International Atomic Energy Agency Top News
- Ocean Acidification: How Nuclear Techniques Could Provide Solutions 19/03/2025Ocean acidification, a consequence of climate change caused by the ocean’s absorption of carbon dioxide, is threatening the environment.
- From Disaster Recovery to Saving Cultural Heritage: IAEA Boosts Assistance to Countries in Non-Destructive Testing 18/03/2025To help countries better prepare for natural disasters, the IAEA has recently increased its services in non-destructive testing by opening a new training centre and by issuing guidelines aimed at building capacity in this life saving technique.
- Focus on Safe Management of Spent Fuel and Radioactive Waste at Eighth Review Meeting of the Joint Convention 17/03/2025Long term management of spent fuel and radioactive waste is being discussed this week at the Eighth Review Meeting of Contracting Parties to the Joint Convention on the Safety of Spent Fuel Management and on the Safety of Radioactive Waste Management.
- IAEA and World Bank Join Forces to Strengthen Water Security in Niger 14/03/2025The IAEA and Niger have signed an agreement, backed by World Bank funding, to improve water security in the country.
- IAEA Director General Visits Niger to Strengthen Cooperation in Mining, Water Management and Cancer Care 13/03/2025IAEA Director General Rafael Mariano Grossi has been to Niger this week for high-level meetings with Prime Minister Ali Lamine Zeine and other senior officials to enhance support for the country through the peaceful uses of nuclear technology for mining, water management and cancer care.
- Update 280 – IAEA Director General Statement on Situation in Ukraine 13/03/2025Ukrainian firefighters have gained full control over the situation at the Chornobyl site following last month’s drone strike that caused extensive damage to the large confinement structure covering the reactor destroyed in the 1986 accident, Director General Rafael Mariano Grossi of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) said today.
- Tritium Level Far Below Japan's Operational Limit in 11th Batch of ALPS Treated Water, IAEA Confirms 12/03/2025International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) experts have confirmed that the tritium concentration in the 11th batch of diluted ALPS treated water, which the Tokyo Electric Power Company (TEPCO) began discharging on 12 March, is far below Japan’s operational limit.
- What are Molten Salt Reactors? 11/03/2025International interest is increasing in molten salt reactors, because they have the potential to provide large amounts of efficient and cost-effective electricity and produce high-temperature process heat usable for various industrial applications.
- Rwanda Advances Cancer Control with Focus on Cervical Cancer and Health Workforce Development 10/03/2025Rwanda has taken important steps to tackle preventable cancers nation-wide, a recent international assessment has found.
- Update 279 – IAEA Director General Statement on Situation in Ukraine 05/03/2025The presence of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) at Ukraine’s nuclear power plants (NPPs) remains an “invaluable asset” for the international community and must be preserved, Director General Rafael Mariano Grossi told Member States after the completion of a delayed team rotation at the Zaporizhzhya Nuclear Power Plant (ZNPP).
International Renewable Energy Agency
- G20+ Countries Hold the Key to the Global Renewable Target by 2030 17/03/2025Released at the Berlin Energy Transition Dialogue (BETD) today, the Agency’s new data collection and policy recommendations look at key performance indicators for the 2030 milestone and assess progress against 1.5°C-aligned transitions pathways in the G20 including the European Union.
- Impactful Partnerships for Small Islands’ Climate Resilience and Sustainable Development 14/03/2025As one of the custodians of the Sustainable Development Goal 7, and in support of SIDS’ plea in global climate discussions, the International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA) was highly engaged at the Sustainable Energy for All (SEforALL) Global Forum hosted by the Government of Barbados.
- Tripling off-grid renewables is a catalyst for sustainable development in rural communities 24/02/2025Off-grid renewables deployment efforts in developing countries should be accelerated in climate and development goals in rural areas, underpinned by strong international cooperation and multi-stakeholder partnerships.
