Western Coalfields Limited, in the news for exceeding all three of its key operational targets, is a subsidiary of which company?
- A.NTPC Limited
- B.Coal India Limited
- C.Singareni Collieries Company Limited
- D.NLC India Limited
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Explanation
The correct answer is Coal India Limited. Western Coalfields Limited is a subsidiary of Coal India under the Ministry of Coal, and it was the only subsidiary to exceed its targets on coal production, offtake and overburden removal during April to October 2026, achieving 102.47%, 108.82% and 104.56% of those targets respectively. Option A is wrong because NTPC is a power generation company and not the parent of WCL. Option C is wrong because Singareni Collieries is a separate coal producer jointly held by the Telangana government and the Centre, not a Coal India subsidiary. Option D is wrong because NLC India mines lignite and operates independently of Coal India. The extra 4.53 MT that WCL produced over the seven months was larger than the entire net production growth recorded by Coal India in the same period.
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Practice Questions
What was WCL's coal production in October, against the corresponding month of the previous year?
- A.4.53 MT, against 3.60 MT
- B.5.93 MT, against 3.60 MT
- C.6.67 MT, against 4.44 MT
- D.7.25 MT, against 5.93 MT
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The correct answer is 5.93 MT against 3.60 MT, a growth of 64.87% and the highest among the major subsidiaries of Coal India, with the company also reaching 108.60% of its monthly production target.
Read the full explanation →How many rakes had WCL loaded up to 31 October 2026, against the corresponding period a year earlier?
- A.4,402 against 3,146
- B.5,146 against 4,402
- C.6,146 against 4,402
- D.6,146 against 5,402
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Enhanced coordination with the Railways and focused monitoring of rake placement and loading drove the improvement, and rake loading to the power sector alone grew by 40.8%.
Read the full explanation →What was WCL's profit before tax for April to September 2026?
- A.Rs 762.30 crore
- B.Rs 1,045.60 crore
- C.Rs 1,352.26 crore
- D.Rs 2,075.95 crore
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The correct answer is Rs 1,352.26 crore, which represented a growth of 76.3% over the corresponding period of the previous year.
Read the full explanation →Between April and October, by what percentage did coal production from captive and commercial mines grow over the previous year?
- A.11.30 per cent
- B.11.53 per cent
- C.36 per cent
- D.42 per cent
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Over the April to October period, production from captive and commercial mines moved up from 105.33 MT to 117.23 MT, which is a growth of 11.30 per cent.
Read the full explanation →The Lohari coal mine, which received Mine Opening Permission in October 2026, is located in which state?
- A.Odisha
- B.Jharkhand
- C.Chhattisgarh
- D.Madhya Pradesh
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The Lohari coal mine lies in Jharkhand and secured its Mine Opening Permission during October 2026 after waiting several years to start work, a clearance the Ministry of Coal attributes to its ease of doing business reforms.
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