S Dinakar

The legislation allows US President Donald Trump to impose tariffs of as much as 100 per cent on the top five purchasers of Russian oil and natural gas, essentially targeting China and India

Escalating conflicts in West Asia and Europe are driving diesel refining margins higher, delaying fuel price cuts and increasing losses for Indian oil retailers

Climate science was another bone of contention At Bonn with some nations denouncing attacks on it by "fossil-fuel interests"

Record tanker freight rates, opaque Iranian supply channels and sharply higher discounts on Russian crude have kept Indian refiners reliant on Russia despite the revival of West Asian supplies

Senior industry officials say that New Delhi is ignoring a cleaner burning fuel, which offered more supply security during the war compared to crude oil and LPG

India recorded its slowest rise in carbon emissions since the pandemic, aided by slower fossil fuel use and rapid renewable energy growth, a global report shows

Analysts and the government differ on fuel under-recoveries as crude prices ease, highlighting contrasting views on OMC margins and India's fuel pricing formula

India recorded the slowest growth in carbon dioxide emissions among the world's three largest polluters in 2025 as milder weather and higher renewable energy generation curbed electricity demand

A tripartite agreement hopes to clear the ground for oil and gas exploration in the Northeast, but it won't be easy

Indian refiners expect Russian crude discounts to widen as additional supplies from Iran and West Asia enter the market following the US-Iran ceasefire agreement

Improved competitiveness of biogas--a cleaner-burning fuel derived by processing organic municipal waste, parali or press mud from sugarcane factories among others-relieves pressure on the government

India is betting ₹46,000 crore in incentives and 100 million tonnes of coal on gasification, but success hinges on choosing the right technology for its high-ash coal

India is bearing a high cost to insulate motorists, kitchens and flyers from large-scale disruptions in fuel supply

Western nations facing shortages are reconsidering sanctions on fuels made from Russian crude oil

The Indian carbon market is transitioning from a policy framework to an operational framework, with the compliance market driving industrial decarbonisation, says Navin Mathur

Fresh US waiver terms may curb Russian oil supplies to India as sanctioned cargo availability shrinks and refiners face mounting geopolitical uncertainty

March crude procurement costs for Indian OMCs remained steady year-on-year in dollar terms and rose only slightly from February, despite the West Asia conflict

Fears over the expiry of a US sanctions waiver pushed India's Russian oil imports to record highs as refiners raced to secure supplies

India wasn't invited to a just-concluded climate conference in Colombia but that doesn't mean it's not moving on its renewables plans

The government has imposed a special additional excise duty to discourage exports. Crude oil supplies are lower, so is refining throughput