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Eight core sectors expanded by 2.6 per cent in July 2019 but contracted by 9.6 percent in 2020. (PTI file photo)

Only the farmer bats for India as eight core sectors shrink 9.6%

Only the fertiliser industry continued to grow through the worst of the Covid months

31 Aug 2020 5:12 PM

15 million tonnes by March-end: Minister on private firms' coal capacity

India’s consumption of coal fell 3.3% to 958 million tonnes in the year ended March 2020

01 Jul 2020 9:18 AM

Imports of thermal coal - used mainly for electricity generation - rose 12.3 per cent from a year ago to 17.65 million tonnes.

Coal imports rise in November after three months of decline

Coal imports in November rose 8.6 per cent from a year earlier to 21.83 million tonnes.

10 Feb 2020 1:57 PM

The state-owned firm had earlier said that it will produce 750 million tonnes of coal in the next financial year.

Coal allocation by CIL to power sector under e-auction drops 23 pc

Coal India accounts for over 80 per cent of domestic coal output.

03 Jan 2020 11:38 AM

This makes it imperative to ensure energy justice to all, which essentially means access to energy in an affordable and sustainable manner, said Oil Minister Dharmendra Pradhan. (Photo: File)

India to chart is own course of energy transition: Pradhan

Per capita energy consumption in India is only about one-third of the world's average.

15 Oct 2019 1:24 PM

Crude oil imports into India consumer declined 1.2 per cent from a year earlier to 19.34 million tonnes, but increased 14.6 per cent from the previous month. (Photo: File | ANI)

India's petrol imports in July hit highest in at least eight years

Petrol imports rose to 230,000 tonnes in July, the highest since PPAC data going back to 2011.

22 Aug 2019 2:59 PM

The expenditure budget of Rs 1,159.05 crore in the 2019-20, includes Rs 1,097 crore on central sector schemes/projects and Rs 23.15 crore on Coal Mines Pension Scheme. (Representational Image)

Budget 2019: Coal Ministry sees 48 pc jump in allocation to Rs 1,160 cr for 2019-20

The bulk of increase in the Budget allocation for 2019-20 is towards central sector schemes.

05 Jul 2019 4:46 PM

Steel and electricity output increased by 19.9 per cent and 7.2 per cent, respectively, during the month under review. (Representational Image)

Eight core sectors grow by 5.1 per cent in May

During April-May, the eight sectors grew by 5.7 per cent compared to 4.4 per cent in the same period last year.

01 Jul 2019 7:59 PM

Public sector mining giant Coal India Ltd had supplied 488 MT of fuel to the power sector in 2018-19.

Coal supply to power sector rises marginally to 40.7 MT in April

The world's largest coal miner had dispatched 454.2 MT of coal to the power sector in 2017-18.

19 May 2019 10:53 AM

Union Coal Minister Piyush Goyal had said that no power plant was facing fuel shortages.

Coal India's supply to power sector up 7 pc at 488 mn tonne in FY19

The world's largest coal miner had dispatched 454.2 MT of coal to the power sector in 2017-18, as per latest government data.

28 Apr 2019 3:26 PM

Shipments of thermal or steam coal and coking coal rose 9 per cent and 14.25 per cent, respectively, during 2018-19.

Coal shipments at major ports rise 11 pc to 161 MT in FY19

These top ports under the control of the Centre had handled 145.59 MT of coal cargo in 2017-18.

28 Apr 2019 2:49 PM

The 12 major ports -- Deendayal (erstwhile Kandla), Mumbai, JNPT, Marmugao, New Mangalore, Cochin, Chennai, Kamarajar (earlier Ennore), V O Chidambarnar, Visakhapatnam, Paradip and Kolkata (including Haldia) -- handled 699.04 MT of cargo during 2018-19, as per latest data by the Indian Ports Association (IPA).

Top ports record marginal upswing in FY19 cargo handling at 699 MT

These ports, under the command of the Centre, had recorded 4.77 per cent growth in 2017-18 over the previous fiscal.

07 Apr 2019 12:22 PM

Of the total imports during February 2019, non-coking coal was at 13.86 MT, against 14.59 MT imported in January 2019, report said. (Representational Image)

India's coal import rises 8 pc to 212 MT in Apr-Feb

Coal imports in the month of February was at 18.31 MT (provisional) as compared to 21.15 MT (revised) in January 2019, report said.

07 Apr 2019 12:07 PM

Representational Image. (Photo: Pixabay)

Using coal, wood as fuel for cooking may cause cardiovascular death

Compared to persistent long-term use of solid fuels, adopting clean fuels was associated with a lower risk of death from cardiovascular disease.

27 Aug 2018 3:55 PM

The alleged crisis at the Nabha Power is the result of its own inept handling of coal procurement plans.

CIL refutes Nabha Power allegation of coal shortage

CIL had allocated 3.64 lakh tonnes of coal to be lifted from the CCL and the BCCL for the period Apr18 to Jun18.

09 Jun 2018 12:21 PM

The growth of eight core sectors slowed to 3-month low of 4.1 per cent in March due to weak performance in as many as six sectors including coal, crude oil and natural gas.

Core sector growth rate slows to 4.1 pc in March

The other sectors which showed slower growth rate were refinery products, steel and electricity.

01 May 2018 6:37 PM

Coal production increased by 1.4 per cent in February, 2018 over February, 2017. (Representational Image)

Core sectors register 5.3 per cent IIP growth in February 2018

Steel production increased by five per cent in February, 2018 over February last year.

03 Apr 2018 8:56 AM

A three-metre-high metal fence topped with razor wire in a North Korean port marks the front line of the United Nations' ban on coal exports by Pyongyang. (Photo: PTI/ File/Representational)

UN ban on coal exports by Pyongyang taking toll on N Korea-China trade

For years, coal trade was a lucrative earner for Pyongyang; its main ally China imported tonnes of coal worth nearly $1.2 billion in 2016.

04 Dec 2017 4:12 PM

Coal import for October came in flat at 16.65 million tonnes, underpinned by cautious buying by consumers due to high prices in the overseas market.

'Coal import may see further dip on self-sufficiency push'

Import of coal declined 6.37 per cent to 191.95 million tonnes in 2016-17.

27 Nov 2017 2:00 PM

The dispatches by the world's largest coal miner rose by 9.6 per cent to 248.9 MT in the April-October period of this fiscal.

Coal dispatches to power sector rise 18 pc in October

Coal India had supplied 33.8 million tonnes of dry fuel to power producers in October 2016.

20 Nov 2017 2:35 PM

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