India’s coal production reaches re • Table.Briefings

Kohlearbeiterin in Indien — The coal mines in the Indian state of Jharkhand are repeatedly criticized for their working conditions.

India’s coal production has climbed to one billion tons per year for the first time. Like China, its output is set to rise in the coming years, while a global peak is expected in the next few years.

India has achieved its target set a few years ago and produced more than one billion tons of coal and lignite in the fiscal year 2023/24, writes The Hindu Business Line. Coal output was thus 6.7 percent higher than the previous year.

India’s coal production reaches record level of one billion tons

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