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Date: 18/12/2024

Coal imports up in April-Oct.

India’s coal imports rose by 4.2% to 162.45 million tonnes (MT) in the April-October period of the current financial year compared to 155.87 MT in the year-ago period. But coal imports in October dropped by 14.4% to 21.84 MT compared to 25.54 MT in the corresponding month of the previous fiscal, according to data compiled by mjunction services, a B2B e-commerce platform. Of the total imports in October, non-coking coal imports stood at 13.49 MT against 18.82 MT imported in October last fiscal. Coking coal imports stood at 4.45 MT, against 4.31 MT. In September, non-coking coal imports were 13.24 MT and coking coal at 3.39 MT, as per a report.
 
Source: Exim News Service: New Delhi, Dec. 17