India's Sept coal prodn grows 16% Y-o-Y to 67 MT
New Delhi: India produced 67.21million tonne (MT) of coal in September, surpassing the figures of 58.04 MT of the corresponding month in previous year, representing an increase of 15.81%.
18 lakh people benefitted from water discharged from coal mines
New Delhi/IBNS: Approximately 18 lakh people living in about 900 villages in the proximity of coal mining areas are being benefitted by water discharged from the operational as well as abandoned coal mines, the Coal Ministry said.
JSPL's African arm to build Botswana coal mine next year
Gaborone/IBNS: Indian industrial major Jindal Steel and Power Ltd (JSPL) will construct a coal mine in Botswana's Mmamabula coalfields in 2022 to cater to the export market and supply a planned coal-fired power plant, Reuters reported.