Avaada’s ₹92 billion investment marks a major milestone in grid-integrated clean energy, with 2500 MWh battery storage and 1560 MWp solar capacity powering Rajasthan’s green transition. Prime Minister Narendra Modi has laid the foundation stone for Avaada Group’s landmark solar-plus-storage project in Rajasthan, billed as India’s largest to date. The ₹92 billion investment spans two...
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Navi Mumbai International Airport: India’s Newest Gateway to Growth, Connectivity and Investment
More than a relief valve for Mumbai’s saturated skies, India’s newest mega-airport is poised to become a strategic growth engine that enhances connectivity, attracts investment, and accelerates urban development across Maharashtra and Western India, writes Manish Pant. Just as its inspiration—a blooming lotus—symbolises the opening of the human mind, the formal inauguration of Navi Mumbai...
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Oil India Bets Big: Russian Dividends, Mozambique LNG Restart and Andaman Drilling Drive Growth
From a Russian dividend windfall and Mozambique LNG restart to deep Andaman drilling and critical mineral finds in Arunachal and Rajasthan, Oil India Ltd is reshaping its portfolio to secure sustained growth. Oil India Ltd (OIL) sees exploration, overseas business, refining, critical minerals and green energy driving its future growth, Ranjit Rath, Chairman & Managing...
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India Set to Tap Hidden Heat: Geothermal Policy Targets Energy Security and Net Zero by 2070
The policy lays out a comprehensive framework to advance geothermal utilisation through targeted research, inter-ministerial coordination, and global best practices, with regulatory and stewardship responsibilities entrusted to the Ministry of New and Renewable Energy. The central government has notified the National Policy on Geothermal Energy (2025) as part of its strategy to achieve the ambitious...
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Welspun One Expands South India Warehousing Portfolio with $258 Million Investment
With these additions, Welspun One strengthens its South India footprint, expanding its land bank to more than 260 acres and unlocking over 6 million sq ft of development potential across Karnataka and Tamil Nadu. Welspun One Logistics Parks (WOLP), a leading developer and fund manager in India’s warehousing and industrial real estate sector, has announced...
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India’s Ports Surge in Efficiency, Investment: Union Minister Sonowal
Delivering the keynote address at the Maritime Financing Summit in New Delhi, Sonowal underscored the maritime sector’s vital role in realising the vision of a developed India by 2047. India’s ports sector is undergoing a remarkable transformation, with marked improvements in turnaround time, port capacity, investment inflows, and customs clearance, Union Minister for Ports, Shipping...
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India’s ₹35 Trillion Energy Push Hinges on States, Says Puri at Urja Varta
The Union Minister for Petroleum and Natural Gas called on states to step forward with leadership and initiative to capitalise on the opportunities arising from India’s energy transformation. The Union Minister for Petroleum and Natural Gas, Hardeep Singh Puri, has called on states to take the lead in India’s energy transformation, urging them to capitalise...
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India Committed to Unlocking Energy Potential: Puri
With an economy reliant on imports for 80 per cent of its crude oil and 50 per cent of its natural gas, India is focused on building a resilient, future-ready energy ecosystem, Hardeep Singh Puri, Union Minister for Oil & Natural Gas, has said. Launching the Open Acreage Licensing Policy (OALP) Round-IX and Special Discovered...
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Collaborating Beyond Bricks and Steel
All stakeholders, including industry, government, investors, institutions, and communities, need to work together to build infrastructure that is not only functional but also resilient, inclusive, and sustainable, opines YR Nagaraja. In India, infrastructure is more than just roads, bridges, and buildings; it’s the foundation of our growth story. It determines how efficiently we live, how...
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Embrace emerging financing architecture: IIFCL MD
As the relay financing framework slowly takes hold in infrastructure financing, the government-owned Indian Infrastructure Finance Co. Ltd (IIFCL) is busy prepping to support megaprojects, Dr. Padmanabhan Raja Jaishankar, MD tells Manish Pant. Alternate Investment Financing (AIF) to source funds from international investors is already being rolled out. Jaishankar is also optimistic that given the significant stress...