Inaugural & Theme Session

• Indian perspective: Analyzing the changing economic climate and its implications on coal markets for meeting India’s demand for coal
• Energy conservation initiatives in Indian coal sector

Meeting the Supply & Demand of India Coal Sector

• Coal buyer’s perspective: Coal imports & strategies for ensuring long term supply, security
• Ports perspective: strengthening of logistics, supply security & managing freight market challenges in coal distribution
• Acquiring mining properties abroad
• Captive Mining Blocks/ Captive Coal Mining

Technological Advancement for Quality Coal Production & Sustainability of Coal Sector

• Science & technology of coal mining
• Coal preparation: How coal washeries are critical for efficiency?
• Advance technology coal mining equipments: German technology in mining sector and relevance for Indian mining
• E- Auctions/Bidding for coal blocks to increase output and investment

Improvement in Operational Efficiency of the Coal Companies / Modernization of Coal Mining Operations

• Issues, bottlenecks, challenges & solutions in the Indian coal sector with respect to supply deficit, management of quality, safety and productivity in coal sector
• Coking coal security for steel industry
• Coal Bed Methane
• Safe mines and healthy miners: Emerging occupational health issues in coal mining

Energy Conservation, Economic Policy, Regulatory Framework in Coal Mining

• Emission Regulation / Environmental Measures and Subsidence Control (EMSC)
• Various development, economic policies & regulatory issues in the Indian coal sector: Environmental clearance / land acquisition etc
• Private sector participations in coal industry: Deregulation of coal sector & PPP in coal mining
• Relevance of coal in India’s growth and the fallacy of abundance

Coal Utility for various Sectors / Metallurgical Coal & Carbon Markets

• Role of coal in India’s power capacity plans
• Role of coal in the cement sector growth
• The steel market’s revival and its impact on the supply of coal: Role of coking coal in the steel market expansion