Union Coal Minister Pralhad Joshi said that the requirement of coal is 1.1 million tonnes for generating power and 2 million tonnes has already been supplied.
Coal-fired power stations have an average of 4 days’ worth of fuel stock, and over half the plants are already on alert for outages. India's options right now are limited.
India is contending with two key challenges: soaring electricity demand as industrial activity rebounds after Covid curbs were lifted and a slump in local coal output.
The study says coal fleet expansion could result in 31,300 preterm births, 46,800 asthma emergency hospital visits in the cities of Mumbai, Bengaluru, Chennai, Kolkata, and Delhi.
China could look to coal exporters like South Africa, Colombia, US and Canada, putting it in competition with buyers in elsewhere and adding more impetus to global price rallies.
The short supply may force plants to buy expensive imported coal or pay hefty premiums at domestic auctions, and raise costs across an economy already battling high fuel prices.
Heavy rains in mining regions are worsening coal supply crisis. The dwindling supplies also come at a time when electricity consumption has been strong due to revival in economic activity.
Police said two truck drivers were shot dead and three others were burnt to death. The trucks were carrying coal and the owners claimed the militants demanded money from them.
MGNREGA’s core strength was: if you needed work, you got work. VB-GRAMG’s funding model means work will only be available if a state has the budget and the Centre has approved the allocation.
RBI Handbook of Statistics shows state’s GSDP has more than doubled in past decade, finishing second behind Maharashtra. It has performed well across health & education parameters as well.
It is argued that India-Israel ties are moving from buyer–seller dynamic to one focused on joint development & manufacturing partnership, a shift 'more durable' than traditional arms sales.
Don’t blame misfortune. This is colossal incompetence and insensitivity. So bad, heads would have rolled even in the old PSU-era Indian Airlines and Air India.
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