Currently, India is producing at 155 MT annually and is struggling high to cope up with the indiscriminate import of cheaper Chinese steel, especially the value-added products, which has risen over 30 per cent year-over-year and the Union minister stressed for imposing further tightened safeguard measures like enhanced duty and stringent BIS-QCO (Bureau of Indian Standards-Quality Control Order) on imported Chinese steel.
Global warming policies were expected to drive a rapid shift toward a renewables-based energy system dominated by wind and solar.
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.
The combined Index of Eight Core Industries (ICI) increased by 6.1% (provisional) in July 2024 as compared to the Index in July 2023, the Ministry of Commerce & Industry said on Friday.
As part of this strategy, the Ministry has identified 38 priority rail projects under the coal logistics plan that will be fast-tracked in close coordination with the Ministry of Railways.
Ministry of Coal said on Tuesday that the country’s cumulative coal production for the financial year 2024-25, as of Aug 25 has shot up by 7.12 per cent to 370.67 million tonnes compared to 346.02 million tonnes (MT) during the same period in FY 2023-24.
To assess the safety status of coal companies, Secretary, the Ministry of Coal, Amrit Lal Meena has reviewed the ongoing development of the National Coal Mines Safety Report Portal as part of the Zero Accident Goal fixed for the sector, according to an official statement issued on Saturday.
This notable decrease indicates sufficient availability of coal in market to meet the growing demands, the ministry of coal said.
