Mar 2015

  Murray Energy Corp., the coal miner founded and run by outspoken industry champion Robert E. Murra... . ...Read More

• Oxford University to rule on coal investments

  16 Mar 2015

  The University of Oxford will decide whether to pull out of its investments in coal and oil sands ... . ...Read More

• China coal-based fuel and chemicals plants retain appeal despite low oil prices

  16 Mar 2015

  Lower oil prices have squeezed the profits of mainland firms that turn the nation's abundant c... . ...Read More

• Mining companies upbeat about Galilee Basin coal resource, graziers fear for water supply

  16 Mar 2015

  Mining companies eyeing off the massive untapped resources of Queensland's Galilee Basin insis... . ...Read More

• US environmental activists express concerns With coal ash regulations

  16 Mar 2015

  Local environmentalists got together Sunday to inform the public of their concerns with the EPA&rs... . ...Read More

• More coal Cuts ahead as global demand for steel slows

  16 Mar 2015

  In the last year, mining companies eliminated about 15 million tons of production capacity for the... . ...Read More

• Coal scam: Manmohan to approach Supreme Court to quash CBI summons

  13 Mar 2015

  Former PM Manmohan Singh will approach the Supreme Court to quash the summons issued by a special ... . ...Read More

• Coal auction proves right policies can combat corruption: PM Narendra Modi

  13 Mar 2015

  Asserting that his government has a strong resolve to combat graft, Prime Minister Narendra Modi o... . ...Read More

• Singareni to import coal

  13 Mar 2015

  Singareni Collieries is contemplating import of coal with high calorific value, to be mixed with t... . ...Read More