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Dhanbad= Coal Capital of India

Major Coalfields and Coal Mines of India
1. Gevra Open-Cast Mine (Chhattisgarh): Largest coal mine in India and Asia; 2nd-largest in the world; operated by SECL.
2. Kusmunda Open-Cast Mine (Chhattisgarh): 2nd-largest coal mine in India; operated by SECL; uses surface miners for blast-free coal extraction.
3. Dipka Open-Cast Project (Chhattisgarh): Flagship mega coal mine operated by SECL; targets over 40 million tonnes of coal production in FY 2026–27.
4. Jharia Coalfield (Jharkhand): Located in Dhanbad; famous for high-quality coking coal; known as the Coal Capital of India(DHANBAD).
5. Raniganj Coalfield (West Bengal): India’s oldest coalfield; commercial coal mining began in 1774; produces non-coking coal.
6. Talcher Coalfield (Odisha): Holds approximately 15% of India’s prognosticated coal resources; operated by MCL.
7. Singrauli Coalfield (Madhya Pradesh and Uttar Pradesh): Known as the Energy Capital of India; operated by NCL; major centre of thermal power generation.
8. Bhubaneswari Open-Cast Mine (Odisha): Located in Angul district; operated by MCL; coal production capacity of 30 million tonnes.
9. Ib Valley Coalfield (Odisha): Located in Jharsuguda and Sundargarh districts; operated by MCL.
10. Godavari Valley Coalfield (Telangana): Largest Gondwana coalfield in South India; operated by SCCL.

Abbreviations: SECL - South Eastern Coalfields Limited; MCL - Mahanadi Coalfields Limited; NCL - Northern Coalfields Limited; SCCL - Singareni Collieries Company Limited.

#GEOGRAPHY

Pallavaram (Tamil Nadu) is India’s first documented Palaeolithic site, where Robert Bruce Foote discovered a Palaeolithic stone handaxe in 1863.

#HISTORY

Khet Bachao Abhiyan–2026: Launched from Muzaffarpur, Bihar, on 26 October 2026 by Agriculture Minister Vijay Kumar Sinha to promote soil health, natural farming, integrated pest management and crop diversification; it will continue till 30 November 2026.

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Nasha Mukt Bihar Maha Abhiyan: Launched by Bihar’s Prohibition, Excise and Registration Department from 27 October to 26 November to raise awareness against alcohol and other drugs.

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Ladakh became India’s first fully organic Union Territory, banning chemical pesticides and synthetic fertilisers.

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