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India explores Russian coking coal assets, more nickel supplies, sources say

SAIL and NMDC explores Russian coking coal for supply security
Updated on Jun 09, 2026 04:15 pm IST

Coal, non-fossil fuel sources: Centre lays out plan to meet electricity demand

The minimum additional thermal capacity required to meet projected demand is around 97,000 MW, the government has said.
Updated on Mar 30, 2026 08:13 am IST

BMC overlooks coal ban as more eateries switch over from gas

Demand for coal has risen significantly, but supplying it remains a challenge, industry representatives said. (Raju Shinde/HT Photo)
Published on Mar 14, 2026 04:08 am IST

Kerosene and coal are making a temporary comeback in India. Here's why

Representative image. (AFP)
Updated on Mar 13, 2026 05:54 pm IST

Lucknow: Coal makes taste of Awadh endure as food hubs face LPG challenge

A shop in the Old Lucknow area preparing meals on a coal-fired stove on Thursday. (HT Photo)
Updated on Mar 13, 2026 06:37 am IST

3 workers suffocate to death after lighting coal in Hisar factory

According to Hisar police, the workers had lit coal in their room for warmth amid the cold weather and succumbed to toxic fumes. (iStock)
Published on Jan 28, 2026 08:00 am IST

Coal conundrum requires imagination, not platitudes

Coal conundrum requires imagination, not platitudes
Published on Sept 20, 2025 06:26 am IST

Coal conundrum requires imagination, not platitudes

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Open cast coal mines at Jharia, Dhanbad. (HT File Photo)
Updated on Sept 19, 2025 05:11 pm IST

Trump to expand coal mining for powering AI data centres, steelmaking: Report

US President Donald Trump speaks during a meeting in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington, DC, on April 7, 2025.
Published on Apr 08, 2025 04:32 pm IST

Govt report flags dependence on coal for energy requirements

Coal has underpinned the expansion of electricity generation and industry, and remains the largest single fuel in the energy mix, the report said. (AP)
Updated on Mar 30, 2025 01:45 am IST

Coal India Q1 2024-25 results: Net profit up 4.24%, revenue up 1.33%

A loader loads coal in the truck at an open cast coal field at Topa coal mine in the Ramgarh district in the eastern Indian state of Jharkhand, India, February 27, 2024. (Amit Dave/Reuters)
Updated on Jul 31, 2024 05:54 pm IST

Coal to occupy significant place in India’s diversified energy basket: Eco Survey

Emissions rise from smokestacks at the Jeffrey Energy Center coal power plant, near Emmett, Kansas, US. (AP)
Updated on Jul 23, 2024 08:54 am IST

Coal to have significant place in India’s diversified energy basket: Eco Survey

The survey said focus should be on actively adopting clean coal technologies. (HT PHOTO/Representative)
Published on Jul 22, 2024 01:44 pm IST

India has ramped up its wind and solar energy. It now needs to expand places to store it

India has ramped up its wind and solar energy. It now needs to expand places to store it
Updated on Jul 21, 2024 07:06 am IST

India's solar output grows at slowest pace in six years in first half of 2024

India's solar output grows at slowest pace in six years in first half of 2024
Published on Jul 04, 2024 08:02 am IST

Can India keep its net zero by 2070 promise?

FILE PHOTO: Labourers work next to electricity pylons in Mumbai, India, October 13, 2021. REUTERS/Francis Mascarenhas/File Photo (REUTERS)
Updated on Jun 24, 2024 08:16 pm IST

India's coal dependence for power to be most in 9 years as heatwaves intensify

Representational (Shutterstock)
Published on Jun 19, 2024 06:25 pm IST

India's coal import rises 13% to 26 MT in April: mjunction

People working at a coal mine. (Ravi Choudhary/HT File Photo)
Published on Jun 16, 2024 07:37 pm IST

The future of coal in India: Decarbonising the oft-maligned resource

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India is striving hard to be a global leader in the area of climate change mitigation, and must lead by example if it is to adorn a place among countries that are spearheading the charge most effectively.
Published on May 11, 2024 02:08 pm IST

Green milestone: Share of coal in India’s total installed electricity capacity drops below 50%

The report also found that renewable energy auctions reached a record 41 GW in fiscal year 2024, with eight auctions including energy storage components. (REUTERS)
Updated on May 03, 2024 05:58 am IST

Coal share in India’s total installed capacity falls below 50% in FY24: CEEW

Wind capacity addition almost doubled and stood at 3.3 GW vs 2.3 GW in FY23. (Representative file photo)
Updated on May 02, 2024 01:49 pm IST

GST compensation cess may end before March 2026 deadline

GST compensation cess may end before March 2026 deadline
Updated on Mar 20, 2024 03:18 am IST

India’s renewable energy supply on the rise: Report

The top Indian states in terms of renewable energy capacities are Rajasthan, Gujarat, Tamil Nadu, Karnnataka and Maharashtra (AP)
Updated on Jan 25, 2024 02:46 am IST

Delhi: 6 dead after inhaling toxic fumes from ‘angithi’ in 2 separate incidents

Six people, including four members of a family, died allegedly after inhaling toxic fumes from coal braziers in two separate incidents in the national capital, officials said on Sunday.
Published on Jan 14, 2024 01:34 pm IST

India thwarted attempts for limitations on coal at COP28: Bhupender Yadav

Union minister Bhupender Yadav in New Delhi on Monday. (PTI Photo)
Published on Jan 09, 2024 10:02 am IST

India, Russia aim to bolster ties in energy, military-tech

Russia's President Vladimir Putin and India's Foreign Minister Subrahmanyam Jaishankar attend a meeting with in Moscow
Updated on Dec 28, 2023 04:59 am IST

At Jaishankar, Sergey Lavrov meeting, a push to expand export of Russian energy

Jaishankar said Russian supplies of energy, coking coal and fertilisers were “very big components” of bilateral trade
Updated on Dec 27, 2023 07:59 pm IST

54 coal-laden trucks impounded in Jharkhand

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Published on Dec 26, 2023 02:32 pm IST

After landmark moves, climate talks hit again over coal, fossil fuel action

Leaders and participants at the end of the Tripling Nuclear Energy by 2050 session in Dubai. (AFP)
Updated on Dec 04, 2023 06:54 am IST