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Govt plans new scheme to support domestic manufacturing of polysilicon

New Delhi, Aug. 21 -- The Centre is working on a new scheme to support the domestic manufacturing of polysilicon, a key component for solar modules, said Santosh Kumar Sarangi, secretary, Union minist... Read More


Indian Oil signs five-year deal to supply petroleum products to Mauritius

New Delhi, Aug. 20 -- State-run refinery and oil marketing major Indian Oil Corp Ltd has signed an agreement with State Trading Corporation of Mauritius for the supply of petrol, diesel and jet fuel t... Read More


India races to up piped gas supply as near one-third PNG connections run dry

New Delhi, Aug. 19 -- India plans to triple the pace of bringing households onto piped natural gas (PNG), targeting a three-fold rise in new users to 4 million this fiscal, as the West Asia war puts i... Read More


ReNew's net profit rises 16% to Rs.595.3 crore in Q1

New Delhi, Aug. 18 -- ReNew Energy Global Plc on Tuesday reported a 16% growth in its net profit for the June quarter at Rs.595.3 crore, compared to Rs.513.1 crore in the year-ago quarter. Its total ... Read More


Crude oil stays above $90 per barrel as West Asia war drags on

New Delhi, Aug. 18 -- Global crude oil prices stayed above $90 a barrel on Tuesday amid choppy trade, as fading hopes of a deal between the US and Iran kept geopolitical risk elevated. Brent futures ... Read More


Senior IAS officer Anurag Jain takes over as NITI Aayog CEO

New Delhi, Aug. 17 -- Federal think tank NITI Aayog saw a new CEO take charge on Monday - Anurag Jain, former secretary to the ministry of road transport and highways, and former chief secretary of th... Read More


Govt sets LPG production targets for refineries amid West Asia crisis

New Delhi, Aug. 16 -- The Union ministry of petroleum and natural gas has, for the first time, set cooking gas production targets for refineries in the country in the wake of the supply squeeze due to... Read More


Centre plans strategic petroleum reserves in Rajasthan, Madhya Pradesh

New Delhi, Aug. 12 -- Amid mounting concerns over energy security, the Centre is moving to develop two new strategic petroleum reserves (SPRs) at Bikaner in Rajasthan and Bina in Madhya Pradesh, as th... Read More


Centre allows renewable developers to cut tariffs after winning tenders

New Delhi, Aug. 12 -- Renewable energy developers can now voluntarily cut tariffs after winning a tender, a move that could help clear about 40GW of unsigned power purchase agreements (PPAs) without r... Read More


Cabinet may soon mull Rs.50,000 crore new phase of RE corridor to unclog grids

New Delhi, Aug. 11 -- India is preparing a major push to unclog its increasingly stretched green power grid, with the ministry of new and renewable energy (MNRE) set to shortly seek Union cabinet's ap... Read More