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ABOARD AIR FORCE ONE (Reuters) -U.S. President Donald Trump reiterated on Sunday that Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi told him India will stop buying Russian oil, while warning that New Delhi would continue paying "massive" tariffs if it did not do so. "I spoke with Prime Minister Modi of India, and he said he's not going to be doing the Russian oil thing," Trump told reporters aboard Air Force One. Asked about India's assertion that it was not aware of any conversation between Modi and Tr ...Read More >
New Delhi, Oct 20 (SocialNews.XYZ) India and the US have made some headway in their trade talks to resolve the tariff issue, even as New Delhi has said that it will not rush into an agreement. India's trade delegation, led by Commerce Secretary Rajesh Agrawal, is reported to have held constructive meetings with US officials in Washington last week, a senior official said. While the US under the Trump administration hardened its stand on Russian oil purchases by India, New Delhi has assured Was ...Read More >
Oil markets are trying to make sense of claims from Donald Trump about whether India and China will continue to purchase Russian oil, offering the latest example of how the president is willing to intertwine energy, trade, and geopolitics. This past week has seen Trump repeatedly claim that India is soon set to buy "no oil" from Russia, which, earlier in the week, Indian officials declined to confirm. Trump was unbowed, saying Friday at the White House, "They've already de-escalated." Equally ...Read More >
US President Donald Trump on Sunday (local time) reiterated his claim that he had spoken to Prime Minister Narendra Modi, who told him India would cease buying Russian oil. Speaking to reporters aboard Air Force One, Trump warned that India would continue to face "massive" tariffs if it did not comply. This marks the third time the US President has repeated his claim, first made on October 15, regarding India halting Russian oil purchases and him speaking to PM Modi. "I spoke with Prime Minist ...Read More >
Union Minister Nitin Gadkari announced India's logistics costs will drop to single digits by December, thanks to expressway expansion. He also revealed plans to make India the world's top automobile producer within five years and highlighted the economic and environmental benefits of promoting biofuels and utilizing waste in road construction. Logistics cost in India will come down to single digit by December this year, helped by rapid expansion of expressways and economic corridors, Union Mini ...Read More >
New Delhi: Logistics cost in India will fall to 9% by December, helped by rapid expansion of expressways and economic corridors, road transport and highways minister Nitin Gadkari said on Friday. Addressing the annual conference of the Associated Chambers of Commerce and Industry of India, he said that a recent report prepared by IIT Chennai, IIT Kanpur and IIM Bangalore revealed that India's construction of expressways and economic corridors had helped reduce the country's logistics cost to 10 ...Read More >
Hyderabad-based Megha Engineering & Infrastructures Ltd (MEIL) has secured a $225.5 million contract from Kuwait Oil Company to build, operate and manage a gas sweetening and sulphur recovery facility at Kuwait's oilfields. The project will be completed in 790 days, followed by five years of operations and maintenance. Indian multi-sector infrastructure firm Megha Engineering & Infrastructures has won a contract worth $225.5 million from Kuwait Oil Company (KOC), it said on Friday. The contrac ...Read More >
NEW DELHI: The Ministry of External Affairs on Thursday clarified that there was no telephonic conversation between Prime Minister Narendra Modi and US President Donald Trump yesterday."On the question of whether there was any conversation or phone call between Prime Minister Modi and President Trump, I am not aware of any conversation yesterday between the two leaders," MEA spokesperson Randhir Jaiswal said at his weekly press briefing. The statement follows Trump's recent remarks on Indian oi ...Read More >
Russia's energy ties with India are in tune with New Delhi's national interests, Russian envoy Denis Alipov said on Thursday, asserting that overall bilateral trade relations are on an upswing. Alipov's remarks came hours after US President Donald Trump claimed that Prime Minister Narendra Modi assured him that New Delhi will stop procuring Russian crude oil. "This is a question for the Indian government (to answer)," the envoy told reporters when asked if India will continue to procure Russia ...Read More >
New Delhi, Oct 16 (SocialNews.XYZ) US President Donald Trump, after an unsuccessful attempt at a ceasefire in Ukraine, is intending wider economic squeeze on Moscow through potential halt in global energy imports from Russia. In this endeavour, he has chosen to focus on his "good friend" Prime Minister Narendra Modi of India. Since imposing a large sum of "reciprocal" trade tariff, Trump has been critical of New Delhi for continuing to buy Russian oil. Two other factors also weigh upon Washin ...Read More >
