New Delhi, June 19 (IANS) The Bengaluru campus of the Rajiv Gandhi Institute of Petroleum Technology (RGIPT) is undergoing a major infrastructure expansion aimed at strengthening academic excellence, research capabilities, and industry engagement, the institute’s Director Prof. Harish Hirani said on Friday.Speaking to reporters at the campus near Hosakote in Bengaluru Rural district, Prof. Hirani said the institute is substantially upgrading both its academic and physical infrastructure to suppo…
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New Delhi, June 11 (IANS) Coal gasification and coal-to-chemicals pathways are great opportunities for India to reduce import dependence while supporting industrial growth and decarbonisation, Dr VK Saraswat, former member, NITI Aayog, said here on Thursday.Speaking at a panel discussion jointly organised by Chintan Research Foundation (CRF) and the Ashoka Centre for a People-centric Energy Transition (ACPET), he said that “a paradigm shift has to take place in the way we use coal, and that wi…
New Delhi, June 4 (IANS) India’s climate‑tech ecosystem is gaining momentum as policy support, growing capital flows and energy‑security priorities converge to accelerate large‑scale deployment of renewables, electric mobility and related technologies, a report said on Thursday.The report from global market intelligence platform Tracxn said that India’s climate-policy framework has moved from supporting technology adoption to building the conditions for large-scale deployment.To valida…
New Delhi, May 22 (IANS) India’s industrial energy transition could unlock $100 billion decarbonisation opportunity by 2030, a new report has said.This space is still heavily undercapitalised — current funding is at less than half (40 per cent) of the levels seen in more developed economies, according to the joint report by TDK Ventures and Theia Ventures.The findings frame industrial decarbonisation not just as a climate goal, but as a strategic hedge. Right now, India faces a $140 billion …
New Delhi/Gothenburg, May 20 (IANS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Swedish PM Ulf Kristersson on Wednesday jointly wrote an op-ed titled “India and Sweden: Delivering Growth, Resilience and Sustainability… Together”, highlighting the urgent need for stronger international cooperation to tackle climate change, economic fragmentation and industrial transformation.In the joint op-ed, the two leaders stressed that the world is currently facing a defining moment marked by geopolitical uncerta…
New Delhi, May 17 (IANS) Union Minister for New and Renewable Energy Pralhad Joshi on Sunday said that cooperation between India and the Netherlands in renewable energy, green hydrogen and energy transition will strengthen clean energy innovation, attract investments, create new economic opportunities and support India’s emergence as a global green hydrogen hub.In a post on social media platform X, the minister said that collaboration in renewable energy and green hydrogen would further reinfo…
New Delhi, May 13 (IANS) Leading global brokerage Morgan Stanley has projected India’s GDP growth to be healthy at 6.8 per cent for 2026, supported by strong domestic demand, government-led capital expenditure and improving industrial activity across Asia.Moreover, the brokerage in its latest outlook noted that the nation is likely to benefit from Asia’s emerging industrial and capital expenditure super-cycle, with domestic demand momentum remaining resilient despite global macroeconomic and…
New Delhi/Oslo, May 12 (IANS) Norway’s Ambassador to India, May-Elin Stener, has described Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s upcoming visit to Oslo for the 3rd India-Nordic Summit as “historic”, underlining its importance for strengthening India–Norway relations and expanding cooperation across various sectors. Speaking to IANS ahead of the summit, Stener said the visit carries special significance as it marks the first trip by an Indian Prime Minister to Norway in 43 years.”This is a very import…
New Delhi, May 12 (IANS) India and Norway are exploring more opportunities in sectors such as maritime, green energy and startups and the upcoming visit of Prime Minister Narendra Modi to Oslo will only cement bilateral ties in these sectors, May-Elin Stener, Ambassador of Norway to India, said on Tuesday.Over the last 10 years, the number of Norwegian companies in India has doubled. “We now have around 160 Norwegian companies operating in India, and they are exploring new solutions and opportun…
New Delhi, May 2 (IANS) India’s data centre capacity is set to surge nearly six‑fold from 1.8 GW to about 10.5 GW by FY2031 as demand rises due to artificial intelligence adoption and data localisation policies, a new report has said.The report from investment bank Morgan Stanley said AI workloads alone could account for roughly 6.8 GW of the projected capacity and that rising demand for low‑latency processing, tighter localisation norms and increasing compute intensity are another major d…