The U.S. Bureau of Land Management on Thursday released plans to end future leasing of its managed coal resources in the Powder River Basin in eastern Montana and northeastern Wyoming in a move that has angered Montana’s Republican political leaders but is being cheered by environmental groups who fought for changes to leasing plans over […] The post BLM plan proposes ending future federal coal leasing in Powder River Basin appeared first on Daily Montanan.
India’s coal production for April 2024 reached 78.69 million tonnes (MT) (Provisional), marking a notable growth rate of 7.41 per cent compared to the corresponding period in the previous year, which stood at 73.26 MT.
India's eight core sectors saw an annual growth rate of 5.2% in March, with production in cement, coal, electricity, natural gas, steel, and crude oil showing positive growth.
According to an official, additional secretary, coal, M Nagaraju this week reviewed the coal production targets for FY25. Representatives of 74 coal mines were present in the review meeting.
The country’s coal import also went up to 244.27 MT in the April-February period of FY24 over 227.93 MT in the year-ago period, the online marketplace said
Commercial Coal Block: Out of 147.2 MT, power sector captive mines produced around 121.3 MT, non-power sector mines produced 8.4 MT and the production from commercial mines was 17.5 MT, Joshi said in a post on X.
In FY 2023-24, New Delhi coal production grew by 27% to 147 MT. Power sector mines increased by 19%, non-power by 63%, and commercial by 93%. Stakeholders' efforts strengthen energy security, fostering economic growth.