Russia becomes India’s 3rd largest coal supplier

Russia becomes India’s 3rd largest coal supplier

Daily Current Affairs   /   Russia becomes India’s 3rd largest coal supplier

Change Language English Hindi

Category : International Published on: August 06 2022

Share on facebook
  • Russia became India's third-largest coal supplier in July, with imports rising by over a fifth compared with June to a record 2.06 million tonnes, data from Indian consultancy Coalmint showed.
  • Russia has historically been the sixth-largest supplier of coal to India, behind Indonesia, South Africa, Australia, and the United States, with Mozambique and Colombia alternatingly featuring in the top five.
  • India's imports from Russia have jumped nearly five times to over $15 billion ever since Russia invaded Ukraine.
  • As per Coalmint, Indonesia is the top supplier, while South Africa is slightly ahead of Russia.
Recent Post's
  • Piyush Goyal launches Trade Intelligence & Analytics (TIA) Portal to empower businesses with transparent, data-driven trade insights.

    Read More....
  • भारत सरकार ने लॉन्च किया ‘YUVA AI for ALL’ मुफ्त राष्ट्रीय एआई कोर्स

    Read More....
  • The Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation celebrated 75 years of the National Sample Survey by launching the National Industrial Classification 2025 and the Data Innovation Lab Portal to strengthen India’s data-driven governance.

    Read More....
  • India signed its first structured LPG import deal with the US to secure 2.2 MTPA supply for 2026, boosting energy security and reducing dependence on West Asia.

    Read More....
  • Lund University tops the QS Sustainability Rankings 2026, while IIT Delhi leads India at rank 205 among 103 institutions.

    Read More....
  • Keerthy Suresh has been appointed UNICEF India’s new celebrity advocate to champion child rights and promote mental health awareness nationwide.

    Read More....
  • India slips to 23rd rank in the Global Climate Change Performance Index 2026 due to the lack of a coal phase-out plan and continued coal block auctions.

    Read More....
  • The world marked its first World Cervical Cancer Elimination Day, calling for urgent action to achieve WHO’s 90-70-90 targets and end a preventable cancer.

    Read More....
  • Raulane is a 5,000-year-old mystical Himalayan festival in Himachal Pradesh celebrating nature, local folklore, and protective fairy spirits.

    Read More....
  • Dr. Jitendra Singh chairs the first meeting of the Earth System Science Council, promoting integrated governance and coordinated Earth science research.

    Read More....