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New Delhi [India], April 1 (ANI): The Cabinet Committee on Security (CCS) is set to meet at 7 pm on Wednesday in the national capital to discuss developments amid the ongoing conflict in West Asia. The situation escalated in West Asia after a joint US-Israel military strike on February 28 on Iranian territory resulted in the death of its Supreme Leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, and other senior figures, prompting a fierce response from Tehran. Also Read | Oracle Layoffs: Employee Laid Off After ...Read More >
New Delhi: Coal India arm SECL on Wednesday said it has registered a 5.26 per cent growth in production and 4.6 per cent increase in offtake, the volume of dry fuel supplied, in 2025-26, signalling steady progress amid rising energy demand. SECL recorded the total coal production of 176.2 million tonnes (MT) in FY26, up 5.26 per cent from 167.4 MT produced in 2024-25. The company's coal offtake in FY26 stood at 178.6 million tonnes compared to 170.7 MT in FY25. Also Read: West Bengal polls: C ...Read More >
Bilaspur (Chhattisgarh) [India], April 1 (ANI): South Eastern Coalfields Limited (SECL) has achieved a significant milestone in FY 2025-26, emerging as the only subsidiary of Coal India Limited to register positive growth across all three key performance parameters--coal production, offtake and overburden removal (OBR). SECL recorded coal production of 176.2 million tonnes, reflecting a growth of 5.26% (8.8 MT) over the previous year. Coal offtake stood at 178.6 million tonnes, registering a gr ...Read More >
New Delhi, Apr 1 (PTI) Coal India arm SECL on Wednesday said it has registered a 5.26 per cent growth in production and 4.6 per cent increase in offtake, the volume of dry fuel supplied, in 2025-26, signalling steady progress amid rising energy demand. SECL recorded the total coal production of 176.2 million tonnes (MT) in FY26, up 5.26 per cent from 167.4 MT produced in 2024-25. The company's coal offtake in FY26 stood at 178.6 million tonnes compared to 170.7 MT in FY25. With 364.3 million ...Read More >
Bilaspur (Chhattisgarh) [India], April 1 (ANI): South Eastern Coalfields Limited (SECL) has achieved a significant milestone in FY 2025-26, emerging as the only subsidiary of Coal India Limited to register positive growth across all three key performance parameters--coal production, offtake and overburden removal (OBR). SECL recorded coal production of 176.2 million tonnes, reflecting a growth of 5.26% (8.8 MT) over the previous year. Coal offtake stood at 178.6 million tonnes, registering a gr ...Read More >
CHENNAI: A major fire broke out at the imported coal yard of the North Chennai Thermal Power Station (Stage I) on Monday night. The fire and rescue services personnel from Madhavaram, Manali, Ambattur and nearby areas battled the blaze through the night, bringing the situation under control by Tuesday morning. Officials said power generation at the plant was not affected. After inspecting the site, Tamil Nadu Electricity Board (TNEB) chairman and managing director J Radhakrishnan told reporters ...Read More >
Sardarpur (Madhya Pradesh): Residents of Sardarpur are struggling to get cooking gas cylinders for over a month, with the shortage linked to the ongoing conflict involving the US, Israel and Iran affecting global supply chains. Gas agencies, which earlier delivered cylinders to homes, have stopped door-to-door service in many areas. People are now visiting agency offices in person, often carrying empty cylinders on motorcycles and scooters, only to return empty-handed. With cylinders hard to fi ...Read More >
BENGALURU: As Karnataka's economy grows by leaps and bounds, recent data from the Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation shows the state also leads in hydroelectric power generation, with 3.63 gigawatt of power. It also tops in small hydro power project generation with 3,726MW in 2024-25. The ministry's National Statistics Office (NSO) on March 30 released the annual Energy Statistics India 2026 report, which noted that India has a huge potential for generation of renewable energy, ...Read More >
Synopsis: NLC India JV begins coal production at Pachwara South block in Jharkhand, with 9 MTPA capacity, strengthening fuel supply for the 3×660 MW Ghatampur thermal power project. NLC India has commenced coal production at the Pachwara South Open Cast Mine in Jharkhand, marking a key operational milestone for the state-run energy company. NLC India Pachwara South coal block: NLC India Ltd (NLCIL) announced that coal production has commenced at the Pachwara South Open Cast Mine in Jharkhand o ...Read More >
Production trends reinforce this dominance. "Coal production grew by 4.98 percent, reaching 1,047.52 million tonnes, up from 997.83 million tonnes in the previous year. The Non-Coking Coal is having the dominating share of the total production of Coal, at around 93.65 percent during FY 2024-25." At the same time, renewable energy, which accounts for 7.4 percent of energy supply, is expanding at an unprecedented scale. Renewable electricity generation has more than doubled, rising from 189,314 g ...Read More >
