India reported 40,953 new coronavirus cases on Saturday, the biggest daily jump in nearly four months, with its richest state and economic backbone Maharashtra accounting for more than half the Continue Reading
India’s growing demand for oil and its plans to rely less on crude from its biggest supply region, the Middle East, is set to support demand for oil tankers traveling Continue Reading
Top Indian government officials are debating whether to set a goal to zero out its greenhouse gas emissions by mid-century, an ambitious target that would require overhauling its coal-dependent economy. Continue Reading
Record-high gasoline and diesel prices stalled India’s fuel demand recovery in February, with oil consumption down by 5 percent to its lowest level since September last year, government figures showed Continue Reading
Tesla is in initial talks with the largest Indian integrated power company, Tata Power, about a possible agreement about electric vehicle (EV) charging infrastructure in India, CNBC-TV18 reported on Friday, Continue Reading
State miner Coal India has approved as many as 32 new coal mining projects worth a total investment of US$6.4 billion, as one of the world’s largest coal consumers looks Continue Reading
India’s refinery expansion plans are gaining speed after a year of subdued activity, but refiners are redrawing their strategy to ensure there is plentiful downstream integration that would provide flexibility Continue Reading
The world’s third-largest oil importer, India, is concerned that Thursday’s OPEC+ decision not to lift oil production in April could hurt the consumption-led recovery in oil demand, Indian Petroleum Minister Continue Reading
Houston — While policies that promote the use of natural gas and renewables in power generation are important to reducing global carbon emissions, it will take a collective change in Continue Reading
India’s record pump prices of gasoline and diesel are the newest threat to the economy’s nascent recovery, as high local taxes on retail fuel risk fanning inflation and driving a Continue Reading
India and other developing nations should get international financial support, as well as strong government commitment and aid, in order to phase out coal and contribute to emissions reduction, Fatih Continue Reading
An increase in extreme weather events such as floods, droughts and cyclones risk souring debt worth more than 6.19 trillion rupees ($84 billion) at India’s biggest financial institutions. That’s according to Continue Reading
On a scorching summer day in northern India, Ajay Singh sat next to his water pump and scanned his 10 acres of farmland. He once used to grow rice each Continue Reading
Indian officials are investigating whether cyberattacks from China could have been behind a blackout in Mumbai last year. State officials in Maharashtra, of which Mumbai is the capital, said Monday that Continue Reading
Early last summer, Chinese and Indian troops clashed in a surprise border battle in the remote Galwan Valley, bashing each other to death with rocks and clubs. Four months later and Continue Reading
Indian Oil Corporation (IOC), the country’s biggest refiner and fuel retailer, plans to invest US$4.46 billion (329.46 billion Indian rupees) to expand the processing capacity of its Panipat refinery by Continue Reading
India has unveiled a national hydrogen mission to accelerate plans to generate the carbon-free fuel from renewables, but analysts said that green hydrogen will struggle to compete with fossil fuel Continue Reading
India announced an expansion of its COVID-19 vaccination program on Wednesday but warned that breaches of coronavirus protocols could worsen an infection surge in many states. Nearly a month after Continue Reading
“Come and invest into India’s energy sector”. Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s words, pronounced at the inauguration of a new gas pipeline on February 17th, sent a clear message : Continue Reading
The United States and Canada accounted for 11 percent of India’s crude oil imports in January—a record-high share of North American crude for the world’s third-largest oil importer, Reuters reported Continue Reading
The share of Canada and the United States of America in India’s January oil imports surged to a record 11% while that of the Middle East and South America declined, Continue Reading
Pump prices are so high in India that some of the gasoline and diesel exported to neighboring countries is being smuggled back through porous land borders. A tanker loaded with Continue Reading
Inspired by the teenaged activist Greta Thunberg, Indian environmentalist Disha Ravi has campaigned against climate change, led tree-planting drives and fought development projects in fragile ecosystems. Ravi, 22, is now being Continue Reading
A toxic-dust cocktail that has engulfed large swathes of India since October isn’t expected to lift until next month, prolonging the exposure of people to emissions that can dramatically reduce Continue Reading
Tesla will set up a car manufacturing unit in India, the chief minister of the state of Karnataka has said , as the U.S. electric vehicle maker aims to enter Continue Reading