- Why Community-Centred Approach is Key to Scale up Renewables-Based Adaptation Efforts in Agriculture 20/02/2025There is an urgent need for the internatiaThe International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA) and the International Institute for Environment and Development (IIED) have developed a practical framework to guide stakeholders in incorporating renewable energy, climate action and agriculture into their investment projects, under the frame of the IRENA Empowering Lives and Livelihoods Initiativeonal community to […]
- The 2025 IRENA Youth Forum Empowers Youth to Shape Global Energy Future 30/01/2025The 2024 edition of the International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA) Youth Forum, themed ‘Youth at the Core of a Just Energy Transition: Skills, Empowerment and Innovation', aimed to not only foster discussions but also equip young participants with the tools and knowledge necessary to shape a more sustainable and inclusive energy future.
- Bridging the Energy Gap Takes Center Stage at UN’s International Clean Energy Day Celebrations 24/01/2025The 26 January 2025 marks the second International Day of Clean Energy, a key milestone to promote access to affordable, dependable, sustainable, and modern energy for all.
- Digital Solutions and AI for Advancing Renewables and Community Resilience 15/01/2025The IRENA Innovation Day under the theme “Digital Solutions for the Energy Transition” took place at the World Future Energy Summit (WFES) in Abu Dhabi focusing on the use of digital technologies to advance the global, renewable-based energy transition, and support the target of tripling renewable power by 2030 (3xRenewables).
- Energy Leaders Convene at IRENA Assembly to Turbo-Charge Energy Transition in 2025 14/01/20251500 delegates, representing 140 countries from IRENA’s global membership, convened for the 15th IRENA Assembly under the theme “Accelerating the Renewable Energy Transition – The Way Forward.”
- Driving Innovative Financial Support for Emerging Economies 13/01/2025During the ‘High-level Panel on Energy Transition Pathways in Emerging Economies’, at IRENA’s 15th Assembly, high-level representatives discussed pathways to accelerate and scale up renewables deployment, and harness public finance to derisk private capital in emerging economies.
- 15th IRENA Assembly to Set Energy Transition Narrative for 2025 12/01/2025The 15th Session of the International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA) Assembly, under the theme "Accelerating the Renewable Energy Transition – The Way Forward," convenes on January 12, 2025, in Abu Dhabi, marking the first international energy meeting of the year.
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- John Cockerill, IIT-Bombay collaborate on steel decarbonisation, green hydrogen 20/03/2025The partnership will focus on the development of new solutions to address the evolving needs of the global steel sector, especially in achieving sustainability and reducing carbon emissions.
- India’s natural gas consumption rises 9.1% in FY25, LNG imports surge by 19.4% 20/03/2025In February 2025 alone, total natural gas consumption stood at 5,789 MMSCM, marginally higher than the 5,755 MMSCM recorded in February 2024.
- ISTS green open access growth at risk as transmission waiver deadline nears 20/03/2025The waivers, which currently allow C&I consumers to procure renewable energy from states with surplus generation at lower costs, will begin reducing from July 2025 and will be fully removed by June 2028, according to an analysis by JMK Research.
- Scientists develop air-chargeable battery for sustainable energy storage 20/03/2025The battery integrates photo-assisted and self-chargeable features into zinc-ion batteries (ZIBs). Unlike conventional solar panels that require separate storage systems, the new technology merges solar energy conversion and storage into a single device.
- BCCL monetizes Dugda coal washery in Jharkhand 20/03/2025The initiative, undertaken under the guidance of the Ministry of Coal, marks the first-ever monetization of a coal washery in India.
- Chartered Speed to operate over 900 electric buses under Pradhan Mantri e-Bus Sewa scheme 20/03/2025The initiative aims to serve over 2.9 lakh passengers daily and create employment opportunities for more than 2,000 people.
- PLI, FAME schemes driving India’s EV and heavy electrical equipment growth: Minister 20/03/2025The discussions revolved around strategies to enhance domestic production of heavy electrical equipment and accelerate the adoption of electric vehicles to support India’s push for sustainable mobility and infrastructure development.
