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India adds over 16 GW RE in April-June; Rajasthan, UP, Gujarat shine

New Delhi, Aug. 9 -- India added roughly 16.12 gigawatts (GW) of renewable energy capacity in April-June 2026, a 67.8 per cent Y-o-Y growth, with Uttar Pradesh, Rajasthan and Gujarat accounting for mo... Read More


IOCL leverages Sprint 2.0 to strengthen brand image, expand retail presence

New Delhi, Aug. 8 -- State-run Indian Oil Corporation (IOCL) will leverage Project Sprint 2.0 to transform India's largest oil marketing company with focus not just on strengthening and expanding its ... Read More


OMCs began rigorous testing for E20 fuel contamination at pumps from Mid-July: Oil Minister

New Delhi, Aug. 7 -- Allaying fears of contamination of E20 fuel, Oil Minister Hardeep Singh Puri on Friday said that oil marketing companies (OMCs) started rigorous testing at retail outlets (ROs) fr... Read More


Parliament panel asks Oil Ministry for report on new fields, OALP rounds boosting crude oil output

New Delhi, Aug. 7 -- The Committee on Public Undertakings has asked the Oil Ministry to submit a comprehensive outcome-linked report detailing how newly awarded fields and the Open Acreage Licensing P... Read More


India achieves 1.05% CBG blending in FY26, ahead of 1% target

New Delhi, Aug. 6 -- Under the government's mandate to blend Compressed Biogas (CBG) with Piped Natural Gas (PNG) for households and Compressed Natural Gas (CNG) for the transport sector, India has ma... Read More


Residential rooftop solar installations cross 16,300 daily under PM Surya Ghar scheme: Pralhad Joshi

New Delhi, Aug. 6 -- The Minister for New & Renewable Energy, Pralhad Joshi, said on Thursday that residential rooftop solar power installations have risen from just 5,000 per day in October last ... Read More


Projects won via bidding before August 31, 2025 exempt from ALMM for solar cells

New Delhi, Aug. 5 -- The Ministry of New and Renewable Energy (MNRE) has clarified that projects that were won through bidding on or before August 31, 2025 will be exempt from sourcing solar PV cells ... Read More


India's LPG consumption at 6-month high in July

New Delhi, Aug. 4 -- The gradual waning of the intensity of the conflict in West Asia coupled with the government removing restrictions on supply of liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) to commercial consume... Read More


In a first, Wind energy tenders surpass solar in Q1 FY27

New Delhi, Aug. 4 -- In a first, wind power tenders in terms of volume surpassed standalone solar power tenders during the April-June quarter in FY27, which the Indian Wind Turbine Manufacturers Assoc... Read More


Ethanol blending in petrol can help India save Rs.38,000 crore annually: Oil Ministry

New Delhi, Aug. 3 -- The ethanol blended petrol (EBP) programme, under which 80 per cent petrol and 20 per cent ethanol is blended, can help reduce India's crude oil import bill by roughly $4 billion,... Read More