India's coal demand is projected to hit 1.6 billion tons by 2030 as the country plans a new trading exchange to boost market transparency.

India nearly doubled its planned coal mining capacity in 2025 to 638 million metric tons per annum, driving almost all of the global increase in proposed coal projects, according…

India nearly doubled planned coal mining capacity to 638 mtpa in 2025, driving almost all global pipeline growth as proposed projects rose 11%.