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NEW DELHI, April 9 (Reuters) - India's steel mills aim to cut carbon emissions by about a quarter over the next decade and reduce reliance on coal, while the world's second-biggest producer of the alloy plans to more than double output, according to a document seen by Reuters. Under the proposed "National Steel Policy 2025", India aims to cut emissions from steel mills to 2 metric tons of carbon dioxide per ton of finished steel by 2035-36, according to a draft cabinet note dated March 10, revi ...Read More >
New Delhi: India's steel mills aim to cut carbon emissions by about a quarter over the next decade and reduce reliance on coal, while the world's second-biggest producer of the alloy plans to more than double output, according to a document seen by Reuters. Under the proposed "National Steel Policy 2025", India aims to cut emissions from steel mills to 2 metric tons of carbon dioxide per ton of finished steel by 2035-36, according to a draft cabinet note dated March 10, reviewed by Reuters. ...Read More >
NEW DELHI, April 9 (Reuters) - India's steel mills aim to cut carbon emissions by about a quarter over the next decade and reduce reliance on coal, while the world's second-biggest producer of the alloy plans to more than double output, according to a document seen by Reuters. Under the proposed "National Steel Policy 2025", India aims to cut emissions from steel mills to 2 metric tons of carbon dioxide per ton of finished steel by 2035-36, according to a draft cabinet note dated March 10, revi ...Read More >
Mumbai: The ministry of petroleum and natural gas on Wednesday identified 18 vessels trapped in war-torn Persian Gulf for speedy evacuation. According to the report submitted by directorate of shipping in Mumbai, five of these 18 vessels are Indian-flagged. These 18 vessels include four LPG carriers, three LNG carriers and 11 crude oil tankers. As per the report the ministry of ports, shipping & waterways (MoPSW), directorate of naval operations (DNO), the ministry of petroleum and natural gas ...Read More >
MUMBAI - India, the world's largest urea importer, is looking to purchase 2.5 million metric tons of the key crop nutrient to shore up domestic supplies, which have tightened due to the U.S.-Israeli war with Iran. State-run Indian Potash Ltd (IPL) issued a tender on Saturday to import 1.5 million tons via the country's west coast. The remaining 1 million tons will arrive through the east coast, according to the document posted on the company's website. Shipments are expected to leave the load ...Read More >
MUMBAI, April 6 (Reuters) - India, the world's largest urea importer, is looking to purchase 2.5 million metric tons of the key crop nutrient to shore up domestic supplies, which have tightened due to the U.S.-Israeli war with Iran. State-run Indian Potash Ltd (IPL) issued a tender on Saturday to import 1.5 million tons via the country's west coast. The remaining 1 million tons will arrive through the east coast, according to the document posted on the company's website. Shipments are expected ...Read More >
India sugar output lags demand for second straight yearLower cane yields force mills to close earlier than usualSugar stocks expected to drop, supporting local prices India's sugar production is set to fall below consumption for a second straight year, as lower cane yields force mills to close faster than usual, trade officials told Reuters on Thursday. Lower output, coupled with rising exports, is likely to reduce domestic stockpiles and support local prices, which had been under pressure due ...Read More >
New Delhi [India], April 3 (ANI): Amid the conflict in West Asia and the Gulf region, which has resulted in a fuel crisis in several countries across the world, India on Thursday said that it has received a request from Bangladesh for the supply of diesel, which is currently being examined by the government. Other countries from the neighbourhood, including the Maldives and Sri Lanka, have also approached India. The inputs were shared by the Ministry of External Affairs Spokesperson Randhir Jai ...Read More >
MUMBAI, April 2 (Reuters) - India's sugar production is set to fall below consumption for a second straight year, as lower cane yields force mills to close faster than usual, trade officials told Reuters on Thursday. Lower output, coupled with rising exports, is likely to reduce domestic stockpiles and support local prices, which had been under pressure due to surplus supplies. "Sugar production is unlikely to exceed 28 million metric tons this season," said the India head of a global trade ho ...Read More >
New Delhi: RINL recorded a strong performance during the financial year 2025-26, achieving significant growth across key production and sales parameters compared to the previous year. Hot Metal production reached 5.95 million tons, up from 3.91 million tons in 2024-25, registering a growth of 52 percent. Liquid Steel production increased to 5.69 million tons from 3.75 million tons, also marking a 52 percent rise. Crude steel production stood at 5.43 million tons as against 3.58 million tons in ...Read More >
