The country will produce 810 Million Tonnes (MT) of coal in the current fiscal for which the targets for Coal India Limited, Singareni Collieries Co. Ltd and captive coal mines and others have been set as 660 MT, 67 MT and 83 MT, respectively.

India and Russia have discussed developing further linkages with Far East Russia, particularly through sourcing of metallurgical or coking coal, development of infrastructure of the region’s ports and connectivity of these ports with Russian mining locations, and improvements in evacuation infrastructure.

Representing India's commitment to the environment, Coal Preparation Society of India (CPSI) is a non-profit,non-government professional body having members from coal.

Union Minister of Parliamentary Affairs & Coal, Prahlad Venkatesh Joshi has urged the geoscientific community to come up with innovative means of finding deep seated and concealed mineral resources, while causing least ecological disturbance.

Union Minister of Science & Technology, Dr. Harsh Vardhan, inaugurated the National Centre for Clean Coal Research and Development (NCCCR&D) at the prestigious Indian Institute of Science (IISc)-Bengaluru on September 16.

Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi will dedicate to the nation India’s second riverine multi-modal terminal built at Sahibganj in Jharkhand on September 12. Modi will inaugurate the state-of-the-art terminal through a two -way digital communication system at an event in Ranchi, Jharkhand.

The year 2018 has been a significant one for the logistic and shipping sector in India.

India is witnessing a rapid economic and industrial growth with a projected GDP of 7.8 per cent in 2019 by IMF. To achieve this growth, it is important to ensure power security for the nation.

Contributions from the power equipment industry is 8.1 per cent of the manufacturing sector in terms of value and 1.35 per cent of India's GDP, providing direct employment to 5 lakh people, indirect employment to 10 lakh people, and employment to over 50 lakh people across the entire value chain.