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Coal India Ltd will aspire to reach its production target of 875 MT in the current fiscal year or reach close to the figure, its CMD Sanoj Kumar Jha said.

Secretary of the Ministry of Steel Sandeep Poundrik has named the country’s significant dependence on imported coking coal as a key obstacle to increasing steel production in the country, according to CNBC TV18.

According to sources, in a major development for India’s coal sector, the government is preparing to notify the rules for the country’s first National Coal Exchange by the end of this month.

The price of Australian coal rebounded by $6 per metric ton (mt) (6 percent) in 2025Q3 from the previous quarter. The increase in 2025Q3 was driven by strong Asian demand owing to a number of heatwaves in the region and lower exports from Australia and Indonesia. Recent data indicate a further price increase, as unusually warm temperatures have boosted demand in China.

India is likely to add around 12 GW of thermal power capacity in the current financial year, higher than last year's addition of 4,530 MW, people in the know said.

The Electricity (Amendment) Bill, 2025, is a major step toward transforming India’s power system to meet the needs of a rapidly growing economy. It aims to create a future-ready electricity sector that delivers reliable, affordable, and high-quality power to every consumer: farmers and households, to shops and industries.

State-run power giant NTPC has raised its installed generation capacity target from 130 GW to 149 GW by 2032 and 244 GW by 2037, a senior official said. This assumes significance in view of India's rising per capita demand, which is estimated to increase from around 1,500 Kwh at present to 4,680 Kwh by 2047, when the nation will be celebrating 100 years of Independence.

The Centre will be pushing amendments to one of India’s key nuclear laws—the Atomic Energy Act, 1962—in the upcoming winter session of Parliament which will pave the way for private companies to participate in the civil nuclear sector.

India's solar module manufacturing capacity is set to surpass 125 GW by 2025, more than triple the domestic demand of around 40 GW, creating an inventory surplus of 29 GW, according to Wood Mackenzie.

According to Vahan data, India’s electric vehicle industry hit a new high in October 2025, selling 2,34,274 units, up 7 per cent year-on-year. The figure beats the previous best of 2,19,722 units from October 2024.

The Global Cement and Concrete Association (GCCA) India said that the cement industry has installed 1.8GW of renewable energy capacity and aims to add 5GW more by 2030, according to Platts via S&P Global. Around 3% of electricity used comes from renewables and 11% from waste heat recovery.

Indian Railways' freight performance continues to strengthen India's economic backbone, with cumulative loading this year crossing the 1-billion-tonne mark—reaching 1,020 million tonnes (MT) as of 19 November, the Ministry of Railways said in a statement on Saturday (22 November).