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• http://econoCoal scam case: Manmohan Singh, Kumar Mangalam Birla & PC Parakh accused of criminal conspiracy

  13 Mar 2015

  Former PM Manmohan Singh, Aditya Birla Group Chairman Kumar Mangalam Birla and former union coal s... . ...Read More

• India aims for big coal output boost next fiscal year

  13 Mar 2015

  India is aiming to produce 700 million tonnes of coal in the next fiscal year, the country's c... . ...Read More

• Coal block auction shows CAG got figure right

  13 Mar 2015

  Auction of 33 coal mines in two tranches is expected to generate revenue of a little more than Rs ... . ...Read More

• Reforms back on track; insurance, coal and mines bills may get nod

  13 Mar 2015

  In a breakthrough for the government's efforts to push through reforms legislations, Congress ... . ...Read More

• Will withdraw Odisha coal mine from auction: Centre to High Court

  13 Mar 2015

  The Centre today told the Delhi High Court that it will withdraw Jhamkhani coal mine in Odisha, fo... . ...Read More

• GVK Reddy calls ongoing coal bidding unfair

  13 Mar 2015

  GVK Reddy, chairman and managing director of GVK Power and Infrastructure Ltd, on Thursday called ... . ...Read More

• Here’s the rub. Large parts of a Coal Ministry file are in pencil

  13 Mar 2015

  Do the Babus of the Coal Ministry need pens? It would seem so because, according to the Delhi High... . ...Read More

• 236 Graft Cases Reported in Coal India: Centre

  13 Mar 2015

  As many as 236 corruption cases have been detected in Coal India Ltd (CIL) and its subsidiaries in... . ...Read More

• Florida Utility Company To Buy Coal Plant Just To Shut It Down

  13 Mar 2015

  State utility Florida Power and Light (FPL) wants to buy an old coal plant in Florida just to shut... . ...Read More

• China’s dirty coal plants face climate risk, investors warned

  13 Mar 2015

  Many of China’s dirtiest coal plants could be forced to close early as regulations to curb g... . ...Read More

• More Coal Cuts Seen Ahead as Demand for Steel Slows: Commodities

  13 Mar 2015

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

• North Carolina Fines Duke Energy $25 Million For Coal Waste, Still Doesn’t Require Cleanu

  13 Mar 2015

  North Carolina’s environmental agency handed Duke Energy a record fine Tuesday after finding... . ...Read More

• Montana delegation seeks to make coal tax break permanent

  13 Mar 2015

  Members of Montana's congressional delegation said Thursday they will seek to make permanent a... . ...Read More

• Court summons former PM over Hindalco coal block

  12 Mar 2015

  Observing there was a “conscious effort on his part to somehow accommodate” the Aditya... . ...Read More

• Kumar Birla used played active role to get Talabira coal block, says court

  12 Mar 2015

  Industrialist Kumar Mangalam Birla allegedly played an active role by tapping his political and bu... . ...Read More