India’s Thermal Coal Production Jumps 9.2%; Aims For Self-Reliance | Details

India is aiming for nothing less than self-reliance when it comes to meeting its coal needs. Recently, Union Minister of Coal & Mines Pralhad Joshi informed the parliament about the uptick in production through a written response. Coal is used extensively for electricity generation in India and a lot of this coal is imported. But last year a noticeable decline was observed in coal imports by the power sector between April 2023 – June 2023 the imports dropped from 16.36 million tonnes in the corresponding period the previous year to 14.21 million tonnes