← 9 September 2026's Current Affairs · Economy GA Prelims ★★★★☆ Mains ★★★☆☆
Government reviews progress on its coal and lignite gasification package
Why in News?
Government reviews progress on its coal and lignite gasification package
The government has reviewed applications received under its coal and lignite gasification incentive package, part of its strategy to cut import dependence using domestic coal reserves.
Why it matters: factual, Prelims-type
What you need to know
2 min read
The government has reviewed the response to its incentive package for promoting surface coal and lignite gasification, an initiative aimed at converting coal into synthetic gas for industrial and chemical use rather than direct combustion.
Coal gasification is seen as a way to reduce India's import dependence on natural gas and downstream petrochemical products while utilising the country's large domestic coal reserves.
The push for gasification forms part of India's broader energy security and import-substitution strategy in the coal and energy sector.
Sources: Topper IAS editorial (PIB / The Hindu / Indian Express)
Key facts
Remember these
- coal gasification
- energy security
- import substitution
- synthetic gas
Prelims · Mains
How the exam will ask it
Prelims
- coal gasification, energy security, import substitution, synthetic gas
Mains
Use as an example in GA answers (GS3 - Economy/Infrastructure: coal gasification, energy security).
Quick recall
Answer before you reveal
Restrictions on trade with Israeli settlements in the occupied West Bank draw on the international legal position that transferring an occupying power's civilian population into occupied territory violates which instrument?
- The United Nations Charter, 1945
- The Rome Statute, 1998
- The Fourth Geneva Convention, 1949
- The Hague Convention, 1899
Show answer
Answer: C — Article 49 of the Fourth Geneva Convention, 1949 prohibits an occupying power from transferring parts of its own civilian population into territory it occupies, the legal basis most often cited against Israeli settlements in the West Bank.
Convert this topic into marks
Today's 10-MCQ test · instant analysis · Powered by AdaptIQ