India’s use of coal may have peaked in 2018, according to a new report by U.K.-based clean energy group Ember. That’s sooner than many experts have forecast. The share of the dirtiest Continue Reading
The release of a major report last week by the International Energy Agency (IEA) highlighting that India will make up the biggest share of energy demand growth from now until Continue Reading
Chetan Rathi has twice voted for Narendra Modi, impressed by the Indian prime minister’s tough stance on national security issues. Now, the 26-year-old is among the tens of thousands of Continue Reading
India’s energy demands will increase more than those of any other country over the next two decades, underlining the country’s importance to global efforts to combat climate change, according to Continue Reading
Rescuers were looking for an estimated 170 people missing in the Indian Himalayas on Monday, including some trapped in a tunnel, after a part of a glacier broke away, sending Continue Reading
The United Nations human rights office called on Indian authorities and protesting farmers to exercise “maximum restraint” hours before the growers impose a nationwide road blockade on Saturday seeking a Continue Reading
Back in November, Ajeet Jain felt like he was living a nightmare. The large public hospital where he works in India’s capital was full of covid-19 patients, hundreds of them Continue Reading
India’s peak oil demand will come much later than what the rest of the world might anticipate, creating enough room to pursue refinery expansions and secure crude supplies through diversification Continue Reading
Climate change is bringing rising sea levels and increased flooding to some cities around the world and drought and water shortages to others. For the 11 million inhabitants of Chennai, Continue Reading
India reported its lowest active number of novel coronavirus cases in seven months on Saturday, a year after the virus was first confirmed in the country. A year ago, a Continue Reading
NEW DELHI (AP) — India’s economy contracted by 7.7% in the 2020-21 financial year, battered by the coronavirus pandemic, according to a report released Friday. The government survey estimates the Continue Reading
Crude oil imports in the world’s third-largest oil importer and consumer, India, surged in December 2020 to their highest in almost three years, Reuters reported on Tuesday, citing data from Continue Reading
French oil and energy group Total has agreed to buy a 20% minority stake in India’s Adani Green Energy Limited (AGEL) from Adani Group, as Total builds up its presence Continue Reading
Tens of thousands of farmers will continue their protests against India’s new farm laws until they are repealed, rejecting the top court’s decision to keep them in abeyance and adding Continue Reading
India’s petroleum consumption fell for the first time in more than two decades in 2020 as the coronavirus pandemic shuttered businesses and factories, hurting demand from one of the world’s Continue Reading
The unprecedented surge in spot LNG prices has taken Indian buyers by surprise and forced importers to stay away from spot purchases, which would potentially lead to lower throughput at Continue Reading
India’s capital city is seeking to shed its onerous contracts with fossil fuel power plants to reduce costs and free up funds for clean energy. Tata Power Delhi Distribution Ltd., which Continue Reading
While much of the world is seeing energy demand take a dive thanks to the economic and industrial slowdown spurred by the novel coronavirus pandemic, India has been making great Continue Reading
The beginning of production at what is now Asia’s deepest offshore natural gas field will increase the share of natural gas in India’s energy basket. India set to strengthen natural Continue Reading
India, the world’s third-largest oil importer and consumer, turned from the worst-performing demand market in July into one of the fastest-growing fuel demand markets in November, lending support to oil Continue Reading
India exceeded 10 million infections of the new coronavirus on Saturday, much later than predicted only a month ago as the pace of infections slows, despite many in the country Continue Reading
India hasn’t put the pandemic behind it, but its oil refineries have. Three state-run processors including Indian Oil Corp., the nation’s top refiner, are currently operating at close to 100% capacity or Continue Reading
India’s Prime Minister Narendra Modi officially launched on Tuesday the construction of a megapark that will produce 30 gigawatts (GW) of renewable energy and will be the world’s largest renewable Continue Reading
Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s coronavirus restrictions sent migrant workers fleeing. To get them home, the government offered special trains. But the trains would spread the virus across the country. SURAT, Continue Reading
As India’s virus numbers swell and the economy stumbles, Prime Minister Narendra Modi has another crisis to deal with: Tens of thousands of angry farmers vowing to camp outside the Continue Reading
