New Delhi, March 10 (IANS) India is securing its energy needs by diversifying import sources beyond West Asia amid rising geopolitical tensions in the region, Union Petroleum and Natural Gas Minister Hardeep Singh Puri said on Tuesday, assuring citizens that domestic gas supplies remain stable.During an informal interaction with members of the media, Puri said India continues to receive energy imports through different sources and supply routes, ensuring stability in the country’s fuel availab…
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New Delhi, Feb 9 (IANS) Despite adequate funding and provincial autonomy following the 18th Amendment in Pakistan, Sindh has emerged as a distressing case of policy failure and neglect, according to a new report.The ‘Household Integrated Economic Survey 2024-25’ reflects the paradox, painting two Pakistans — one advancing and the other left behind, according to Express Tribune. For example, Sindh has highest proportion of households (14 per cent) without any toilet facilities — worse than…
Washington, Jan 30 (IANS) President Donald Trump and Energy Secretary Chris Wright said coal, natural gas, and nuclear power protected the US electricity grid during a severe cold snap, while criticising wind and solar generation.Wright told a Cabinet meeting, “Your energy dominance agenda is firing on all cylinders.” He said, “The United States oil production today is greater than Saudi Arabia and Russia combined.”Wright said coal played a critical role during peak demand. “This beaut…
New Delhi, Jan 21 (IANS) NITI Aayog on Wednesday unveiled a roadmap for the decarbonisation of aluminium, cement, and MSME sectors in India as the nation goes in for a massive expansion of industry and infrastructure to achieve the Viksit Bharat Goal of $30 trillion.CEO NITI Aayog, B.V.R. Subrahmanyam, said: “About a year and a half ago, we established the Green Transition, Energy, Environment, and Climate Change division at NITI Aayog. Previously, NITI had no division focused on climate change …
New Delhi, Jan 16 (IANS) China, which banned the burning of coal for residential heating around Beijing to tackle the problem of air pollution in winter has left many villagers “vulnerable in dangerously cold weather,” a new report has revealed.According to The New York Times, at first, local governments eased the transition by heavily subsidising natural gas, which is cleaner but more expensive.However, demand for gas overwhelmed supply, and some subsidies were slow to arrive, as “officia…
New Delhi, Dec 31 (IANS): The country’s largest city gas retailer, Indraprastha Gas Ltd, on Wednesday reduced the price of piped cooking gas supplied to households by Rs 0.70 per standard cubic metre (scm) in Delhi and NCR. The reduction in rates will be effective from January 1, the company announced in a post on X.”IGL has announced a substantial reduction in its domestic piped natural gas (PNG) prices this coming New Year for its consumers in Delhi and NCR by Rs 0.70 per standard cubic metr…
New Delhi, Dec 22 (IANS) The combined Index of Eight Core Industries (ICI) increased by 1.8 per cent in November (year-on-year), as cement, steel, fertiliser and coal recorded positive growth last month, the government data showed on Monday.Coal production increased by 2.1 per cent in November 2025 over November 2024.Its cumulative index, however, declined by 1.4 per cent during April to November, 2025-26 over corresponding period of the previous year, according to the Commerce Ministry data.“…