Which segment of coal imports recorded the steepest decline of 35.23 per cent in August 2026?
- A.Coking coal imports for the steel industry
- B.Imports by imported coal-based power plants
- C.Imports for blending at domestic coal-based plants
- D.Overall power sector imports
Correct answer
Explanation
The correct answer is imports for blending at domestic coal-based plants. Coal brought in to be mixed with Indian coal at these stations fell from 4.64 million tonnes to 3 million tonnes, a decline of 35.23 per cent, and this is read as a sign that enough domestic coal was available for generation so less blending material had to be bought abroad. Option A is wrong because coking coal imports fell by a much smaller 4.18 per cent, to 27.30 million tonnes. Option B is wrong, and is in fact the opposite case: plants designed to run primarily on imported coal registered a marginal increase of 0.98 per cent, taking in 18.31 million tonnes against 18.13 million tonnes. Option D is wrong because the power sector as a whole reduced its imports by 6.39 per cent, from 22.77 million tonnes to 21.32 million tonnes, a far gentler fall than in the blending category.
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Practice Questions
By what percentage did India's total coal imports decline in August 2026 over August 2025?
- A.4.18 per cent
- B.5.83 per cent
- C.6.39 per cent
- D.35.23 per cent
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Total coal imports came down from 111.05 million tonnes in August 2025 to 104.57 million tonnes in August 2026, a reduction of 6.48 million tonnes, which works out to a fall of 5.83 per cent.
Read the full explanation →What was the volume of India’s total coal imports in August 2026?
- A.111.05 million tonnes
- B.104.57 million tonnes
- C.27.30 million tonnes
- D.21.32 million tonnes
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This was the total quantity of coal India imported during August 2026, lower by 6.48 million tonnes than the same month of the previous year.
Read the full explanation →What was the share of imported coal in India’s total coal consumption in August 2026?
- A.21.20 per cent
- B.19.30 per cent
- C.18.31 per cent
- D.1.90 per cent
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Imported coal accounted for this share of all the coal India consumed during August 2026, which marks a reduced reliance on foreign supplies for the month.
Read the full explanation →Which state received the largest share of the tax devolution released by the Centre on 31 October 2026?
- A.Maharashtra
- B.Bihar
- C.Uttar Pradesh
- D.Madhya Pradesh
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The state-wise statement issued with the release shows Uttar Pradesh drawing the largest amount out of the Rs 1,09,019 crore distributed among all 28 states on 31 October 2026.
Read the full explanation →The tax devolution of Rs 1,09,019 crore released on 31 October 2026 was which additional instalment of that kind in the financial year?
- A.The first
- B.The second
- C.The third
- D.The fourth
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The release of Rs 1,09,019 crore made on 31 October 2026 was described as the second additional instalment of tax devolution in the running financial year, which means one such extra transfer had already gone out earlier in the same year.
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