A thick blanket of noxious haze has settled over the Indian capital of New Delhi, burning eyes and lungs, forcing schools to close and prompting ardent calls from residents for Continue Reading
Schools were closed indefinitely and some coal-based power plants shut down as the smog-shrouded Indian capital and neighboring states invoked harsh measures Wednesday amid considerations of a lockdown in New Continue Reading
India is temporarily shutting down half of the coal-fired power plants around Delhi, but this has had nothing to do with any “coal phase-down” pledges. The coal power plants will Continue Reading
Air pollution remained extremely high in the Indian capital on Thursday, a day after authorities closed schools indefinitely and shut some power stations to reduce smog that has blanketed the Continue Reading
While many critics were disappointed by the extent of India’s clean energy promises, the nation has made significant commitments in its net-zero by 2070 pledge India is working hard to Continue Reading
India stepped up efforts on Wednesday to combat high levels of pollution in New Delhi that threaten the lives of residents and others nearby, ordering a temporary halt to operations Continue Reading
Commuters drive amidst morning haze and toxic smog in New Delhi, India, Wednesday, Nov. 17, 2021. Schools were closed indefinitely and some coal-based power plants shut down as the Indian Continue Reading
India is facing widespread coal shortages, highlighting a weakness in its energy mix. Both micro and macro solar projects could help free India from fossil fuels. India’s ambitious approach to Continue Reading
India’s capital was blanketed by toxic air on Saturday as pollution levels remained dangerously high for a second day after revelers defied a fireworks ban during a major Hindu festival Continue Reading
At U.N. climate talks on Monday, Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi announced the country will aim for net-zero emissions by 2070 — two decades later than many advocates had hoped. He also Continue Reading
India has an ace up its sleeve to help reach its surprising announcement to zero out emissions by 2070: some of the world’s cheapest renewable power. Abundant land, cheap labor Continue Reading
The largest power generating company in India, NTPC Ltd, is looking for bids to import at least one million tons of coal for the first time in two years, Bloomberg Continue Reading
One of the world’s largest energy consumers and importers, India, is weighing the possibility of keeping strategic reserves of imported coal and natural gas in order to fend off future Continue Reading
India celebrated giving its billionth COVID-19 vaccine dose on Thursday, a hopeful milestone for the South Asian country where the delta variant fueled a crushing surge earlier this year and Continue Reading
India is considering maintaining strategic reserves of natural gas and imported coal to address future supply shocks, a senior power ministry official said on Thursday, as the energy-hungry nation battles Continue Reading
India’s state-owned and private refiners are set to collaborate on their crude oil imports to secure better contract terms, Reuters has reported , noting that the idea comes from the Continue Reading
High prices threaten India’s goal to boost the use of gas in its energy mix as some industries are looking at switching back to coal and petcoke, a top bureaucrat Continue Reading
India, grappling with its worst power crisis in five years, has asked Qatar to expedite delivery of 58 delayed liquefied natural gas (LNG) cargoes, two sources familiar with the matter Continue Reading
India’s gasoil consumption fell in the first half of October from the same period in the previous year, preliminary sales data showed. Diesel sales by the country’s state fuel retailers Continue Reading
India’s electricity demand grew 4.9% during the first half of October, with supply falling short of demand by 1.4% despite a 3.2% rise in coal-fired generation and 30% rise in Continue Reading
The largest coal miner in the world, Coal India, has temporarily suspended supply to several industrial consumers in India as it prioritizes shipments to the coal power plants which provide Continue Reading
Last week saw the already broadening and deepening ties between the UAE and India extend further. Leading Indian conglomerate, Reliance Industries, outlined plans to establish a major oil and petrochemicals Continue Reading
India has ample coal stocks to meet power sector demand, a coal ministry statement said on Sunday, a day after the Delhi Chief Minister said a shortage of the fuel Continue Reading
India’s oil ministry will facilitate gas supplies to enable two power plants in Delhi to operate, the federal power ministry said on Saturday, after the city state warned of blackouts Continue Reading
India’s coal ministry said there is sufficient amount of the fuel to meet the demand of power plants and concerns about electricity disruption are misplaced, pushing back after Delhi Chief Continue Reading
