Coal Production

Coal India will exceed last year's production figures of 606.9 million tonne in current fiscal: Official

Despite coal production being hampered at Dipka mines due to prolonged rains, Coal India Ltd will exceed last year's production figures, a top coal ministry official said here on Tuesday

Q2 GDP growth at 4.5%: Manmohan Singh says state of economy 'unacceptable,' country's aspiration is to grow at 8-9%

Manmohan Singh stressed that there was a need to change the 'current climate' in our society from one of fear to one of confidence for our economy to start growing at 8 percent per annum.

Singareni Coal mines to offer Rs 1.01 lakh bonus to each worker; clocks record profit of Rs 1,765 cr in 2018-19

From a 'meagre' Rs 13,540 in 2013-14, the last year in undivided Andhra Pradesh, the bonus to Singareni Coal Mine workers had been increased gradually in the last five years

Coal shipments up nearly 11% to 161.34 MT in 12 major ports in FY19

Thermal coal is the mainstay of the country's energy programme as 70 percent of power generation is dependent on the dry fuel, while coking coal is used mainly for steel-making.

Coal India aims to meet off-take target of 610 MT despite production momentum dip in current fiscal

Coal India's total production as on February stood at 528 MT, up 6.6 percent in the first 11 months of the current fiscal.

Coal import by power sector in Apr-Jun period 14% less than last year, says govt

During 2017-18, coal imports increased to 208.27 MT due to increase in demand by consuming sectors.

Inside India’s coal industry, part 1: Transport woes continue to throttle supply as metal, power plants face shortages of the dry fuel

Maintaining a regular supply of coal is becoming difficult for private steel, power, and aluminium producers, as they face shortage of coal due to throttled production in mines and poor transportation facilities

Donald Trump's Paris Agreement pullout, China's reduced coal production paves way for Beijing to be global leader

The BP review reaffirms China's commitment to fighting climate change even after United States president Donald Trump pulled out of the Paris Agreement.

Rajnath Singh rebuts Donald Trump's statement on Paris climate accord, urges US to rethink its decision

Home Minister Rajnath Singh on Tuesday said that US President Donald Trump's statement withdrawing from the Paris Climate Agreement had come as a shock for India but he was sure that America would rethink its decision.

Coal to be India's energy mainstay for next 30 years despite renewables push, says NITI report

By 2047, however, coal's share of India's energy mix would shrink to 42-48 percent, from about 58 percent in 2015,