Summary
Seven companies, like big factories, asked to join the plan.
The plan helps make things like fertilizer and fuel, so the country needs fewer imports. 🌾
It could also create many new jobs for people. 👷
Key Points
5 points1
The programme costs Indian rupees 37,500 crore.
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Seven applications were received in the first round.
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Companies such as Adani Enterprises, NTPC, Talcher Fertilisers, Gallantt Ispat and Shyam Sel & Power want to join.
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Projects will turn coal into a gas called syngas, which can become fertilizer, fuel, hydrogen and more.
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The government hopes the plan will cut imports and give lots of new jobs.
New Words to Learn
15 wordscoal gasification
changing coal into a useful gas
syngas
a special gas made from coal that can be turned into other products
urea
a type of fertilizer that helps plants grow
methanol
a kind of liquid fuel
ammonia
a chemical used to make fertilizer
hydrogen
a light gas that can be used for clean energy
synthetic natural gas
gas made from coal that works like natural gas
import
bringing things from other countries
liquefied natural gas
natural gas turned into a liquid so it can be shipped
crore
ten million (used for big numbers in India)
lignite
a soft type of coal
direct reduced iron
a way to make iron using gas instead of melting
energy security
making sure a country has enough energy for everyone
import substitution
making things at home instead of buying them from other countries
clean coal technologies
methods that try to make using coal less polluting
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