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.
India’s total coal production reached 384.07 million tonnes (MT) in the April-August period this fiscal, a growth of 6.36 per cent compared to 361.11 MT during the corresponding period of the previous year
The coal production in India reached 384.08 million tonnes (MT) up to August in the current fiscal, a growth of 6.48 per cent compared to 360.71 MT during the same period in FY24, the government said on Monday.
The combined Index of Eight Core Industries (ICI) increased by 6.1% (provisional) in July 2024 as compared to the Index in July 2023, the Ministry of Commerce & Industry said on Friday.
As part of this strategy, the Ministry has identified 38 priority rail projects under the coal logistics plan that will be fast-tracked in close coordination with the Ministry of Railways.
Ministry of Coal said on Tuesday that the country’s cumulative coal production for the financial year 2024-25, as of Aug 25 has shot up by 7.12 per cent to 370.67 million tonnes compared to 346.02 million tonnes (MT) during the same period in FY 2023-24.
