From the perspective of policy measures, the immediate task is to boost confidence of market entities rather than implement a strong stimulus.

The figure dropped by 1.4 percentage points from the previous quarter, according to the National Bureau of Statistics.

Renewable energy use, low season, curbs on inflows, green drive factors.

Shanxi's raw coal output accounted for about 29 percent of the country's total in the first quarter.

Thanks to the digitization of the coal industry, miners no longer need to enter the deep mineshafts via walking or riding an outdated small train.

The institute has developed the 0.08mm ultra-thin grain-oriented silicon steel strip and iron core in collaboration with several other companies and institutes including China Iron & Steel Research Institute Group.

China's steel sector saw output expansion in the first quarter of the year, industrial data showed.

Tata Steel aims to achieve net zero carbon emissions from its Indian operations by 2045, while India aims to reach net-zero emissions by 2070.