The country had imported 165.35 MT of coal in the year-ago period, according to provisional compilation by mjunction

India's coal imports saw a decline of 18.6 percent during Apr-Oct this fiscal as against the same period last year. However, the country's coal import increased to 21.50 MT in October

Of total imports in September, non-coking coal's shipment was 11.97 MT as against 11.81 MT in the year-ago period. Coking coal import increased to 4.58 MT as compared to 3.54 MT in September last fiscal

India had imported 19.61MT of coal in July 2019, according to a provisional compilation, by mjunction services limited, based on monitoring of vessels' positions and data received from shipping companies

\"This move is in a bid to attain the government's thrust on reducing coal import dependency of the country under the Atma Nirbhar plan. Coal imports of 150 million tonne can be replaced with this new scheme,\" a Coal India official said

The country's coal imports in February last year stood at 19.82 MT, according to a provisional compilation by mjunction services, based on monitoring of vessels' positions and data received from shipping companies

Coal imports in November declined by marginal 0.8 per cent to 17.80 MT, against 17.95 MT in the same month last fiscal

India is the third-largest producer of coal after China and the US and has 299 billion tonnes of resources and 123 billion tonnes of proven reserves, which may last for over 100 years

Coal imports were at 214.61 MT in 2017-18, according to provisional data by mjunction services, based on monitoring of vessels' positions and data received from shipping companies.