Brent slides as Hormuz eases, but India’s crude math stays complicated
Brent crude, which had touched US$95.29 a barrel on 21 August, fell for three straight sessions to trade just below...
27 August 2026
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Canada bets $50bn on clean power, Argentina files $51bn LNG project and CIP closes $3bn fund
Canada's $50bn Churchill Falls deal launches North America's largest-ever clean energy programme Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney, alongside the Premiers...
21 August 2026
India's coal mine pipeline nearly doubles to 638 Mtpa, defying a global retreat
The global pipeline of proposed coal mine capacity grew nearly 11% in 2025, reaching 2,521 million tonnes per annum (Mtpa),...
14 August 2026
Hormuz disruption reshapes the global gas map, and India cannot look away
When conflict broke out in the Middle East at the end of February 2026, few analysts expected the fallout to...
16 July 2026
Japan's $3bn ammonia pact, Sterling and Wilson's $560m Egypt EPC win and more...
Japan locks in US$3bn ammonia demand, anchoring India's green-fuel export corridor Japan's ACME Group and IHI Corporation have secured price-gap...
02 July 2026
India's gas ambition at a crossroads: Reform, supply security, and the race to 15 %
Natural gas has long occupied an awkward position in India's energy story: promoted as a bridge fuel between a coal-dominated...
26 June 2026
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Tonnes down, capital up: The paradox inside India's coal strategy
India's coal mining output slipped nearly 10% year-on-year in May 2026, even as Coal India weighs a ₹60,000-crore (≈ US$6.35...
16 June 2026
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After the truce, the real test begins: Why Hormuz won't fix India's oil vulnerability anytime soon
When US President Donald Trump announced a ceasefire agreement with Iran on 15 June 2026 — authorising the ‘toll free’...
15 June 2026
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India's next energy security challenge is not oil or coal but the critical minerals
For decades, India's energy security strategy revolved around a familiar set of concerns. Would crude oil shipments continue to flow...
08 June 2026
India’s biogas push is quietly turning waste into an energy and industrial resource
On the outskirts of Kochi, where vegetable waste from the markets mingles with food leftovers, agricultural residue and municipal garbage,...
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Prasad Nair
08 June 2026
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India tightens solar sourcing rules: Can domestic manufacturing justify higher costs?
India's solar sector entered a new phase on June 1. A policy change that received relatively modest public attention could...
02 June 2026
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The hidden cost of the oil shock: Is India entering an era of demand destruction?
For much of the past two decades, India’s energy story has been defined by one powerful assumption: demand would keep...
31 May 2026