India's coal imports fall by 15% in April
India’s coal imports fell by nearly 15% to 15.9 million tonnes (MT) in April from 18.7 MT in the year-ago period, Coal Secretary Anil Swarup informed on Friday. In value terms, the import bill reduced by 32.6% from ₹8,942 crore to ₹6,023 crore. Swarup further said reduction in imports during the last fiscal saved ₹24,000 crore in foreign exchange.