- North India's first nuclear project coming up in Haryana: Govt 19/03/2025Union Minister Jitendra Singh has announced that North India’s first nuclear power project is being developed in Gorakhpur, Haryana. The project is part of India’s broader efforts to expand its nuclear energy capacity and reduce carbon emissions.
- Rays Power Infra secures Rs 2,000 crore EPC contracts, L1 bidder for Rs 1,600 crore projects 19/03/2025The company has also been declared the lowest (L1) bidder for additional EPC projects worth Rs 1,600 crore in Assam and Madhya Pradesh, with the Letter of Award (LoA) awaited.
- Transrail Lighting secures Rs 1,647 crore orders in transmission & railway sectors 19/03/2025The company, which operates across 59 countries, has received Letters of Award (LOAs) for major T&D projects in overseas markets, including the EPC of transmission lines and substations.
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- Nanomaterials used to measure nuclear reaction on radioactive nuclei produced in neutron star collisions 18/03/2025Physicists have measured a nuclear reaction that can occur in neutron star collisions, providing direct experimental data for a process that had previously only been theorised. The study provides new insight into how the universe's heaviest elements are forged -- and could even drive advancements in nuclear reactor physics.
- Dialing in the temperature needed for precise nuclear timekeeping 17/03/2025For decades, atomic clocks have been the pinnacle of precision timekeeping, enabling GPS navigation, cutting-edge physics research, and tests of fundamental theories. But researchers are now pushing beyond atomic transitions to something potentially even more stable: a nuclear clock.
- Direct evidence revealed for rare pulsing pear-shapes in Gadolinium nuclei 17/03/2025Scientists have acquired direct evidence of rare, pulsing pear-shaped structures within atomic nuclei of the rare-earth element Gadolinium, thanks to new research.
- Scientists discover new heavy-metal molecule 'berkelocene' 11/03/2025Scientists have discovered 'berkelocene,' the first organometallic molecule to be characterized containing the heavy element berkelium. The breakthrough disrupts long-held theories about the chemistry of the elements that follow uranium in the periodic table.
- Highly radioactive nuclear waste: how to keep it from oblivion 06/03/2025Sweden's radioactive nuclear waste will be stored in a sealed bedrock repository for 100,000 years. It will be hazardous for a very long time. So how can we ensure that humanity does not forget that it is there? Researchers have come up with a proposal for how to keep the memory alive over generations.
- Some fuel lodges in the inner walls of fusion vessels: Researchers now have a better idea of how much 26/02/2025New research offers insights that could help reduce the amount of radioactive tritium embedded in the walls of fusion vessels to a minimum.
- A completely new type of microscopy based on quantum sensors 25/02/2025Researchers have invented an entirely new field of microscopy -- nuclear spin microscopy. The team can visualize magnetic signals of nuclear magnetic resonance with a microscope. Quantum sensors convert the signals into light, enabling extremely high-resolution optical imaging.
- Scientists design battery that runs on atomic waste 25/02/2025Researchers have developed a battery that can convert nuclear energy into electricity via light emission, a study suggests.
- Illuminating the proton's inner workings 21/02/2025Scientists have now mapped the forces acting inside a proton, showing in unprecedented detail how quarks -- the tiny particles within -- respond when hit by high-energy photons. The international team includes experts who are exploring the structure of sub-atomic matter to try to provide further insight into the forces that underpin the natural world.
- Breakthrough study challenges long-held beliefs about the shape of atomic nuclei 20/02/2025An international research collaboration has overturned the long-standing belief that the atomic nucleus of lead-208 is perfectly spherical. The discovery challenges fundamental assumptions about nuclear structure and has far-reaching implications for our understanding of how the heaviest elements are formed in the universe.
