India is aiming to become self-sufficient in thermal coal from the financial year 2023-2024, said Pralhad Joshi, the Union Minister of Coal and Mines Tuesday while chairing a brainstorming session organized to find a way forward for the coal sector in the western Indian state of Gujarat. “India will soon become self-sufficient in mining coal for thermal power plants as Ministry of Coal coordinates with Indian Railways and Shipping Ministry,” said Joshi. “They discussed means to achieve 1 billion mt coal production target by Coal India Limited by Financial Year 2023-2024 in the session,” said a source close to the matter. India’s financial year runs from April 1 to March 31. The minister also proposed that Coal India could generate 5 GW of solar power […]