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Coal Still Powers Much Of India’s Industry. Why Does It Remain A Troubled Sector?
In this episode, journalist Puja Mehra speaks with Subhomoy Bhattacharjee, Journalist and Contributing Editor at Business Standard, about the paradox at the heart of India’s coal economy—why the country is sitting on large coal stocks even as it continues to import coal for power generation. They discuss how India’s transition from coal shortages to apparent surplus masks deeper structural problems in production, transportation, pricing, and quality.
Drawing on recent data and policy decisions, Bhattacharjee explains why domestically mined coal often fails to reach power plants economically…
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