India's coal production jumps 22.5% MoM in October

India produced 84.47 million tonnes of coal in October, soaring by 22.5% from a month earlier, according to new data released by the country's Ministry of Coal.

The figure also represents a 7.5% rise from the same month last year, the data showed. Production by Coal India Ltd (CIL), India's largest state-run coal miner, hit 62.47 million tonnes over the month, up by 22.6% on month and 2.3% on year. As CIL alone accounts for 74% of