NEW DELHI: Coal India's sales in March grew for the first time in six months, the company said on Wednesday, indicating a ramp-up in coal stocks ahead of peak summer amid a shortfall in gas supply due to the U.S.-Israeli war against Iran. Coal India's offtake, or sales to customers, rose 0.7% to 69.5 million tons in March, despite a 1.5% drop in its provisional output to 84.5 million tons, the company said in a stock exchange filing. Also Read: Iran war's gas supply shock pushes top consumer ...Read More >
New Delhi, April 1 (Reuters): Coal India's (COAL.NS), opens new tab sales in March grew for the first time in six months, the company said on Wednesday, indicating a ramp-up in coal stocks ahead of peak summer amid a shortfall in gas supply due to the U.S.-Israeli war against Iran. Coal India's offtake, or sales to customers, rose 0.7% to 69.5 million tons in March, despite a 1.5% drop in its provisional output to 84.5 million tons, the company said in a stock exchange filing. The state-run co ...Read More >
New Delhi, April 1 (Reuters): Indian fuel retailers raised jet fuel and commercial liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) prices on Wednesday, following a sharp spike in global prices due to the U.S.-Israeli war on Iran. India, the world's second-largest LPG importer, is battling its worst gas crisis in decades, with the government cutting supplies for industries to shield households from cooking gas shortages. Domestic fuel retailers have raised prices of aviation turbine fuel by 8.6% to 104,927 rupee ...Read More >
NEW DELHI, April 1 (Reuters) - Coal India's sales in March grew for the first time in six months, the company said on Wednesday, indicating a ramp-up in coal stocks ahead of peak summer amid a shortfall in gas supply due to the U.S.-Israeli war against Iran. Coal India's offtake, or sales to customers, rose 0.7% to 69.5 million tons in March, despite a 1.5% drop in its provisional output to 84.5 million tons, the company said in a stock exchange filing. The state-run company accounts for over ...Read More >
New Delhi: The government has extended fiscal benefits under the RoDTEP scheme for exporters by six months, until September 30, amid disruptions to global trade caused by the ongoing West Asia crisis. The Remission of Duties and Taxes on Exported Products (RoDTEP) Scheme, launched in 2021, provides for a refund of taxes, duties and levies that are incurred by exporters in the process of manufacturing and distribution of goods, and not being reimbursed under any other mechanism at the Centre, st ...Read More >
New Delhi, Apr 1 (PTI) The government has extended fiscal benefits under the RoDTEP scheme for exporters by six months, until September 30, amid disruptions to global trade caused by the ongoing West Asia crisis. The Remission of Duties and Taxes on Exported Products (RoDTEP) Scheme, launched in 2021, provides for a refund of taxes, duties and levies that are incurred by exporters in the process of manufacturing and distribution of goods, and not being reimbursed under any other mechanism at th ...Read More >
Singapore: India's diesel exports to Southeast Asia surged to the highest in more than seven years in March, shipping data showed, as traders pivoted supply to cover short positions and refiners cashed in on higher profits in Asia caused by the U.S.-Israeli war with Iran. The surge in exports could boost spot sale margins for Indian refiners who have purchased large volumes of prompt Russian crude to replace Middle East supply disrupted by the war.About 1 million metric tons (7.45 million barre ...Read More >
An investigation by the Environment Agency has revealed that waste, including asbestos, was dumped at a landfill site in the period shortly before it was closed. Bosses revealed this week that they had found "a single discrete pile of waste" in the north west corner of the Walleys Quarry site in Silverdale, Staffordshire. It was deposited outside the landfill cells in November 2024, they said, at a time after its operators had been ordered to stop accepting waste material in March that year. ...Read More >
Top iron ore miner Vale SA (NYSE: VALE) is aiming to boost its business in India by ramping up shipments to the country and seeking to trade its ore globally, tapping into one of the world's fastest growing steel markets. "India could be an opportunity not just for sales, but also to source iron ore, blend it and trade it -- finding better markets for their product," Commercial Executive Vice President Rogerio Nogueira said in an interview. The world's most populous nation has been a bright sp ...Read More >
NEW DELHI, March 30 (Reuters) - India has adequate stocks of fertilizers and is tapping alternative sources to boost supplies for the summer-sown crops, a senior government official in the Ministry of Chemicals and Fertilizers said on Monday. The Gulf region accounted for about 20% to 30% of India's urea imports and 30% of Diammonium Phosphate (DAP) prior to the Iran war, Aparna Sharma, additional secretary in the ministry, told a media briefing. India expects to need 39 million metric tons of ...Read More >
