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TopicCoal imports

Topic: Coal imports

OCCRP claim of Adani ‘overcharging’ for coal brings back focus on TANGEDCO & 2018 CAG report

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.

How Indian coal importers could benefit from trade disruptions due to Baltimore bridge collapse

Shipping experts & economists say impact on coal-importing countries is likely to be negligible, and India could potentially gain from this disruption if it's agile enough.

Adani Group overpaid for coal imports, then charged Indians extra for power, claims FT report

Financial Times report says Adani Group paid extra for coal imports to benefit companies linked to its owners. Adani Group preemptively denied all allegations days before report was made public.

Govt says plants using imported coal to operate at full capacity till September

India earlier said these plants were to operate at full capacity till 15 June, as the Centre looked to maximise output ahead of an expected record surge in power usage during the summer.

Taliban hikes price of coal that Pakistan wants to import, shows who pulls the strings

Taliban increased the price of coal from $90 per tonne to $200 per tonne, and set custom duties at 30%, hours after Pakistan PM Shehbaz Sharif announced import plans.

India’s dependence on coal is unaffordable

Federal minister in charge in 2017 complained that a third of India’s coal-based capacity depended on imports, while cheaper Indian coal isn’t of the quality plants are designed to handle.

NTPC invites bids for importing coal for first time in two years

The fuel will mainly be used at power plants located far from domestic mines, which are most vulnerable to disruptions. India has been grappling with shortages of coal since August.

Commercial coal mining is key to Modi’s Aatmanirbhar Bharat, but states need to do their bit

Jharkhand CM Hemant Soren has chosen to oppose commercial coal mining, which damages our national interests as it makes it difficult to deal with local issues.

Adani expects India’s coal imports to break records this year as demand stays robust

Imports will climb almost 11% to 184 million metric tons in 2019-20, & rise further to average about 200 million annually through following decade.

Modi govt promised to end coal imports by 2016, but they’ve been on the rise since then

In 2017-18, India imported 208 million tonnes of coal, up from 191 million tonnes the previous year, and between April and Nov 2018, imports rose by over 9%.

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Russia’s super-missile test shows a new, expensive technological race—with dire outcomes

The test raises a question. Why have Russian nuclear strategists now invested in the Burevestnik, when the US abandoned nuclear ramjet propulsion in 1964?

Karnataka, Telangana, TN, Maharashtra power 40% of services output, pan-India growth uneven—NITI Aayog

Report on India's services sector examines state-level dynamics, maps disparities and suggests ways to tap into the sector’s potential.

India pulled out of Tajikistan’s strategically important Ayni air base in 2022. Here’s why

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.

Deepfake on duty: when I asked AI to read Op Sindoor citations

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.