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Thursday, January 8, 2026
TopicCoal consumption

Topic: coal consumption

India to focus on climate adaptation, centre development goals around fossil fuels: Economic Survey

Survey says India’s efforts to attain ‘developed nation’ status by 2047 will have motto of ‘sustainable, overall development’, highlights funding shortfall & lack of global cooperation.

Expect fewer power cuts this summer as govt ensures enough coal supply to power plants

While 2022 saw a severe shortage of coal for power production, this year has benefited from higher coal production, unseasonal rains & better coordination between key ministries.

China accounts for two thirds of world’s planned new coal power, says Global Energy Monitor

UN has urged nations to stop building new plants and phase out coal consumption by 2040 in order to slash climate-warming carbon emissions.

On Camera

Why Pinarayi Vijayan is going soft on an Ezhava leader’s anti-Muslim hate speech

Pinarayi Vijayan once called Vellappally Natesan, the general secretary of SNDP Yogam, Kerala’s Pravin Togadia. Now he is giving his hate speech a free pass.

500% tariffs ahead for India? Trump’s lined up a big bad Bill for countries buying Russian oil

Republican Senator Lindsey Graham says bill will be 'well-timed, as Ukraine is making concessions for peace and Putin is all talk, continuing to kill the innocent'.

2025: Pakistan’s deadliest year in over a decade

Islamabad-based think-tank PICSS's new report says Pakistan saw 'pronounced escalation' in violence last year, with 3,413 conflict-related deaths compared to 1,950 in previous year.

A year-end Mea Culpa in National Interest—The Army-Islam combo doesn’t kill democracy

Many of you might think I got something so wrong in National Interest pieces written this year. I might disagree! But some deserve a Mea Culpa. I’d deal with the most recent this week.