Invisible inputs, visible risks
Empires were once forged in iron and fuelled by coal; today, they may fracture over elements most people cannot spell.
Empires were once forged in iron and fuelled by coal; today, they may fracture over elements most people cannot spell.
India’s core industrial activity contracted in March 2026, with the combined Index of Eight Core Industries (ICI) falling 0.4 per cent year-on-year compared to March 2025. This marked the weakest performance in nearly two years.
The ongoing conflict in the Middle East and its aftermath have led to a shortage of cooking gas in India. Alongside rising prices of both household and commercial LPG, bookings are now being accepted only after a 25-day gap.
After coal, sand and stone, a fresh case of illegal soil excavation and trade has surfaced in West Burdwan district following a complaint filed over the unauthorised extraction of soil and its use in brick kilns.
On a cumulative basis, the core sector expanded by 2.6 per cent during April to December 2025-26 compared with the corresponding period of the previous year, reflecting moderate overall growth amid mixed sectoral trends.
As India aims to scale up its non-conventional energy capacity from the current 220.10 GW to 500 GW by 2030, the Union Coal Minister declared, "Coal production will also peak at an estimated 1.53 billion tonnes by 2030."
Eastern Coalfields Limited (ECL) has lodged a First Information Report (FIR) at Sripur police outpost under Jamuria police station, alleging that a dumper truck loaded with coal went missing and was later found carrying stone.
The overall coal production in India during May 2025 reached 86.24 MT (Provisional), marking an increase over the 83.96 MT produced in the corresponding period of the previous year.
Lokesh Gorai, a coal trader, was abducted this morning while out for a walk in Brajapur village, under the jurisdiction of Jhalda police station in Purulia district.
President Droupadi Murmu and Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday greeted Vice President Jagdeep Dhankhar on his 74th birthday.
