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India's goal to clean up transport with sustainable aviation fuel

Around the world, more than 360,000 flights have already been powered by SAF

Russian oil turns dearer for Indian refiners after US enforces price cap

Moves by Washington to enforce the price cap strictly by opening investigations into five tankers transporting Russian oil has created concerns among refiners and traders

India's green dilemma: Struggle for renewables as China powers up with coal

Poor planning by Indian policymakers, coupled with unbridled optimism for renewables, caught India unawares, industry officials noted

Traders offer sanctioned Iranian crude to India as Chinese purchases peak

India turning into a magnet for sanctioned oil after its refiners started buying Russian oil last year at deep discounts

Opec+ ambitions for India oil market clash with clean energy goals

India's dependence on imported oil has only grown in the past decade to over 85 per cent of its needs

India's sparse EV-charging network stumbles on strategy, state support

India has less than 3 per cent of the EU's PCS network, and received only 15 per cent of FAME-II EV subsidy scheme's Rs 10,000-crore budget

Gulf crudes make a comeback as Russian Urals grade turns expensive

Russian oil's share of India's overall crude import basket down 8 percentage points in October amid lower discounts

Cheap Venezuela crude oil to complement discounted Russian grades

India is studying options to resume imports of oil from Venezuela after purchases stopped in late 2020

Jogging on a treadmill: The tale of India's charging infrastructure

Bankability biggest hurdle for public charging stations over low usage, indefinite breakeven period

India's green hydrogen mission is high on ambition but low on resources

Centre must boost support through grants, carbon taxes, and procurement mandates to achieve global H2 hub aspirations

Israel-Hamas conflict: India's hope of respite in oil prices dashed

The Indian crude oil basket, a mix of Gulf sour and Brent sweet grades, averaged $93.54 a barrel last month

India caught between Davids & Goliaths in global clean energy face-off

The US and Europe are offering 8 to 10 times more subsidies amounting to a massive $650 billion, around 18 per cent of India's gross domestic product

Indian Oil, RIL tap Iraqi oil wells amid surging cost of Russian Urals

This reflects India's growing reliance on Russian grades while balancing them out with purchases from Iran suppliers

After lower sales in August, Russia ups discount on crude sale to India

Higher discounts on Russian oil this month may help Indian refiners reduce crude sourcing costs and trim fuel marketing losses even as Brent crude crosses $95/barrel, weakening the country's finances

India's green hydrogen ambitions ride the coat-tails of Chinese equipment

India's ambitions for green hydrogen are riding the coat-tails of Chinese equipment, with Beijing's global stranglehold on the green hydrogen business now extending to New Delhi

Russian supply cuts, low discounts top India's woes from soaring oil prices

That leaves Indian state oil companies caught in the crosshairs of higher oil prices, supply cuts, impending elections and growing losses

India's Russian crude imports decline sharply in Aug to lowest in 7 months

Shipments of Russian oil to India dropped to 1.6 million barrels per day (bpd) in August from 2.1 million bpd in July, the steepest month-on-month drop

India's overdrive to trim fuel output investments threatens supply security

Oil ministry's plans involve a rapid exit from fuels without considering implications, writes S Dinakar

Indian purchases of Russian crude slump by record 25% in August

Shipments of Russian oil to India dropped to around 1.5 million barrels per day (bpd) in the first 12 days of August from around 2 million bpd in entire July, according to data

Surging prices: Indian refiners push the envelope on Russia crude oil

With Urals crude prices on the rise, refiners are negotiating for bigger discounts and alternative currencies for payment