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Topic: coal

India’s lockdown sees clean energy sources gain at the expense of coal

Nuclear & hydropower made up 27% of India’s total generation, up from 22%, and coal shrank to 65% from 71%, as of 15 April.

Adani Enterprises, 3 ex-NCCF officials booked for irregularities in coal supply contract

The CBI alleged that during the tendering process in 2010, NCCF officials favoured the Adani Group even though it had not given any trading margin.

Coal India’s stranglehold will deter investors from commercial mining opened up by govt

Foreign companies may not rush to bid in auctions as state clearances take time & costs will have to be lowered to compete with Coal India.

West should get China to drop veto rather than lecture India on cutting emissions

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Modi govt formulating National Coal Index to bring in more FDI, open up sector

With the index, the govt will be able to benchmark coal price, cost of production and efficiency of operations, Coal India said.

India is coal’s brightest star but it’s facing a burning question

Coal-fired power has long failed in terms of health & climate impacts, but now its raw economics are collapsing too. Even the govt can’t keep it going for long.

India, world’s no. 2 coal buyer, plans to cut imports by a third

India plans to meet its coal demand by increasing domestic production and from a jump in renewables output over the next 5 years.

Adani doubles down on controversial Australian coal mine, says India needs thermal power

Adani says Australia’s Carmichael coal mine is viable for his group and renewable energy is good but can’t meet India’s power needs.

Coal will still meet nearly 50% of India’s energy needs in 2030 despite focus on renewables

A mismatch between peak periods of demand and output from renewables means coal will remain the primary energy producer, a report by the Central Energy Agency states.

World’s dirtiest air presents challenge for Modi in second term

Modi government will have to take a series of steps starting with strengthening power distribution firms to ensure clean air.

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Pakistan can’t bomb or bargain its way out of the TTP-TLP mess

Among the many problems Pakistan is currently dealing with, the TLP and TTP offer two varying dimensions of the same one.

Kerala’s silent startup surge—work near home, smooth roads, fast internet & diaspora engagement

Once seen as a fading presence on India’s investment & startup picture, the state is slowly moving up the ladder, with policy reforms & infrastructure building.

India & Israel ink agreement to share, co-develop & co-produce advanced defence tech

Agreement signed during 17th Joint Working Group (JWG) on defence cooperation. Defence Secretary Rajesh Kumar Singh met Director General in Israeli Ministry of Defence Amir Baram Tuesday. 

Trump’s trade wars have rewritten powerplay, but India didn’t get the memo

This world is being restructured and redrawn by one man, and what’s his power? It’s not his formidable military. It’s trade. With China, it turned on him.