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Coal shipped to other countries produce more emissions
Coal

Coal shipped to other countries produce more emissions

Coal shipped overseas was responsible for a tenth of global annual energy-related CO2 emissions in 2020. Coal exported in 2020…
Africa’s share in India’s oil imports at 7-month high
Oil & Gas

Africa’s share in India’s oil imports at 7-month high

Africa's share in India's oil imports surged to a seven-month high in April as refiners boosted purchases from small regional…
Relentless efforts to control fire onboard MV X-Press Pearl
Oil & Gas

Relentless efforts to control fire onboard MV X-Press Pearl

Indian Coast Guard (ICG) is working tirelessly to extinguish the massive fire onboard container vessel MV X-Press Pearl off Colombo,…
Fire-fighting operations by ICG continue unabated
Oil & Gas

Fire-fighting operations by ICG continue unabated

Continuing the firefighting efforts to douse the fire onboard MV X-Press Pearl off Colombo, Indian Coast Guard (ICG) ships Vaibhav…
Sri Lanka fears oil spill from burning MV X-Press Pearl
Oil & Gas

Sri Lanka fears oil spill from burning MV X-Press Pearl

Sri Lankan authorities fear a possible oil spill from a Singaporean container ship on fire off the country's western coast…
India’s gas output rises 23% as RIL-BP fields start production
Oil & Gas

India’s gas output rises 23% as RIL-BP fields start production

India's natural gas production jumped 22.7% in April after Reliance Industries Ltd and its partner BP Plc ramped up output…
Indian refiners set to make room for Iranian oil
Oil & Gas

Indian refiners set to make room for Iranian oil

Indian refiners, anticipating a lifting of US sanctions, plan to make space for the resumption of Iranian imports by reducing…
Petrol, diesel prices increase again after day’s pause
Oil & Gas

Petrol, diesel prices increase again after day’s pause

Under the new found preference for revising fuel prices every alternate day, the Oil and marketing companies (OMCs) raised the…
Cairn looks to seize Air India assets to recover $1.7 bn
Oil & Gas

Cairn looks to seize Air India assets to recover $1.7 bn

UK's Cairn Energy Plc has brought a lawsuit in the US court that potentially can lead to seizing of Air…
ADB commits record $3.92 billion loan to India for 13 projects
Power

ADB commits record $3.92 billion loan to India for 13 projects

The Asian Development Bank has committed a record USD 3.92 billion in sovereign loans for 13 projects to India in…
India’s fuel sales drop 9.4% in April on COVID wave
Oil & Gas

India’s fuel sales drop 9.4% in April on COVID wave

India's fuel demand slumped 9.4% in April when compared to the preceding month as lockdowns clamped in several states to…
8,300 people can die in India due to coal plant pollution
Coal

8,300 people can die in India due to coal plant pollution

Air pollution from planned new coal plants built by companies in which HSBC holds ownership stakes will cause an estimated…
Cairn Oil starts production from tight oil project in Rajasthan
Oil & Gas

Cairn Oil starts production from tight oil project in Rajasthan

Cairn Oil & Gas, Vedanta Limited, India's largest private oil and gas exploration and production company, has achieved a significant…
FuelBuddy acquires fuel delivery startup MyPetrolPump
Oil & Gas

FuelBuddy acquires fuel delivery startup MyPetrolPump

App-based fuel delivery platform FuelBuddy has acquired Bengaluru-based on-demand fuel delivery startup MyPetrolPump, which will provide it access to new…
India to play a big part in reaching climate goals
Sustainability

India to play a big part in reaching climate goals

Global efforts to arrest climate change and keep Earth liveable will fail without a jumbo-sized effort from India to halt…
India’s power consumption grows nearly 45% in April
Power

India’s power consumption grows nearly 45% in April

Power consumption in the country grew nearly 45% in the first half of April to 60.62 billion units (BU) over…
Coal-fired power plant development to remain growth driver
Coal

Coal-fired power plant development to remain growth driver

Coal-fired power plants will be the primary driver of infrastructure investment in India's power sector over the next decade
India’s fuel consumption contracts 9.1% in FY21
Oil & Gas

India’s fuel consumption contracts 9.1% in FY21

India's fuel demand contracted by a massive 9.1% in the financial year ended March 31, the first in more than…
Sri Lanka seeks $ 17M from Greek ship owner over oil spill
Sustainability

Sri Lanka seeks $ 17M from Greek ship owner over oil spill

Sri Lanka on Friday lodged a claim for $17.38 million with the Greek owners of an oil tanker that caught…
India announcing net-zero target not absolute requirement
Sustainability

India announcing net-zero target not absolute requirement

US Special Presidential Envoy for Climate John Kerry said it will be great if India announces a net-zero emission target…
RK Singh meets John Kerry, discusses energy transition
Power

RK Singh meets John Kerry, discusses energy transition

Minister of State for Power and New and Renewable Energy, RK Singh met US Special Presidential Envoy for Climate, John…
Ashok Leyland to make 2 units to strengthen green transport
Sustainability

Ashok Leyland to make 2 units to strengthen green transport

Commercial vehicles major Ashok Leyland has decided to form two new subsidiaries as part of its plans to strengthen green…
Indian Oil buys its first Johan Sverdrup crude cargoes
Oil & Gas

Indian Oil buys its first Johan Sverdrup crude cargoes

Indian Oil Corporation (IOC) has made its first purchase of Norway's Johan Sverdrup crude, buying four million barrels via a…
India’s annual electricity demand fall for first time in 35 years
Power

India’s annual electricity demand fall for first time in 35 years

India's annual electricity demand fell for the first time in at least 35 years in the fiscal year to March,…
India, US to revamp energy ties & focus on cleaner energy
Sustainability

India, US to revamp energy ties & focus on cleaner energy

India and the United States have agreed to revamp their strategic energy partnership with a greater focus on cleaner energy…
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