Russia's energy ties with India are in tune with New Delhi's national interests, Russian envoy Denis Alipov said on Thursday, asserting that overall bilateral trade relations are on an upswing. Alipov's remarks came hours after US President Donald Trump claimed that Prime Minister Narendra Modi assured him that New Delhi will stop procuring Russian crude oil. "This is a question for the Indian government (to answer)," the envoy told reporters when asked if India will continue to procure Russia ...Read More >
New Delhi, Oct 16 (UNI) Defending its energy policy amid US pressure to curb Russian oil imports, India reasserted that national interest and consumer protection drive its sourcing decisions. This comes in response to recent remarks by US President Donald Trump, who claimed that Prime Minister Narendra Modi had assured him of halting oil purchases from Russia. Responding to concerns raised by the United States, Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) spokesperson Randhir Jaiswal said the current US ...Read More >
New Delhi, October 16: India on Thursday responded to comments made by US President Donald Trump about Prime Minister Narendra Modi's assurance to halt Russian oil purchases, stating that the country's energy sourcing is guided by its national interests and the need to protect Indian consumers. Responding to media queries, MEA spokesperson Randhir Jaiswal said, "India is a significant importer of oil and gas. It has been our consistent priority to safeguard the interests of the Indian consumer ...Read More >
New Delhi [India], October 16 (ANI): Congress MP Imran Masood on Thursday slammed the centre over Donald Trump India would stop purchasing oil from Russia claims, asking whether the US president was India guardian. Questioning Prime Minister Narendra Modi silence on the issue, Masood asserted that the centre must clearly state that the country stands with Russia since it is an old friend. Trump hamara baap hai kya? (Is Trump our father?) Why did he tell us everything while our Prime Minister s ...Read More >
India is set to invest 6.4 trillion rupees in a massive transmission plan. This initiative aims to harness over 76 gigawatts of hydroelectric power from the Brahmaputra basin by 2047. The plan focuses on developing numerous projects in the northeastern states. This move is crucial for meeting India's growing electricity demand and reducing reliance on fossil fuels. India's power planning authority has drawn up a 6.4 trillion rupees ($77 billion) transmission plan to move more than 76 gigawatts ...Read More >
"India is a significant importer of oil and gas. It has been our consistent priority to safeguard the interests of the Indian consumer in a volatile energy scenario. Our import policies are guided entirely by this objective. Ensuring stable energy prices and secure supplies have been the twin goals of our energy policy. This includes broad-basing our energy sourcing and diversifying as appropriate to meet market conditions," the statement read. On Wednesday night, Trump told reporters at an Ova ...Read More >
New Delhi [India], October 16 (ANI): Amid mounting chaos over Donald Trump India would stop purchasing oil from Russia claims, senior Congress MP Jairam Ramesh on Thursday took a dig at the centre, saying that decisions made by the Indian government are announced by the US president. The decisions made by the Government of India are announced by President Trump in Washington DC. Yahan se tareef, wahan se tariffs, Ramesh, General Secretary incharge of Communication in Congress, told ANI. He fur ...Read More >
Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], October 16 (ANI): Shiv Sena (UBT) MP Priyanka Chaturvedi on Thursday said that delusions surrounding the US President Donald Trump recent claims related to India-Pakistan relations, air combat figures, and oil imports from Russia should be debunked. She further sought an answer from Prime Minister Narendra Modi by saying that silence is betrayal in such situations. In a post shared on X, Chaturvedi said, These delusions need to be debunked. Silence is betrayal in s ...Read More >
Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], October 16 (ANI): Shiv Sena (UBT) MP Priyanka Chaturvedi on Thursday said that "delusions" surrounding the US President Donald Trump's recent claims related to India-Pakistan relations, air combat figures, and oil imports from Russia should be "debunked". She further sought an answer from Prime Minister Narendra Modi by saying that "silence is betrayal in such situations". In a post shared on X, Chaturvedi said, "These delusions need to be debunked. Silence is betr ...Read More >
New Delhi, Oct 16 (PTI) Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Thursday claimed that Prime Minister Narendra Modi is "frightened" of US President Donald Trump, saying that he allowed the American leader to "decide and announce" that India will not buy Russian oil and "keeps sending congratulatory messages despite repeated snubs". His assertion came after Trump claimed that his "friend" PM Modi has assured him that India would stop purchasing oil from Russia, a move he described as a big step toward in ...Read More >
