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India boosts coal rail shipments as power plants face critically low stocks
India is increasing coal shipments by rail to power plants after fuel inventories at several generators fell to critically low levels, the coal ministry said on Monday. * The increase in rail shipments comes as the…
TPPs with critical stocks rise as coal reserves deplete
Coal stocks at thermal power plants (TPPs) have fallen nearly 29 per cent in just over a month, from 38 million tonnes (mt) at the end-July to 27.14 mt on September 4, as supply disruptions coincide with sustained power demand. The number of plants…
Transition boost: new platform funds emerging-market clean energy upgrades
HSBC has teamed up with partners to launch a non-profit platform to help emerging markets in upgrading their technology and shifting from oil and coal to renewable energy, according to a senior executive. The Green Accelerator Programme, rolled out…
Australia's backdown on data centres allows them to use energy from coal and gas - here's what that means
At the National Cabinet meeting on Wednesday 26 August, the federal government softened its stance on using coal and gas to power energy-hungry data centres. Initially, the government said it would require new data centres to rely on renewables…
Renewables industry says Qld energy policy 'engineered to fail'
The renewables industry has accused Queensland's Crisafulli government of deliberately making green energy uninvestable, ahead of two industry events that the energy minister has declined to attend. Smart Energy Council chief executive David…
Solar is now bigger than coal in China - and yet still way behind
China has more solar capacity online than coal capacity. It's a remarkable milestone, but the fossil fuel still generates far more electricity than solar does. This analysis and news roundup come from the Canary Media Weekly newsletter. Sign up to…
Iron Ore Tops $100 on Position Unwinds and China Buying Hopes
Iron ore broke above $100 a ton for the first time in seven weeks as traders unwound bets that favored coking coal, adding to support from expectations for pre-holiday restocking in China and high freight costs. Futures of the steel-making…
No one knows where my suburb is. Until New Year's Eve occurs
You have reached your maximum number of saved items. Remove items from your saved list to add more. When I tell people I live in Waverton, they assume I'm from the eastern suburbs. “Not Waver-ley”, I correct them…
'The most anti-union president': how Trump turned his back on US workers
Donald Trump has repeatedly vowed to champion US workers. Shortly before Labor Day last year, he said: “Every policy of the Trump administration is designed to lift up the American worker and “promote great-paying blue-collar…
Annie Wobbler (Revisited) review - Arnold Wesker's moving women live again
Some years before Alan Bennett spawned Talking Heads, his celebrated televised monologues on the inner lives of solitary women, Arnold Wesker created a trio of short soliloquies for women who speak their thoughts and vulnerabilities aloud in the…
Rake loading to power sector rises to 444 rakes on September 6, up 20% in four days
Rake loading to the power sector rose to 444 rakes on September 6, 2026, marking steady day-on-day improvement across the supply network. According to the Ministry of Coal, coal loading to the utilities registered an addition of 74 rakes per day…
Long shadow of West Asia War | Why 'made in Surat' garments could be 30% costlier this Diwali
The rising costs of running his unit, he says, are directly linked to the West Asia conflict and the resulting shortage of Liquefied Petroleum Gas (LPG) following the disruption in crude oil supply. When LPG, which lit the kitchen fires in the…
Himadri will explore the global market and high value added products to achieve ₹30,000 crore revenue
Himadri Speciality Chemical, a leading company in the chemicals sector, will be exploring the global market and high value added products to achieve ₹30,000 crore revenue from the battery materials business in the next six years, The…
DR BEN CARSON: The woke machine is lying in wait for a political comeback
We all remember how bad it got. Just a few short years ago, it felt like every major institution — from corporate America, to media, to universities, to Hollywood, to our own government — had decided that half the population was the…
Remembering the people's Irish heroes this Labor Day
How could Labor Day not be an Irish holiday when the labor movement was inspired by giants such as Mike Quill, Mother Jones, George Meaney, Terence Powderly, and the founder of Labor Day, Peter McGuire? Indeed, the rise of the labor movement is…
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