India’s power ministry has set a revised policy to use biomass pellets in coal-burning thermal power plants, encouraging use of agricultural waste that is otherwise burnt by farmers, causing air Continue Reading
India’s Oct power supply deficit makes up 11.2% of 2021 shortage Jharkhand, Bihar, Rajasthan states among the worst affected Over half of India’s coal-fired units have under 3 days stock Continue Reading
You do not have to look too hard to find failures of state-run economies around the world. Since the collapse of the Soviet Union, there is less enchantment with the Continue Reading
The current coal shortage in India, which has an average of just three days worth of coal in stockpiles, could last for up to six months, Power Minister R.K. Singh Continue Reading
When bestselling science-fiction writer Kim Stanley Robinson opened his latest novel, The Ministry for the Future , he set the scene in India, where a deadly heat dome wipes out Continue Reading
India saw a relatively low rate of EV adoption before the COVID-19 pandemic Demand for electric vehicles for commercial use is estimated to increase 15 times in the next six Continue Reading
Amid a global energy shortage, India, one of the world’s largest coal consumers, has inventories of the fuel at its lowest level since November 2017, government data cited by Bloomberg Continue Reading
Indian refiners are gearing up to alter their crude oil import mix in favor of lighter grades that yield more gasoline to meet a surge in demand for the motor Continue Reading
India reported 29,616 new COVID-19 cases for the last 24 hours, according to government data on Saturday. The nationwide tally of infections has reached 33.62 million since the start of Continue Reading
India’s crude oil imports rose to a four-month high in August, recovering from the near one-year low in July, with refiners buying incremental barrels mainly from Latin America and the Continue Reading
U.S. climate envoy John Kerry will visit India next week to press the world’s third-biggest source of carbon emissions to step up its efforts to fight climate change, according to Continue Reading
Ford Motor Co will stop manufacturing cars in India and shut down its plants in the country, two sources told Reuters, becoming the latest automaker to quit a market still Continue Reading
The UK said on Thursday that it would help India’s green growth with a $1.2-billion package of public and private finance as it joined the Climate Finance Leadership Initiative (CFLI) Continue Reading
India’s gasoline demand is set to hit a record this fiscal year, with consumption accelerating as more people hit the road for business and leisure travel after easing of COVID-19 Continue Reading
India’s economy is growing at a record pace but still digging out from one of the deepest recessions to hit any major economy during the pandemic. The country’s gross domestic Continue Reading
India’s petrochemicals demand is expected to jump ten times by 2050, the president of India’s Chemicals and Petrochemicals Manufacturers’ Association (CPMA) said at the CPMA – Argus Petrochemical Online Forum Continue Reading
India’s population is projected to grow to 1.52 billion people by 2036, expectedly surpassing China to be the world’s most populous country around 2031. Despite the fact that India’s growth Continue Reading
Oman has signed a land reservation agreement for a green hydrogen and ammonia project that Indian company ACME aims to set up in the Special Economic Zone at Duqm, Oman’s Continue Reading
Oil and gas production from India’s northwestern state of Rajasthan—home to the country’s single biggest oil and gas deposit—has slumped by 40 percent over the past two years, mostly due Continue Reading
India has begun selling oil from its Strategic Petroleum Reserve (SPR) to state-run refiners as it implements a new policy to commercialize its federal storage by leasing out space, three Continue Reading
Indian fuel consumption recovery largely held up in the first half of August, a rare positive for oil demand as the delta virus variant led to curbs on movement in Continue Reading
India’s biggest automaker has warned that strict European-style emissions rules due to start next year will force up car prices, dealing another blow to an industry that was in a Continue Reading
Highlights Says against shifting goalposts, but calls for G20 action Points to per capita emissions, asks for ‘carbon space’ Calls for delivery of pledged $100 billion climate fund India is Continue Reading
India reported 44,230 new COVID-19 cases on Friday, the most in three weeks, the latest evidence of a worrying trend of rising cases that has forced one state to lock Continue Reading
The world’s third-largest crude oil importer, India, could join China in tapping into its strategic petroleum reserve in a bid to sell lower-priced crude to its refiners amid rallying international Continue Reading