NEW DELHI: A team of Indian officials led by commerce secretary Rajesh Agarwal is once again headed to the US for talks on the proposed bilateral trade deal, amid indications that Trump administration is keen to move ahead.Officials indicated that delegation would visit Washington this week itself as the two sides seek to thrash out a deal in a few weeks. The move comes just a day after US ambassador-designate Sergio Gor met PM Modi and held discussions with Agrawal. "During my visit to India, I ...Read More >
Bengaluru (Karnataka) [India], October 9: Chevron India has inaugurated its new facility in Bengaluru Bellandur tech corridor, marking one year of operations for its Engineering and Innovation Excellence Center (ENGINE). * More than 1000 professionals have already joined Chevron ENGINE (Engineering and Innovation Excellence Center) to support Chevron global projects and operations * Spanning 312,000 sq. ft., ENGINE is a LEED-certified facility, designed to enhance collaboration for ENGINE AI-f ...Read More >
Panaji: Goa has rolled out a clean energy roadmap 2050 towards building a clean, green, and sustainable Goa. Chief minister Pramod Sawant inaugurated the workshop for the implementation of the roadmap on Wednesday, highlighting key launches such as the Goa Renewable Energy Capacity Planning, the Net Positive Panchayat (NPP) Initiative, India's first programme aimed at making every panchayat energy self-sufficient, and an MoU with the SELCO Foundation to solarise healthcare facilities across the ...Read More >
Mumbai: Mahanagar Gas Limited (MGL), one of India's leading City Gas Distribution companies, and Oil India Limited (OIL), a Maharatna public sector enterprise with integrated capabilities across the oil and gas value chain, have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to explore collaboration opportunities in the LNG and clean energy sectors. Partnership for a Greener Future The MoU was signed on October 6, 2025, by the VP (BD, BIS, Commercial & STU), MGL, and the ED (BD), OIL, in the prese ...Read More >
Bengaluru : GPS Renewables, one of the leading global full-stack, renewable oil & gas companies offering technology and project solutions for climate-positive biofuel projects, has partnered with Council of Scientific and Industrial Research - National Chemical Laboratory (CSIR-NCL) to develop a first-of-a-kind commercial-scale production of Sustainable Aviation Fuel (SAF) from ethanol. The same technology can be used to produce SAF from methanol as well. As part of the partnership, GPS Renewab ...Read More >
ANGUL: Jindal Steel which aims to produce 25 million tonne of steel by 2030 from its Angul plant, on Tuesday commissioned its 3 million tonne per annum (MTPA) basic oxygen furnace (BOF), adding another 3 MTPA of crude steelmaking capacity. With the new addition, the company's total capacity at Angul has jumped from 6 MTPA to 9 MTPA, bringing Angul closer to its goal of achieving 12 MTPA within the current financial year, a company official said. "The new BOF is now running, and the first heat ...Read More >
Tube & Pipe Fair 2025, organized by Tulip 3P Media, is poised to become India's largest tube and pipe industry exhibition, welcoming global exhibitors and industry leaders to New Delhi from November 4-6. With significant international participation, the fair aims to foster growth through networking and innovation in a rapidly expanding sector. Tulip 3P Media Private Limited is gearing up to host the highly anticipated Tube & Pipe Fair 2025, set to run from November 4 to 6 at Pragati Maidan, New ...Read More >
Bhubaneswar: Jindal Steel has successfully commissioned its 250 MT Basic Oxygen Furnace (BOF) converter at the Angul integrated steel plant, adding 3 MTPA of crude steelmaking capacity. With the first heat now tapped, the company's total capacity at Angul has increased from 6 MTPA to 9 MTPA -- bringing the plant closer to its goal of achieving 12 MTPA within the current financial year. The synchronised commissioning of Blast Furnace 2 and the BOF converter marks a significant milestone in India ...Read More >
Union Minister Nitin Gadkari dismissed allegations regarding ethanol blending, attributing them to a powerful import lobby upset by his policy decisions. He defended his focus on making farmers energy producers and reducing pollution. This comes amidst controversy over his son's company, CIAN Agro Industries, which saw a dramatic surge in profits and revenue linked to the ethanol blending mandate. Union Minister for Road Transport and Highways Nitin Gadkari on Monday refused to be pulled into a ...Read More >
Nagpur: Union Minister for Road Transport and Highways Nitin Gadkari on Monday refused to be pulled into a controversy over allegations against him with regard to ethanol blending, saying it is work of a powerful import lobby upset by his decisions. Speaking at a programme here, the minister likened himself to a "tree that bears fruit," and said, "I don't respond to such criticisms because then it becomes news. The tree that bears fruit is the one people throw stones at. It is better that we av ...Read More >
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