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Two of the five largest coal mines in the world are from India

oal mines are also strengthening the produce more than 100 million tonnes of
CAatmanirbhar Bharat campaign. In the coal per annum, which is about 10 percent of
list of 10 largest coal mines in the world India's total coal production. Gevra Opencast
by WorldAtlas.com, Gevra and Kusmunda Mine has produced more than 59 million
coal mines of South Eastern Coalfields tonnes and Kusmunda Opencast Mine has
Limited, a subsidiary of Coal India, located produced more than 50 million tonnes of coal
in Chhattisgarh, have been ranked second in FY 2023. Gevra Opencast Mine still has
and fourth respectively. Both these mines sufficient coal reserves to meet the country's
located in Korba district of Chhattisgarh state energy needs for the next 10 years.

Self-reliance in the defense sector Indore makes world record in
More than 12 thousand items 'Ek Ped Maa Ke Naam' campaign

indigenized in three years nder the 'Ek Ped Maa Ke Naam' campaign, Indore

he central government is continuously working Ucreated a world record of planting 11 lakh saplings
Ttowards rapidly increasing the pace of self- in a day on July 14. Union Home and Cooperation
reliance of the defense sector in India, for realizing Minister Amit Shah also planted a sapling as part of
the vision of AatmaNirbhar Bharat. Whether it is the campaign. Prime Minister Narendra Modi started
about notifying the list of indigenization of items the 'Ek Ped Maa Ke Naam' campaign by planting a
for defense sector public sector undertakings or peepal tree in Buddha Jayanti Park in New Delhi on
strengthening the defense sector startups. The June 5 on the occasion of World Environment Day. This
Ministry of Defense has notified the fifth positive campaign has now become a mass movement. Indore,
indigenization list of 346 items. More than 12,300 famous for cleanliness, good governance, cooperation,
items have been indigenized in the last three and participation across the country, will now also be
years. During this period, defense public sector known for the 'Ek Ped Maa Ke Naam' campaign. Under
undertakings (DPSUs) have given orders worth Rs the campaign, plantation of 80 crore trees by September
7,572 crore to domestic vendors. The fifth positive and 140 crore by March 2025 has been planned. The
indigenization list includes strategically important central and state governments are identifying public
line replacement units, systems, assemblies, places for this. Union Home and Cooperation Minister
spares, components, and raw materials. The Amit Shah said in the Indore program that when PM
import replacement value of these items is Rs Modi had called for 'Ek Ped Maa Ke Naam', no one had
1,048 crore. The list is available on the Srijan portal any idea that this campaign would become a mass
https://srijandefence.gov.in. These items will only movement. Take care of the plant like a child until it
be procured from the Indian industry after the grows up, later when it grows up it will take care of you
timelines of indigenization as indicated in the list like your mother.

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