India’s coal imports declined 12.08 per cent to 18.26 million tonnes (MT) in August this year over the corresponding month of the previous fiscal.
The country’s import of fossil fuel stood at 20.77 MT in August last year.
Overall coal imports during April to August also declined by 10.3 per cent to 103.93 MT, over 115.93 MT in the year-ago period, according to data compiled by Mjunction services ltd. Mjunction services ltd is a leading B2B e-commerce firm.