India’s mineral production grows nearly 6% in January

India’s mineral production from mining and quarrying grew 5.9% year-on-year, a PIB report said on Wednesday. The country produced over 99.8 million tonnes of coal in the period on the back of rising power demand. India, the world’s second-largest coal user, generated record-high coal-fired electricity in January as rising demand for air conditioning meant that […]

ACC bags Lamatola coking mine on 3rd day of auction

Cement major ACC Ltd bagged the Lamatola coking coal block situated in Madhya Pradesh on Thursday in the ongoing nineth round of auction of commercial coal mines, according to an official release. ACC submitted the final bid offering a premium of 16.75 per cent against the reserve price of 4 per cent. “Including today’s auction, […]

Indian government panel backs higher carbon tax on coal imports

A panel of officials from Indian ministries has called for a bigger carbon tax on higher quality imported coal while cutting rates for domestic coal, in a bid to slash shipments of the polluting fuel, the coal ministry said on Thursday. Coal is among India’s top five commodity imports by value. Despite surging domestic production, […]

Govt auctions 91 coal mines for commercial use so far

A total of 91 coal mines have been auctioned so far with expected annual revenue of over Rs 33,000 crore, an official statement said on Tuesday. Since the launch of commercial coal auctions in 2020, the transparent and fair auction process has been well-received by the industry, with no complaints received, it added. he sale […]

Substantial surge in coal production and dispatch in Feb ’24

The coal sector has achieved a substantial surge in overall coal production during the month of February 2024, attaining 96.60 million ton (MT) (provisional) coal production, surpassing the figures of 86.38 MT of the corresponding month in previous year, representing an increase of 11.83 percent. The production of Coal India Limited (CIL) rose to 74.76 […]