@article {article518, title = {Responding to the coal shortage }, author = {Ajit Ranade}, journal = {Foundation of The Billion Press}, date = 2022-05-06, year = 2022, url = https://www.thebillionpress.org/columns/economy/responding-coal-shortage-518, Abstract = {The bulk of India’ electricity comes from burning coal. This coal has to go from the minefields to the electricity generating plants. It travels by rail and road, mostly the former. The total annual demand for coal in India is close to 1 billion tonnes and is expected to rise } }