New Delhi: At a time when demand for oil across several large economies is slackening, India is turning into a driving force for global oil demand growth, backed by favourable demographics and economic acceleration, besides riding the global energy transition wave, according to S&P Global Commodity Insights. Addressing the media on Wednesday, Pulkit Agarwal, head…
New Delhi: India’s coal production from captive and commercial mines increased 28.88% in April 2025 to 14.01 million tonnes (MT) compared to the corresponding period last year. In April last year, the production from captive and commercial mines stood at 10.87 MT. Also read: Imported coal based power plants told to operate at full capacity…
That hope was born out of a humbling statistic: the amount of sunlight that strikes the earth’s surface in an hour and a half is enough to meet the world’s energy demand for a year. Over the next several decades, solar technologies made huge progress, to the point that by 2020, solar electricity turned cheaper…
New Delhi: The government plans to launch a dedicated portal for land acquisition for coal mining, said two people aware of the development, citing the biggest pain point in India’s push for the fossil fuel. The coal ministry portal will digitize records in the land acquisition process, including approvals for acquisitions and disbursal of compensation…
New Delhi: The Union cabinet committee on Friday approved â‚ą24,657 crore for eight new railway projects till FY31 to improve connectivity and mobility, generate employment in 14 districts of seven states, and reduce oil imports and carbon dioxide emissions. The cabinet also cleared â‚ą3.06 trillion to construct 20 million rural houses. These eight railway projects…
Consolidation is the name of the game in India’s cement sector, but another emerging trend is the growing thrust on green energy. Cement companies are making significant investments in waste heat recovery systems (WHRS) and other renewable energy sources such as solar and wind power. This is expected to reduce the sector’s reliance on expensive…
