A Critical Assessment of Sustainable Development in the Indian Coal Mining Sector: A Review

Abstract India’s coal production has ramped up over the years in response to rising demand from the country’s booming energy market and other industries. We’ll inevitably have to rely heavily on the energy industry. About 66% of India’s energy needs are met by the country’s thermal power plants, with 53% of that total coming from coal. India relies on the coal industry despite the fact that it causes serious difficulties for the environment, pollutes water supplies, and degrades land. In the next few decades, India would be completely depleted of its coal deposits if the current output rate of extraction is maintained. In this work, we discuss how to make long-term use of non-renewable resources possible for future generations.