The adoption of sustainable development principles in coal mining sector has been gaining ground over the years. Ministry of Coal not only envisions to secure availability of coal to meet the rising energy demand of various sectors but also prioritise due care for local environment and host community.

 — The story so far: India could be on the verge of a power crisis as the stock of coal held by the country's thermal power plants has hit critically low levels. Many power plants are operating ...

 — The Prime Minister's Office reviewed the coal stock situation in India's thermal power plants in a meeting Tuesday with senior officials of the coal and power ministries. India's thermal power plants currently have an average of four days worth of coal stock against a recommended level of 15-30 days, with a number of states highlighting …

 — India is on the brink of an unprecedented power crisis. More than half of the country's 135 coal-fired power plants are running on fumes - as coal stocks run critically low.

 — Demand for coal is expected to remain high in the country, especially from the power generation sector. Recent scenario-based projections of coal demand indicate that coal consumption in the power sector could be in the range of 380–500 MT by 2012 [9].Longer term scenarios from the Planning Commission have indicated that annual …

 — Under the administrative control of the Ministry, these key functions are exercised through the Public Sector Undertakings, namely, Coal India Ltd. and its subsidiaries and Neyveli Lignite corporation India Limited (NLCIL). Other than Coal India Ltd. and Neyveli Lignite Corporation India Ltd., the Ministry of Coal also has a joint …

 — Coal indicator: Status: Coal reserves in India: Total estimated reserves of coal in 2020 were 344.02 billion tonnes and India has the fourth largest coal reserves in the world. Coal production in India: Coal production in the country was 730.87 million tonne during 2019-20(P) compared to 728.72 million tonnes for 2018-19.

 — As per the latest data released by the Ministry of Mines, Government of India, mineral production in India rose by 10.9 per cent year-on-year in May 2022 led by a sharp jump in the output of coal, gold, phosphorite, and bauxite. India's mining sector has vast potential given it produces 95 minerals, including 10 metallic and 23 non-metallic. …

 — Following the international climate change policy and the major use of coal-based blast furnace–basic oxygen furnace (BF–BOF) in the steel sector, with an average emission of 2.0 t CO 2 /t steel, alternative processing routes must be considered to reduce the emission intensities. An approach of progressive amalgamation with alternative gas …

India is the second largest coal importer, despite having the world's fourth largest coal reserves and being the second largest producer. Coal Reserves in India. coal sector, which has dominant use in three core sectors i.e. power, steel, cement. India has 4 th largest reserves of coal and holds about 286 billion of world's some 850 billion ...

 — Captive coal blocks may be underutilised due to issues of end consumer sectors (Section 5.6) ... Why India's push for private-sector coal mining won't raise carbon emissions.

 — Context: India is facing a severe coal shortage. The coal stocks at its thermal power plants can supply just days of fuel. Union Power Minister has said the situation is "touch and go", and could be …

Coal India Limited, the public sector miner that produces 85% of domestic coal, is the world's largest coal miner. But despite enormous reserves, India imports about a quarter of consumption.

Executive Summary. This analysis provides insight on world coal trade dynamics based on three cases varying demand and supply in India and Greater Southeast Asia (GSEA)1 …

 — Northeast India has a good deposit of sub-bituminous tertiary coal. The northeast Indian coals have unusual physico-chemical characteristics such as high sulfur, volatile matter and vitrinite content, and low ash content. In addition, many environmental sensitive organic and mineral bound elements such as Fe, Mg, Bi, Al, V, Cu, Cd, Ni, Pb, …

 — Coal for electricity. Coal was the major source of energy, accounting for about 72.22% of the total production during 2019-20. Source: Energy Statistics India 2021, MOSPI. The coal crisis –. At …

Coal has been in the news over the past few months. Not without reason. The recent power crisis in India has moved coal to the centre stage. India's energy sector depends heavily on coal as fuel for its thermal power plants. The ability of coal-based power plants to …

 — In less than a year, India has faced its second coal sector crisis that has led to nationwide power supply issues. A surge in international coal price, shortage of coal stockpiles at power generation …

 — Indian utilities are scrambling to secure coal supplies as inventories hit critical lows after a surge in power demand from industries and sluggish imports due to record global prices push power ...

 — Issue with Non-washing of Coal: ... Washed coal also provides high grade "coking" coal that is essential for the steel sector. Indian coal is known to contain 30-50% ash, meaning that for every two units of coal burned, one unit of ash could be produced. External Challenges: ...

 — A worker shovels coal in a supply truck at a yard on the outskirts of Ahmedabad, India, October 25, 2018. REUTERS/Amit Dave - RC19FBC49440 Purchase Licensing Rights, opens new tab

 — Transition from Coal-dependent Economy: Coal still dominates the power sector in India, as it accounts for about 70% of the electricity generation. Also, coal sector in India is estimated to provide about 1.2 million direct jobs and up to 20 million indirect and dependent jobs.

 — In past studies, gas content has been used as a proxy to the amount of methane that be mitigated from such mines (Kholod et al., 2020). Although our analysis did not particularly evaluate the gas ...

 — Reserves in India. India has 4 th largest reserves of coal and holds about 286 billion of world's some 850 billion of proven reserves. Indian coal is classified in 2 categories i.e. coking coal and non-coking coal. This is a usage based classification, as coking coal is essential for Iron and steel industry.

 — Why does India face a coal shortage? The biggest reason for coal shortage is the increasing power demand. In 2021, demand increased to 124.2 BU per month from 106.6 BU per month in 2019.

 — Beyond well-known environmental and social issues, India's coal sector faces considerable challenges of its own. These challenges derive from lack of accountability and transparency, weak planning and inter-agency coordination, and a monopolistic market structure. The recent 'coal-gate' scandal, in which the country's …

Focus on the Power Sector (Draft – to be modified) • Key assumptions in the Rapid Technological Change Scenario: • By 2040, 4 hour battery storage investment costs …

Coal provides about half of India's commercial primary energy supply today and is the dominant fuel for power production in India. In 2014, Prime Minister Narendra Modi established ambitious ...

 — The low inventories have forced Coal India to divert supplies to utilities at the expense of the non-power sector. State-run Indian Railways has cancelled passenger trains to free up tracks for ...

 — India's semi-planned economy led the prime minister Indira Gandhi to nationalize its coal industry in stages between 1971 and 1973, giving state-owned Coal India Limited and its subsidiaries a monopoly on coal mining until 1993 when the Nationalization Act was amended to allow private companies to undertake coalmining for …