Hyderabad/New Delhi: Union Coal Minister Kishan Reddy assured the Rajya Sabha that India's coal sector remains resilient despite global geopolitical tensions. Responding to unstarred questions, he emphasised that domestic production has crossed one billion tonnes for the second consecutive year, ensuring energy security and minimising dependence on imports. With 165 million tonnes of coal stock at mines and 54 million tonnes at thermal power plants, an uninterrupted supply to power and industria ...Read More >
VISAKHAPATNAM: NTPC Simhadri has reported a total gross power generation of 11,136.44 million units (MUs) up to March 27 in the financial year 2025-26. The plant operated at a plant load factor of 64.27 per cent, while solar generation stood at 39.362 MUs during the period. In an interaction with the media at NTPC, Head of Project Ayaskanta Jena said the station has an installed capacity of 4x500 MW (2,000 MW), along with a 25 MW floating solar plant. He stated the unit plays a key role in me ...Read More >
Hyderabad: The installed capacity of renewable energy in Telangana stood at 7,879.74 MW by October 2025, placing it among India's top 10 states. Of the total green power capacity, solar energy contributes 5,033.50 MW, large hydro 2,405.6 MW, wind 128.1 MW, biopower 221.67 MW, and small hydro 90.87 MW. According to the 'Energy Statistics India 2026' report released by the National Statistics Office (NSO) on Monday, India's renewable energy potential reached 47,04,043 MW by March 31, 2025, domina ...Read More >
The effective closure from the Iran war of the Strait of Hormuz -- the critical chokepoint for roughly 20% of the world's oil and liquefied natural gas -- is in its fifth week with no clear signs of resolving. For Asia, which buys more than 80% of the crude and LNG that flows through the narrow waterway, the consequences have been swift: severe fuel shortages, export bans, and government budgets stretched to the breaking point. The crisis is forcing Asia to look both backward and forward simult ...Read More >
India was turning green. Black was out, and so was an era of crude energy sources, even if refined adequately, and used as liquefied gas. Yet, the shine on coal, the black gold, has intensified in the past few weeks. Thanks to huge global shortages in crude oil, and gas, including LNG (liquefied natural gas), India, along with other nations, is re-focusing energy security. It demands a back-to-black tactics, and giving green a breather, even as the future of fossil fuels seems iffy. Black is in, ...Read More >
Hyderabad: The Bharat Rashtra Samithi (BRS) on Monday, March 30, wrote to the Telangana Governor urging him to recommend a High Court-monitored investigation into illegal mining operations in the state, alleging that the ruling Congress government was shielding those responsible, including a sitting minister. In a representation submitted to Governor Shiv Pratap Shukla, the BRS MLAs and MLCs alleged that large-scale illegal mining and stone crushing operations were being carried out in open vio ...Read More >
The Bombay High Court has affirmed the Prevention of Money Laundering Act's (PMLA) supremacy over debt recovery laws like SARFAESI and RDB Acts in cases involving the attachment of 'proceeds of crime', clarifying the legal landscape for financial institutions and individuals. Key PointsThe Bombay High Court has ruled that the PMLA has an overriding effect over debt recovery laws like SARFAESI and RDB Acts concerning the attachment of 'proceeds of crime'.The ruling clarifies that debt recovery l ...Read More >
Mumbai, Mar 30 (PTI) Bank credit to industry grew at faster pace of 13.5 per cent on the fortnight ending February 28, compared with 7.5 per cent in the year-ago period, according to the RBI data released on Monday. The buoyant growth is majorly driven by higher growth in 'infrastructure', 'all engineering', 'chemicals and chemical products', 'petroleum, coal products and nuclear fuels' and 'textiles', said the Reserve Bank of India (RBI). The RBI has released data on sectoral deployment of ba ...Read More >
Mumbai, Mar 30 (PTI) The Bombay High Court has ruled that Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA) holds an overriding effect over debt recovery laws like SARFAESI and RDB Acts when it comes to the attachment of "proceeds of crime". In a ruling delivered on March 23, the Nagpur bench of HC set aside previous orders by the PMLA Appellate Tribunal that had favoured the rights of banks to recover debts from attached properties. The bench of Justices M S Jawalkar and Nandesh Deshpande emphasised ...Read More >
Mumbai, Mar 30 (PTI) Bank credit to industry grew at faster pace of 13.5 per cent on the fortnight ending February 28, compared with 7.5 per cent in the year-ago period, according to the RBI data released on Monday. The buoyant growth is majorly driven by higher growth in 'infrastructure', 'all engineering', 'chemicals and chemical products', 'petroleum, coal products and nuclear fuels' and 'textiles', said the Reserve Bank of India (RBI). The RBI has released data on sectoral deployment of ba ...Read More >
