Status: 44.13 million tonnes for January 2008
Impact: Domestic coal production has been on the increase over the last few months.
India is the third-largest producer of coal globally and a large part comes from Coal India and its subsidiaries.
Going forward, it is important to step up production as demand will continue to rise.
Crude oil production
Status: 2.73 million tonnes in February 2008
Impact: Crude oil production has not increased significantly over the last six months. India accounts for about 1 per cent of total crude oil production.
It is estimated that less than a third of India’s energy needs are met by oil and about 69 per cent of that is imported. Result: It will continue to drain away scarce resources.
— Compiled by Krishna Gopalan
