Topic: Coal
India’s Biggest Ever Coal Mine Auction
The Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman launched the biggest ever coal mine auction on November 3, 2022. About the biggest coal mine auction In the sixth round of...
Coal shortage in India
Currently, India is undergoing a second major power crisis since October 2021. Why is India facing coal shortage? The main reason for the coal shortage is the increasing...
Index of Eight Core Industries
In January 2022, compared to the same time period last year, the growth rate of eight core industries stood at 3.7 percent. The Ministry of Commerce announced this....
China-Russia to begin the biggest Nuclear Power Project
On May 19, 2021, China and Russia began the biggest Nuclear Power Project. The Russian President Vladimir Putin and the Chinese President Xi Jing Ping attended the ceremony...
Why were the Goa Infra Projects red flagged?
The Central Empowerment Committee appointed by the Supreme Court recently raised serious concerns of Environmental Impact in Goa. This was related to the double tracking of the railway...
Global Energy Review
The International Energy Agency recently released the Global Energy Review report. According to the report, the Carbon Dioxide emissions in India is to be 1.4% higher than the...
Israel: National plan to reduce 80% GHG emissions by 2050
The Ministry of Energy of Israel recently announced a National Plan to reduce 80% of Greenhouse gas emissions by 2050 as compared to that of 2015. About the...
Japan-Australia starts Producing Hydrogen from Brown Coal
A Japanese-Australian venture has started producing hydrogen from brown coal. Japan and Australia have collaborated for a $500 million pilot project which aims to show that liquefied hydrogen...
Coal Import Monitoring System
The Government of India is to implement Coal Import Monitoring System (CIMS). The system will require the importers to submit advance information online and obtain an automatic registration...
First Tranche of Coal Mine Auction to Generate Rs 7,000 crores of revenue
On November 9, 2020, the Coal Minister Shri Pralhad Joshi announced that the 19 mines were auctioned during first tranche of coal mine auction. The first tranche of...
India-Indonesia 5th Joint Working Group on Coal held virtually
On November 5, 2020, the India-Indonesia fifth joint working group on coal was held. The meeting of the working group was held through video conference. Key Highlights During...