S Dinakar

Indian refiners will also issue some spot tenders for purchase of US LPG for deliveries early next year, the sources said. Details are not yet available

The UN climate summit ended without a fossil fuel phase-out plan or clear climate finance roadmap, with India's delayed climate pledge adding to the challenges

Despite dramatic scenes in Belem, the summit delivered little on climate finance, fossil fuel transition or equity, leaving India and other developing nations disappointed

Due to lack of willingness on part of developed nations to open their purses, ambitions have turned to phasing out fossil fuels, in order to keep global warming below 1.5°C over pre-industrial levels

The global momentum for nuclear energy is gathering steam amid a push for net zero. India too has drawn up plans, but it has to deal with several tasks, including rolling out legislative reforms

Two issues on financial obligations of developed countries and unilateral trade agreements were dropped from the COP agenda after resistance from developed nations

India's projected CO₂ emissions growth of 1% (38.9 GtCO₂/year) is higher than the global average and China's 0.4%, but lower than the US rate of 1.9%

2025 was among the 3 hottest years on record, accompanied by a record-breaking glacier loss, lowest Arctic sea ice on record and record increase in atmospheric carbon dioxide from 2023-24

The reluctance of developed nations like the UK to foot the climate bill and the US withdrawal among key challenges to mobilise $1.3 trillion by 2035

Given their outsized contribution to air pollution & net-zero targets, state-run oil firms must accelerate cuts in greenhouse gas emissions. The country's hobbling renewable projects may delay plans

Arunabha Ghosh, founder & CEO of Delhi-based think tank CEEW, speaks about his role as an envoy for South Asian nations at the Conference of Parties

India has no offshore wind capacity but is on track to commission record 6 Gw of onshore wind capacity in FY26, says Joshi

Saudi benchmark contract prices (CPs) for November for propane and butane, blended to make LPG, dropped to their lowest since August 2023 - $475 and $460 a tonne

As COP30 heads to Belem, India aims to push finance and tech for the Global South - but will it bring real capital or just more promises and targets?

30 years, 30 COPs - still counting degrees. Is this where promises go to melt? This two-part series on COP30 tracks how the UN's flagship climate summit lost its direction and what's at stake

Trump announced fresh sanctions on two of Russia's largest oil companies in a bid to stop the Ukraine war. But this is not likely to spell the end of Russian oil flows to India, a major buyer

Guillaume Dourdin, CEO of Veolia India, says the country's growing waste and water challenges offer vast potential for sustainable business growth and innovation

Indian policymakers are drawing up an updated climate change pledge to be presented to the UN by early November. The world's watching closely

Amid global oversupply, the US is emerging as a cost-competitive oil supplier to India, challenging Saudi Arabia and other Gulf producers even as Russian barrels dominate

A capacity of around 40.2 Gw was auctioned in FY25, following a record 47.3 Gw in FY24, according to Icra Research, based on government data