Government Notifies Coal Exchange Rules, 2026 to Enable Market-Based Coal Trading

• •The Ministry of Coal notified the Coal Exchange Rules, 2026, published in the Official Gazette on 4 June 2026.
• •The rules pave the way for online exchanges where coal can be bought and sold through competitive bidding.
• •They aim to enable transparent, market-based price discovery, shifting coal sales from a 'one-to-many' to a 'many-to-many' model.