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Coal may singe net-zero journey as India readies updated climate pledge

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

US, Saudi Arabia vie for larger share of India's crude oil import pie

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

Slow bidding for renewable energy projects threatens climate goals

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

India's first private-sector nuclear tender plagued by cost, funding issues

There are 687 queries bothering bidders, documents show, with financing being the thorn, followed by issues of cost over high service charges by NPCIL

An uncertain pivot: India's energy sector battles taxes, global turmoil

Energy security was what was occupying the minds of officials from India's oil ministry in 2024 when they burnt the midnight oil for months

India's crawling renewable bidding activity threatens climate targets

The slowdown in renewable tendering comes even as India prepares its new Nationally Determined Contributions (NDC) to UN, to be presented by November, which will detail clean energy targets for 2035

Economics trumps politics: India's US oil, LNG imports slump sharply

India is guided solely by economics when sourcing oil and LNG rather than geopolitics, and the government does not interfere in decisions by state-oil companies, September data shows

India gears up to embrace carbon market plans to counter climate criticism

Emissions targets have been announced till 2027, and a new set of targets and sectors will be finalised in FY27 for the FY28-30 period

LanzaTech looks to convert waste into green fuels, eyes export market

LanzaTech aims to transform agri residue and waste gases into ethanol and sustainable aviation fuel with partners Indian Oil and GAIL as India builds biofuel capacity

Power sector CO2 emissions down for only second time in half a century

The power sector accounts for over half of India's total emissions. CO2 emissions from power generation added up to around 724 million tonnes (mt) in H1 2025

India's renewable story needs better forecasting, stronger infrastructure

The devastating floods across northern India turned the spotlight on the fact that a surfeit of water is as disastrous as a scarcity of rain

US, UAE boost oil flows to India amid Trump's tariff pressure on Russia

India has leaned on the US and UAE to boost spot purchases of crude oil this year to cover immediate needs and navigate geopolitical tensions

In seven years, HVDC market size is going to be $12-15 billion: GE Vernova

India needs to progress in procurement. It must review its procurement process, says Bindele

Private sector refiners gain big from India's Russian crude oil savings

Unlike their public-sector counterparts, private players export a large portion of their output to Europe and Asia at lucrative prices

India's oil reforms to blunt US and European Union supply coercion

The government has no say in where the country's refiners source oil from because these are commercial transactions, the official reiterated

India's rivals China, Turkey seek cheaper Urals, capping oil price rise

This comes as Trump-Putin meet remains inconclusive

Picking on India: How US tariff move targets Russian oil-linked exports

The country needs energy and Trump knew that when he announced a 25 per cent tariff on much of India's exports for sourcing discounted oil from Russia, which is India's oldest ally

Trump tariff: Russian oil imports may dip in Aug while US' share rises

Over half of the 40 ships carrying Russian oil to India for deliveries this month are uncertain about discharging their cargoes because they will reach India only after August 21

US tariff impact: Trump's trade moves could dent India's oil bill savings

State-run refiners are covered for deliveries of crude oil in September even if Russian oil flows cease, a senior trader at a state refiner said. Another trader said they are mostly covered

Russia oil import: India's August pipeline strong despite US, EU heat

Private-sector refiners account for around half the imports in Aug