India can significantly reduce its dependence on imports and strengthen long-term energy security by accelerating coal gasification projects, Union coal and mines minister G Kishan Reddy said on Thursday, as the government stepped up efforts to attract investment into the sector.Speaking at a roadshow on the Centre’s scheme for promoting surface coal and lignite gasification…
Chief economic advisor V Anantha Nageswaran Chennai: Welcoming the US-Iran peace deal, chief economic advisor V Anantha Nageswaran on Monday said India must continue to grow faster in such an environment.In his virtual address at the inaugural edition of the CPCL-SOOPER Leadership Lecture Series here, he said the Strait of Hormuz, a key chokepoint, can…
Hyderabad: Union minister G Kishan Reddy asked Telangana chief minister Revanth Reddy to inquire into the allegations on Singareni Collieries Company Limited (SCCL) urgency to assess whether the alleged irregularities have an element of truth and also see whether there are adequate safeguards, mechanisms and internal controls for effective function of SCCL.The union minister wrote…
Bhubaneswar: Chief minister Mohan Charan Majhi on Thursday outlined Odisha’s key achievements at the Governing Council of NITI Aayog meeting chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, while appreciating the Centre’s support and its visible transformational impact across the state.Highlighting the PM’s ‘Purvodaya’ vision to position eastern India as the country’s next growth frontier, Majhi said,…
Every major oil shock has left a mark on India, sometimes through inflation, sometimes through foreign exchange pressure, and occasionally through wider economic change. The country’s 1991 balance-of-payments crisis unfolded against a backdrop of rising oil prices. High crude costs later pushed difficult conversations around subsidies, fuel deregulation and energy security. More recently, shifts in…
India and the United Arab Emirates have agreed to significantly deepen their energy partnership, with the UAE set to store up to 30 million barrels of crude oil in India’s Strategic Petroleum Reserve, the Ministry of External Affairs said on Friday after Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s short visit to Abu Dhabi. The agreement emerged from…
Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov on Friday said crude oil supplies from Russia to India have increased despite Western sanctions and mounting geopolitical pressure, ANI reported.Speaking on the sidelines of the BRICS Foreign Ministers’ Meeting in New Delhi, Lavrov said the rise in Russian oil exports to India was reflected in publicly available data.“We published…
What do the new agreements between UAE and India entail? How will India’s energy security plans get a boost? (AI image) India’s energy security received a major boost on Friday when two important Memorandum of Understanding (MOUs) were signed during PM Narendra Modi’s visit to the UAE on Friday. India imports close to 90% of…
In a boost to India’s energy security, several MoUs have been signed during PM Narendra Modi’s UAE visit on Friday. PM Modi’s visit to the UAE amid the ongoing US-Iran conflict and global crude oil price shock holds particular significance.According to an ANI report, several key agreements and investment commitments were announced during the trip….
Prime Minister Narendra Modi waves to the crowd during a roadshow on the occasion of the Somnath Amrut Mahotsav, celebrating the 75th anniversary of the inauguration of the restored Somnath Temple, in Gir Somnath on May 11, 2026. | Photo Credit: @InfoGujarat-X/ANI Vassal King Narendra Modi, defeater of democracy, vanquisher of electoral fair play, and…
