The ‘Parliamentary Standing Committee on Energy’ recommended that the union ministries of power and coal should ensure optimum utilization of locally-produced coal through effective collaboration so that imports can be phased out over time.
India’s Coal import policy
As per the present import policy, coal can be freely imported (under Open General Licence) by the consumers themselves considering their needs based on their commercial prudence.
Coal Reserves in India
Top 5 States in terms of total coal reserves in India are:
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What does the committee recommended?
Classification of coal
On the basis of carbon content it can be classified into following three types:
Peat is the first stage of transformation from wood to coal with low calorific value and less than 40% carbon content. |
Some Other suggestions
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DELHI (Karol Bagh)
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BHUBANESWAR (Jaydev Vihar)
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LUCKNOW (Aliganj)
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