The Indian Premier League (IPL) 2026 season has barely begun, but it has already delivered its first major controversy. Following Kolkata Knight Riders' (KKR) six-wicket defeat to Mumbai Indians (MI) at the Wankhede Stadium, a pointed remark from captain Ajinkya Rahane has triggered a wider debate - forcing Cricket Australia (CA) to step in with a clarification. At the centre of the storm is Cameron Green, KKR's high-profile signing worth INR 25.20 crore, who did not bowl a single over despite ...Read More >
New Delhi: As global energy supply chains face disruptions amid the ongoing US-Israel war on Iran, the Centre's decision to temporarily relax petroleum safety and licensing norms for kerosene distribution, has triggered an unexpected revival of a fuel India had nearly phased out. From a surge in kerosene stove sales to renewed policy debates, it's bringing back memories of an era when 'mitti ka tel' was a household staple, while also raising serious concerns over health, safety and environmental ...Read More >
NEW DELHI: India is accelerating clearances for commissioning of wind power plants and battery energy storage systems as the U.S.-Israeli war against Iran has led to a gas shortfall, the country's junior power minister said on Monday. Although gas accounts for only around 2% of India's total power generation, the South Asian country uses about 8 gigawatt (GW) of gas power during peak-demand periods or heatwaves. "Presently, there are challenges in respect of availability and price volatility ...Read More >
NEW DELHI, March 30 (Reuters) - India is accelerating clearances for commissioning of wind power plants and battery energy storage systems as the U.S.-Israeli war against Iran has led to a gas shortfall, the country's junior power minister said on Monday. Although gas accounts for only around 2% of India's total power generation, the South Asian country uses about 8 gigawatt (GW) of gas power during peak-demand periods or heatwaves. "Presently, there are challenges in respect of availability ...Read More >
Synopsis: NLC India JV begins coal production at Pachwara South block in Jharkhand, with 9 MTPA capacity, strengthening fuel supply for the 3×660 MW Ghatampur thermal power project. NLC India has commenced coal production at the Pachwara South Open Cast Mine in Jharkhand, marking a key operational milestone for the state-run energy company. NLC India Pachwara South coal block: NLC India Ltd (NLCIL) announced that coal production has commenced at the Pachwara South Open Cast Mine in Jharkhand o ...Read More >
Indian Railways launched the Amrit Bharat Express connecting Dhanbad and Pottanur, enhancing travel between East and South India. The train features modern amenities and stops at major stations, benefiting commuters, students, and tourists. In a move aimed at making long-distance travel more convenient, the Indian Railways is set to introduce a new train service connecting eastern and southern parts of the country. According to reports, the Amrit Bharat Express, equipped with several modern fac ...Read More >
New Delhi [India], March 12 (ANI): The Union Minister for Petroleum and Natural Gas, Hardeep Singh Puri, informed the Lok Sabha on Thursday that the country is successfully navigating the major disruption in global energy supplies following the West Asia conflict. "India has sufficient gas production and supply arrangements to sustain this position even in the event of a prolonged conflict. Power generation for every household and for industry is fully protected," Hardeep Singh Puri said. Oppos ...Read More >
Kolkata: Shortage of cooking gas cylinders has begun to affect midday meals in schools across West Bengal, forcing authorities to adopt alternative fuels such as firewood or serving limited food items to students, officials said on Thursday. At Krishnachandrapur High School in South 24 Parganas district, authorities had stocked firewood as an alternative fuel after anticipating a shortage of LPG cylinders. On March 11, the midday meal for around 1,500 students was cooked on traditional clay ov ...Read More >
Indore (Madhya Pradesh) [India], March 12 (ANI): After Madhya Pradesh's capital Bhopal, the reported shortage of commercial LPG cylinders is affecting the restaurant and food business in Indore city as well, with several food stalls facing difficulties in continuing their operations. Restaurant owners say they are unable to obtain commercial gas cylinders, resulting in some establishments temporarily shut down, and some food outlets selling tea, poha, and kachori are trying to keep their busine ...Read More >
BENGALURU: Indian restaurant MadCo took the tough call this week to remove some menu favourites, including bone marrow -- a beef bone cut in half and slowly roasted, in an attempt to save cooking gas as the Iran war disrupts supply chains. Far from the Middle East, restaurants in the world's fastest-growing major economy are feeling the heat of the conflict with cooking gas shortages. "We saw it coming, but didn't expect it to hit us this quickly," said MadCo's director Santosh Abraham, adding ...Read More >
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