Category: Renewable Energy

The government launched a mission to boost exploration, processing, and overseas asset acquisition. Strategic collaborations with the US and Australia aim to secure supply chains. Domestic parks will develop processing capabilities for essential minerals.

India could exceed its target of expanding nuclear power capacity from about 9 GW currently to 100 GW by 2047 if private-sector participation is effectively leveraged, Sunita Kumar, President and CEO, Nuclear Business, Bajaj Energy, said.

India is securing uranium fuel for its ambitious nuclear expansion program. Uzbekistan, Australia, and Canada are key partners in this global fuel hunt.

In a significant shift towards sustainability, Indian cement manufacturers are enhancing the use of green energy and implementing efficiency improvements.

Several member nations encompass vast mineral reserves, massive domestic consumer bases, and rapidly rising adoption rates for clean transport, ranging from electric two-wheelers and buses to utility-scale energy storage.

Together, these interventions have helped Hyderabad’s PM10 concentration fall from 110 µg/m³ in 2017-18 to 81 µg/m³ in 2024-25 — a 26.37 per cent reduction.

India’s economy has shown resilience despite the energy price shock, with the country’s 7.8 per cent real GDP growth in the first quarter of FY27 coming in above expectations.

Industry leaders said domestic processing and separation capabilities will be key to reducing dependence on overseas supply chains.

India must increase exports to BRICS nations to counter trade deficits from energy imports. Greater focus is needed on export promotion and technology sharing among member countries.

Trustees initiate process to set up five-member Selection Committee under Tata Sons’ Article 118 after Chandrasekaran declines reappointment.