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 transport solutions.
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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 tender as it speeds up diversification…
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, government data reviewed by Reuters showed.
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 sectors
Reliance-Aramco deal if crude oil averages USD 65/barrel
A fall in crude oil price and Aramco's USD 75 billion annual dividend commitment may have delayed Saudi company picking a stake in Reliance Industries Ltd's…
OIL’s Mozambique project fulfils USD14.9 bn debt drawdown
ONGC Videsh Ltd and Oil India Ltd, together with their foreign partners, have met conditions precedent for the first debt drawdown from the USD 14.9 billion
India justifies J&K hydropower projects designs
Pakistan raised objections to the designs of Pakal Dul and Lower Kalnai hydropower plants in Jammu and Kashmir and sought more information on the projects in…
Study shows why India should increase RE target of 2030
Researchers at UC Santa Barbara have just released a study that demonstrates why India should double down on renewables.
AMD carrying out uranium exploration in Arunachal Pradesh
Uranium exploration has been taken up in Arunachal Pradesh by the Atomic Minerals Directorate for Exploration and Research
Methane emissions from Indian coal mines rising
The climate impact of methane emissions, including by India that is among the top five emitters, from proposed coal mines worldwide could rival the CO2 emissions…
Climate finance still not on table for developing countries
Climate finance of USD 100 billion a year and green technologies for mitigation actions promised in 2009 under the Paris agreement are still not on the…
India to levy import tax on solar modules & cells from 2022
India will levy a customs duty of 40% on solar modules and 25% on solar cells from April 2022, according to a government document and two…
Alliance ready to help India achieve renewable energy goals
US has put together a coalition of several countries to help India achieve its ambitious target of producing about 450 gigawatts of renewable power by 2030,…
IEA chief Fatih Birol backs India on coal use
Lending his weight to India's stand on coal as an energy source, International Energy Agency (IEA) chief Fatih Birol said it won't be fair to ask…
Mumbai power outage could have been cyber sabotage
A power failure that crippled India's financial capital of Mumbai in western Maharashtra state last year could have been a case of cyber sabotage.
India & AIIB to improve power transmission in Assam
India and the Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB) signed a $304 million loan agreement for the Assam Intra-State Transmission System Enhancement Project to improve reliability, capacity…
India calls on countries to fulfil climate change commitments
India on Tuesday at the UN Security Council called for countries to fulfil their pre-2020 commitments on climate change adding that the idea of climate action…
India is creating a global model of energy justice
MoPNG Dharmendra Pradhan said that by balancing accessibility and affordability, India is creating a global model of energy justice and India will chart its own strategy…
India giving topmost importance to develop its blue economy
India is giving topmost importance to develop its blue economy, said Prime Minister Narendra Modi while inaugurating several projects in Kochi.
John Kerry praises Modi for his climate initiatives
India is actually a red-hot investment opportunity for its clean energy transition, top US official John Kerry said, as he praised Prime Minister Narendra Modi
India to construct Lalandar Shatoot Dam in Afghanistan
Lalandar Shatoot Dam would meet the safe drinking water needs of Kabul City, provide irrigation water to nearby areas, rehabilitate the existing irrigation and drainage network.
India could become aluminium scrap dumping ground
India has been caught in a pincer by a torrent of cheap inflow of aluminium and scrap imports majorly from China as well as the United…
Ola to build India’s most advanced manufacturing facility
Ola announced that it has partnered with Siemens as it looks to rapidly build its upcoming electric vehicle manufacturing facility.
Kabira Mobility set to launch Hi-Speed E-Bikes
Kabira Mobility is set to launch KM 3000 and KM 4000 electric bikes nationwide in the month of February 2021 with first-of-its-kind and completely 'Made in…
Sembcorp Energy wins 400MW capacity solar power project
Sembcorp Energy India Limited (SEIL) has recently won a new 400MW solar power project. SEIL has received the letter of award from SECI to develop the…