Why is India pushing for coal gasification?
India is actively promoting surface coal gasification technology with a substantial incentive package of ₹37,500 crore approved by the Union Cabinet. Union Coal and Mines Minister G. Kishan Reddy highlighted the technology's potential to produce various downstream products and substitute imports worth up to ₹3 lakh crore, thereby boosting the domestic economy and reducing reliance on foreign goods.
India is actively promoting surface coal gasification technology with a substantial incentive package of ₹37,500 crore approved by the Union Cabinet. Union Coal and Mines Minister G. Kishan Reddy highlighted the technology's potential to produce various downstream products and substitute imports worth up to ₹3 lakh crore, thereby boosting the domestic economy and reducing reliance on foreign goods.
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GS Paper 3: Indian Economy (Government Budgeting, Industrial Policy, Energy Security, Infrastructure)
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