The decline in imports is attributed to the government’s initiatives to reduce reliance on foreign coal, particularly for coking coal and high-grade thermal coal.
The country's coal-based power sector has witnessed a growth of 10.18% in power generation from April 2024 to July 2024 compared to the same period last year.
Global media also explores India's continued reliance on coal, despite growing renewable energy capacity and story of Gauri Lankesh through the prism of 2024 Lok Sabha elections.
11 of 15 major river basins in India to experience water stress by 2025. India’s major power grids depend on 14 major river basins, all of which are under ‘high water stress’.
CAG had in 2018 report pointed to ‘excess payments of 813 cr’ by TANGEDCO to coal suppliers & alleged irregularities in imported coal procured by PSU between 2013 and 2016.
Beijing still fails to answer the more important question: Is AI spurring an economic revolution or simply a chatbot craze? On this front, data is more opaque.
New CPI series will take 2024 as base year, will provide more accurate measure of inflation, spending on digital services. Expected to enhance representation and reliability, says Saurabh Garg.
Tajikistan did not want to extend the lease because of apparent pressure from Russia & China over non-regional military personnel at the air base, it is learnt.
On 21 Oct, a buzz went up that the govt had released full list of gallantry award recipients along with Op Sindoor citations. I put an AI caddy on the job. It took me into a never-ending rabbit hole.
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