In the first seven months of FY 2024-25, April-October, coal imports decreased by 3.1 per cent, totaling 149.39 million tonnes (MT) compared to 154.17 MT during the same period in the previous year.
Asansol Durgapur Police Commissionerate seized two illegal coal loaded trucks in Chowringhee police outpost area on national highway-19 at Jharkhand – Bengal border and seized about 50 tonnes of coal.
Additionally, the Non-Regulated Sector (other than power) witnessed a more significant drop of 8.8 per cent, during April-October 2024 as compared to the same period of last year.
Building on the success of previous rounds, the Ministry continues its efforts to unlock India's vast coal reserves and enhance energy security, the statement said.
The Coal India Limited (CIL) has planned to develop 36 new coal projects in the next five years and the Ministry of Coal has allocated a total of 175 coal blocks.
A group of armed robbers overpowered private security guards in the office of Tilaboni Colliery under Bankola area of Eastern Coalfields Limited (ECL), under Pandaveswar police station of West Burdwan district last night.
During the first half of FY 2024-25, the Ministry of Coal has seen a significant rise in coal production and dispatch from both captive and commercial coal blocks.
Cumulative coal production reached 453.01 million tonnes (MT) in the first six months of FY25 as compared to 427.97 MT during the same period last fiscal, registering a growth of 5.85 per cent, the government said on Tuesday.
Rejecting the plea of Enforcement Directorate (ED), the Supreme Court has given relief to state law minister Moloy Ghatak today in relation to the coal theft case.
In FY25, as of September 12, the Ministry of Coal achieved an upswing in coal production, reaching a provisional figure of 411.62 million tonnes (MT).