New Delhi : Vedanta Limited, India's leading energy-transition metals, oil & gas, critical minerals, power and technology conglomerate, reaffirmed its commitment to accelerating India's clean-energy transition on the National Energy Conservation Day. The Group's decarbonisation strategy uses four levers: renewable energy expansion, switching to low-carbon fuels, energy and process efficiency, and carbon offsets. Leveraging a multi-pronged approach, till November FY26, Vedanta sourced 2.58 billi ...Read More >
New Delhi, Oct 7 (Prensa Latina) Commerce and Industry Minister Piyush Goyal, who concludes his visit to Doha, and his counterpart Sheikh Faisal bin Thani bin Faisal Al Thani, agreed to boost an ambitious India-Qatar comprehensive economic partnership. Both ministers agreed to work on the first day of the joint trade commission, being held in Doha, the capital of Qatar, to analyze new actions to boost bilateral trade. The meeting focused on strengthening bilateral trade and investment ties, ad ...Read More >
Mumbai: India purchased 300,000 metric tons of soyoil from Argentina during Tuesday and Wednesday, the largest ever purchase in a two-day period, dealers said, taking advantage of Buenos Aires' move to scrap export taxes on soybeans and other food products. The aggressive purchases will help Argentina cut its soyoil stocks, but could also mean fewer palm oil shipments from Indonesia and Malaysia to India. The soyoil purchases are for October-to-March shipment, the dealers said, declining to be ...Read More >
Sopore: The bustling Sopore Fruit Mandi, Asia's second-largest fruit market, came to a complete standstill on Sunday as growers and traders staged a peaceful protest against the continuous blockade of the Srinagar-Baramulla highway. The blockade has severely disrupted the transportation of fruit, inflicting massive losses on growers and traders at the peak of the apple and pear season. With trucks stranded and shipments unable to move, truckloads of apples have begun to rot, while perishable fr ...Read More >
Ranchi (Jharkhand) [India], August 4 (ANI): The Jharkhand government declared a three-day state mourning, starting Monday, following the passing of the state's former Chief Minister and co-founder of Jharkhand Mukti Morcha, Shibu Soren. "In honour of the late Honourable former Chief Minister-cum-Rajya Sabha MP, the State Government has decided to observe 03 (three) days of state mourning from August 4 to August 6," the message from the Jharkhand government read. Also Read | Kerala Shocker: 47- ...Read More >
Aug 4 (Reuters) - A joint venture between India's JSW Steel (JSTL.NS), opens new tab and Japan's JFE Steel will invest 58.45 billion rupees ($669 million) to expand production capacity of cold rolled grain-oriented electrical steel across two Indian plants to meet growing domestic demand, JSW Steel said on Monday. JSW and JFE will equally fund a combined 19.66 billion rupees for the expansion through equity, JSW Steel said. The added capacity will be commissioned in phases from fiscal year 2028 ...Read More >
India commissioned its first indigenously built Diving Support Vessel, Nistar. The original Nistar played a key role in the 1971 Indo-Pakistan war. The new Nistar has advanced dive systems and submarine rescue capabilities. Only a few navies possess such technology. India aims to become a global leader in submarine rescue. The commissioning boosts India's maritime industry. India's first indigenously built Diving Support Vessel, Nistar, was commissioned here on Friday, marking a major maritime ...Read More >
Jaipur, July 19 (SocialNews.XYZ) In a significant breakthrough, Rajasthan Police's CID Crime Branch has busted a major coal adulteration racket in Sirohi, exposing a scam worth crores of rupees. The gang was found mixing fake coal dust into high-quality petcoke imported from the US, causing massive financial losses to the cement and steel industries. Additional Director General of Police (Crime) Dinesh M.N. revealed that the racket involved a well-organised network operating from a rented, def ...Read More >
Jaipur, Jul 19 (PTI) A gang, allegedly involved in the adulteration of coal imported from the US, was busted by the Rajasthan Police, leading to the arrest of an individual, a senior official said on Saturday. The gang was adulterating high-quality coal (petcoke) imported from the US, cheating cement and steel factories out of crores of rupees through this illegal operation, Additional Director General of Police (Crime) Dinesh MN said. A team from the Crime Investigation Branch had been gatheri ...Read More >
NEW DELHI (Reuters) -India's iron ore imports are expected to rise this year, driven by increased demand from JSW Steel, the country's largest steelmaker by capacity, as falling global prices make overseas purchases more attractive, traders and analysts said. "We expect this year's iron ore imports to be around 8-10 million metric tons, largely by JSW Steel," said Dhruv Goel, chief executive of commodities consultancy BigMint. India's iron ore imports totalled around 6 million tons last year, ...Read More >
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