The Union Cabinet has approved a Rs 37,500 crore scheme to promote coal and lignite gasification projects, Union minister Ashwini Vaishnaw on Wednesday said, positioning the initiative as a major step towards cleaner coal utilisation, energy security and import substitution.The scheme aims to accelerate the conversion of coal and lignite into synthesis gas, or syngas,…
Billionaire Gautam Adani said on Monday that energy security and digital infrastructure would define geopolitical power in the coming decades, as he called on India to build sovereign capabilities across the artificial intelligence value chain. Addressing the Confederation of Indian Industry’s (CII) Annual Business Summit 2026, the chairman of the Adani Group said…
India’s energy security is once again under scrutiny. The Iran–Israel war has injected fresh uncertainty into global energy markets, particularly for fuels that move by sea. For a country that imports a large share of its natural gas, this is a stark reminder that dependence on overseas supplies is a structural vulnerability. Yet India also…