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Crude oil import bill shrank 15.9% in FY24, thanks to Russia shipments

Import volumes remained stable at 232 mmt in FY24 as dependency increase

West Asia tensions stall India's plans to import crude oil from Iran

Iran had been India's third-largest source of crude oil until 2019 when the US imposed fresh sanctions

Iran-Israel flare-up: Traders, shippers brace for fresh price shocks

Freight costs, war risk premia on marine insurance rise

Centre in a huddle to understand impact of the Iran-Israel tensions

Inter-ministerial meets, stakeholder talks take off

BJP manifesto: Party promises energy access through Ujjwala, solar power

PMUY will be expanded further and piped gas connections will be extended beyond the current 11 million households, BJP said in its election manifesto

India a significant player in shaping global 6G standards: Ericsson exec

She says that fixed wireless access is paving the way for new revenue streams and monetisation in 5G for communication service partners in India

Fuel consumption increased 4.6% to record high in FY24; fell 0.6% in March

Total consumption however rose 4.6% to a record 233.3 million tonnes in FY24

Jio adds 3.59 million users, corners 40% of market share in February

The company's growth has largely come at the expense of Vodafone Idea (Vi), which has been experiencing significant customer attrition for the past 23 months

Monthly natural gas trades down 80% in March: Indian Gas Exchange

Increasing global gas prices, and an extended winter in March led to the sudden fall

India not asked to reduce its imports of Russian crude oil, says US

According to estimates by the London-based commodity data analytics provider Vortexa, which tracks ship movements to gauge imports

Vi shareholders approve Rs 20,000 cr fundraise through securities issuance

The telco is looking to raise up to Rs 45,000 crore through equity & debt

Trai wants district, state level data to boost quality of telecom services

QoS has remained a priority for the regulator, with Trai Chairperson Anil Kumar Lahoti naming call drops as a key area of his focus after taking charge in January

India had 14th highest median 5G download rates in Q4 2023: Ookla

Jio's 5G network reported a quicker video start time of 1.14 seconds than Airtel's 5G network, which was 1.99 seconds

More power and wider scope: Amended PNGRB Act, 2006 in the offing

Will give regulator more clarity on how to deal with a barrage of litigations by city gas firms

India uniquely positioned in global semicon story, says Ashwini Vaishnaw

A $1 trillion industry will require more than nine lakh talented professionals. Close to a-third of all talent in the semiconductor industry are in India, says Vaishnaw

Space World plans to connect data centres in 7 major cities in a year

India already has over 4 million km of fibre optic cables, primarily owned by telecom operators

Infrastructure takes centre stage as ministers ready Lok Sabha poll pitch

Energy security, safer travel to form the core of BJP's LS poll promises

Airtel, Vodafone Idea announce additional data, discounts for IPL season

For all prepaid customers, Airtel has reduced the price of its existing unlimited data pack plans from Rs. 49 to Rs. 29

Crude oil processing volumes remain steady in Feb at 20.9 MMT: PPAC

Crude imports fell 6.5 percent in February to 18.01 Million Metric Tonnes. says data released by Petroleum Planning and Analysis Cell

5G subscribers consuming 3.6-times more data than 4G users: Nokia

Overall, 5G made up 15 per cent of all data traffic across telecom circles as of December, 2023