Canary Media
- The Trump climate story is boring — except this part 20/03/2025Canary Media’s " Eating the Earth " column explores the connections between the food we eat and the climate we live in. As a journalist who spent three decades reporting for mainstream media outlets — and specifically as a climate journalist who’s spent the last six years researching the impacts of the food system…
- Gutting clean energy incentives would drive up electric bills 20/03/2025The Trump administration insists that renewables are making energy more expensive and that more fossil-fueled power will reduce utility bills. But those claims are false — and if congressional Republicans succeed in repealing key tax credits supporting the growth of clean energy, Americans will suffer the…
- Indiana utilities want ratepayers to fork out for small nuclear reactors 19/03/2025Indiana legislators are considering multiple bills to promote small modular nuclear reactors, including a controversial provision that would let utilities charge ratepayers for projects that may never be built. Such allowances, referred to as “cost trackers,” are widely used by utilities to recover early-stage…
- Three years into the Ukraine war, is Europe’s energy system cleaner? 19/03/2025When Russia invaded Ukraine three years ago, it ignited an energy crisis that threatened to upend Europe. The continent relied on Russia for much of its gas supply for electricity and heating. Suddenly, European consumers faced soaring fuel prices, which rewarded Russia for the very chaos it had caused. European…
- Vermont’s clean energy transition faces unprecedented political threat 18/03/2025Vermont clean energy advocates are playing defense this year in Montpelier. The Green Mountain State has long been a leader on clean energy, generating nearly all of its electricity from renewable sources since 2015. A shift in state and national politics, however, has left supporters in the Legislature focused on…
- A new way to power data centers: pair clean energy and peaker plants 18/03/2025It’s become the animating question in the U.S. electricity industry: How can power-hungry data centers get the energy they need? The obvious answers have proven insufficient. Solar and wind power projects face yearslong wait times to interconnect to constrained grids. Moves to siphon off existing nuclear power to…
- Ohio Supreme Court weighs high-stakes solar permitting case 17/03/2025A regulatory board’s rejection of a permit for a large solar farm in southwestern Ohio has “essentially rewritten” state law to give local governments veto power over clean energy projects, an attorney for the project’s developer argued last week before the Ohio Supreme Court. The Ohio Power Siting Board’s 2022…
- California unveils first state plan to unleash heat pumps 17/03/2025California has big heat-pump dreams. Now, it's got a road map to realize them. Last week, the California Heat Pump Partnership announced the nation’s first statewide blueprint to achieve the state's ambitious goals for deploying heat pumps, a critical tech for decarbonizing buildings and improving public health. The…
- Can clean energy break records despite Trump? 14/03/2025This analysis and news roundup comes from the Canary Media Weekly newsletter. Sign up to get it every Friday. A wave of new reports and data out this week showed just how good of a year 2024 was for U.S. clean energy, especially solar and batteries. Here are a few highlights: The country installed a […]
- Chicago community group advances EVs, despite federal setbacks 14/03/2025It is easy to overlook the low-rise, cream-colored building on Chicago’s Motor Row , a historic district that was a hub for auto dealers in the early 1900s. Yet the newly purchased headquarters for Bronzeville Community Development Partnership at 2416 S. Michigan Ave. plays both a symbolic and substantive role in…
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- Bihar govt gave Rs 15,343 crore in subsidy to power consumers in 2024-25: Minister 20/03/2025 Addressing the assembly while concluding the discussion on the budget proposals of Rs 13,484.35 crore of the Energy Department for 2025-26, Yadav said the NDA government in the state is sensitive towards people's problems and giving subsidies so that people can get cheap electricity.
- Insolation Energy receives letter of intent for 38.43 MW power projects 20/03/2025Besides, the LoI is also for design, supply, erection, testing and commissioning of the projects, the company said in an exchange filing.
- Scientists develop air-chargeable battery for sustainable energy storage 20/03/2025The battery integrates photo-assisted and self-chargeable features into zinc-ion batteries (ZIBs). Unlike conventional solar panels that require separate storage systems, the new technology merges solar energy conversion and storage into a single device.
- Chartered Speed to operate over 900 electric buses under Pradhan Mantri e-Bus Sewa scheme 20/03/2025The initiative aims to serve over 2.9 lakh passengers daily and create employment opportunities for more than 2,000 people.
