Mumbai, April 28 -- Union Minister of Coal and Mines, G.Kishan Reddy stated in a latest update that India recently achieved a landmark milestone of 1 BT of coal production and dispatch in the last financial year-a transformative step toward national energy security. Energy Statistics 2025 reveal that coal continues to account for nearly 60% of India's total energy requirements and 70% of its electricity generation. While efforts to enhance renewable energy are underway, the Minister reaffirmed that coal will remain central to India's energy and industrial landscape in the foreseeable future. Focusing on coking coal, a critical input in steel manufacturing, Reddy pointed out that it constitutes nearly 42% of steel production costs. India c...