Energy Sector
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India hits clean energy milestone, meets Paris target 5 years early | Know how it was achieved
India | Jul 15, 2025, 04:56 PM ISTIndia has met its Paris Agreement target of sourcing 50% of its installed power capacity from non-fossil fuel sources, five years ahead of the 2030 deadline. As of July 2025, 242.8 GW of India’s total 484.8 GW electricity capacity is drawn from clean sources like solar, wind, hydro, and nuclear.
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India will see investment of USD 67 billion in energy sector in next 5-6 years: PM Modi
Business | Feb 06, 2024, 01:37 PM ISTIndia is the third-largest consumer of crude oil and LPG and the fourth-largest importer of LNG.
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'India will be global hub...' says Anurag Thakur as Centre approves National Green Hydrogen Mission
India | Jan 04, 2023, 05:09 PM ISTNational Green Hydrogen Mission: Addressing a press briefing, Union Minister Anurag Thakur stoked optimism that "India will be the global hub for Green Hydrogen in the future."
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Meeting climate goals will create 8 million energy jobs worldwide
Science | Jul 26, 2021, 09:16 PM ISTOf the total jobs in 2050, 84 percent would be in the renewables sector, 11 percent in fossil fuels, and 5 percent in the nuclear sector.
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Saudi Aramco, world's largest oil company, plans mega investment in refineries, petrochem in India
Business | Oct 10, 2017, 09:03 AM ISTSpeaking at the India Energy Forum, Saudi Aramco CEO Amin H Nasser said the company is looking to invest in refineries and petrochemical projects in India.
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Mukesh Ambani-led Reliance Industries now world’s third largest energy company: Platts
Business | Sep 26, 2017, 10:25 AM IST14 Indian energy companies made it to the S&P Global Platts Top 250 Global Energy Company Rankings
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Failed power projects shackle India's energy growth
Dec 09, 2015, 02:35 PM ISTAbout 75 projects in the energy sector worth about Rs 70,000 crore, which could have generated 30,809 mega watts (MW) of energy—enough to supply 11% of India's annual power-generation capacity—were terminated over the last seven
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India invites US firms to invest in energy sector
Sep 22, 2015, 11:18 AM ISTWashington: India has invited US companies to invest in the Indian energy sector as India-US collaboration offered great potential, in view of India's enormous energy needs and the US resources, capabilities and technology.The invitation was
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Over 36 projects in power, energy sector to get CISF cover
India | May 15, 2014, 09:28 PM ISTNew Delhi: Over three dozen government installations, the maximum being in the power sector, are set to come under the security umbrella of central paramilitary force CISF in the coming days.The Central Industrial Security Force