Import of coal in December however declined 8.09 per cent to 17.25 MT from 18.77 MT in the year-ago month
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As far as coking and other coal are concerned, handling recorded a jump of 6.85 per cent during the first quarter of the current fiscal at 13.03 mn tonnes
Overall, coal and coke imports in April-January of 2017-18 stood at 179.5 MT, marginally lower than 180.8 MT recorded for the same period last year
Between 2007-08 and 2017-18, the number of countries they imported steam coal from has increased from six to 12
Of the 16.6 MT total coal imported last month, the maximum was of non-coking variety at 11.2 MT
Coal imports fell 13.7% to 15.59 MT in October due to higher prices of the fossil fuel in the international market
Govt saved Rs 4,285 crores due to the lower imports
India plans to completely stop thermal coal imports in 2-3 years that would result in an annual saving of Rs 40,000 crore
India lacks good quality resources of steelmaking coal and imports from countries such as Australia and South Africa