The combined Index of Eight Core Industries (ICI) increased by 5.2 per cent (provisional) in March, 2024 as compared to the Index in March, 2023. The production of Cement, Coal, Electricity, Natural Gas, Steel and Crude Oil recorded positive growth in March 2024. The details of annual and monthly indices and growth rates are provided at Annex I and Annex II respectively. ...

The coal sector has exhibited highest growth of 11.6 % (provisional) among the eight core industries for the month of February 2024 as per the Index of Eight Core Industries (ICI)) (Base Year 2011-12) released by Ministry of Commerce & Industries. The index of coal industry has reached 212.1 points during Feb’24 as compared to 190.1 points during the same ...

There has been a reduction in the share of coal import in the total coal consumption in the country. The share of coal import declined to 21% during April 2023 to January 2024, which was 22.48% during the corresponding period of previous year. There has been a reduction of 36.69% in the volume of coal imported for blending by thermal ...

One More Coking Coal Mine Auctioned on Third Day of Auctions On third day of auctions under 9th round and 8th round of commercial coal mine auctions, 1 mine was put up for auction. The coal mine is partially explored coking coal mine. The total geological reserve for the coal mine is 200 Million Tonnes. Including today’s auction, a total of 4 coking coal mines have ...

The Ministry of Coal is at the forefront of a transformative initiative aimed at diversifying Coal CPSEs, thereby enhancing their sustainability and making significant contributions to India’s energy security. This initiative aligns perfectly with the Government’s broader vision of fostering a future-ready, resilient, and sustainable energy ecosystem. The Ministry of Coal has identified key areas for diversification and is broadening ...

The Coal India Limited (CIL) has achieved a record production of 703.91 million tonnes (MT) of coal up to 7th March 2024 during the current fiscal, surpassing last financial year’s production of 703.20 MT by an impressive margin of 24 days. Additionally, CIL maintains an ample coal stock of 72.70 MT as of 7th March 2024. To enhance domestic coal production, the ...

Last one year, coal CPSEs have witnessed an exponential growth commensurate with their contribution to the economy of the country, which has been reflected in their Market capitalization, CAPEX and profitability. Market Capitalization Coal CPSE’s CIL & NLCIL have witnessed phenomenal growth in their core operation. This has boosted investors confidence in these PSUs stocks thereby leading them to their ...

Recently, an article has been published in a section of media alleging that Union Government illegally barred West Bengal from coal auctions, benefiting a corporate. It is alleged that Coal Ministry disqualified West Bengal Power Development Corporation Limited (WBPDCL) from participating in auction of West Bengal based coal mines considering WBPDCL as a prior allottee and has not paid addition ...

Our country is endowed with 5th largest geological reserves of coal.  We are 2nd largest consumers of coal.  More than 70% of our power generation is contributed by Thermal Power Plants.  For growing economy, the requirement of power is fast increasing. The Indian coal sector has undergone radical changes during last 10 years. The all-encompassing strategy, evident in initiatives such as commercial ...

There is month on month (m-o-m) and year-on-year (yoy) increase in coal production and dispatch from captive and commercial. The total coal production and dispatch from captive and commercial coal mines during the period from 1st April to 29th February 2024 was 126.80 MT and 128.88 MT, marking an impressive increase of 27.06% and 29.14% respectively, as compared to the same ...