- PLI, FAME schemes driving India’s EV and heavy electrical equipment growth: Minister 20/03/2025The discussions revolved around strategies to enhance domestic production of heavy electrical equipment and accelerate the adoption of electric vehicles to support India’s push for sustainable mobility and infrastructure development.
- North India's first nuclear project coming up in Haryana: Govt 19/03/2025Union Minister Jitendra Singh has announced that North India’s first nuclear power project is being developed in Gorakhpur, Haryana. The project is part of India’s broader efforts to expand its nuclear energy capacity and reduce carbon emissions.
- Transrail Lighting secures Rs 1,647 crore orders in transmission & railway sectors 19/03/2025The company, which operates across 59 countries, has received Letters of Award (LOAs) for major T&D projects in overseas markets, including the EPC of transmission lines and substations.
- Schneider Electric unveils Galaxy VXL UPS for high-efficiency power solutions for data centres 19/03/2025It features a compact design, modular scalability, and high efficiency with up to 99% efficiency in eConversion mode
- Indian Railways eyes small nuclear plants to meet 10 GW energy demand by 2030 19/03/2025In talks with DAE and power ministry, railways plans to use small modular reactors to achieve net-zero goals, leveraging land and funding support.
- India’s electricity demand to touch 273 GW in 2025 – Can the grid handle the surge? 19/03/2025The study, prepared under the Electricity (Amendment) Rules, 2023, assesses the adequacy of generation resources to meet energy requirements throughout the year and highlights key challenges in ensuring grid stability.
CleanTechnica
- 10 Electric Vehicles Beating Gas Competitors in California 20/03/2025I covered some of the biggest California EV sales stats and stories yesterday. Naturally, they revolve around Tesla, as Tesla accounts for more than 50% of EV sales in California, and is the second highest selling auto brand in the state overall (only behind Toyota). However, there are several other ... [continued] The post 10 […]
- New Zealand Heads for 100% Renewables! 20/03/2025In an exciting new announcement, the New Zealand Electricity Authority predicts that their electricity grid will be 100% renewable by 2040. New Zealand has four major energy suppliers — Meridian, Contact, Genesis, and Mercury. According to the NZ Electricity Authority, “New Zealand is transitioning to a highly renewable electricity system. ... [continued] The post New […]
- 50% Plugin Vehicle Market Share In China — February 2025 Sales Report 20/03/2025Plugin vehicles are all the rage in the Chinese auto market, even in one of the slowest months of the year — due to the Chinese New Year celebrations — with plugins scoring 686,000 sales (in a 1.39-million-unit overall market). Looking deeper at the numbers, BEVs were the fastest growing ... [continued] The post 50% […]
- Ultra-Deep Geothermal Drilling & The Rise Of Black Swan Risks 19/03/2025Deep drilling isn’t optional for enhanced geothermal systems (EGS), it’s the whole point. To understand why, think of the Earth’s crust as a hot soup. Near the surface, it’s merely lukewarm, barely useful beyond warming your house if you’re lucky. Go deeper, however, and temperatures rise rapidly, roughly 25 to ... [continued] The post Ultra-Deep […]
- British Columbia Turns Its Back On Tesla & Musk 19/03/2025Tesla and Elon Musk are now personnae non grata in the Canadian province of British Columbia thanks to Musk's antics. The post British Columbia Turns Its Back On Tesla & Musk appeared first on CleanTechnica.
- EV Battery Swapping To Earth: How Do You Like Me Now? 19/03/2025The US-based EV battery swapping innovator Ample is bringing its lightweight, modular, 5-minute battery exchange system to Tokyo for a trial run. The post EV Battery Swapping To Earth: How Do You Like Me Now? appeared first on CleanTechnica.
- Simon Michaux’s Purple Delusion: The Pseudoscience of Doom 19/03/2025Simon Michaux has built a reputation on painting an apocalyptic vision of the energy transition, but his work consistently collapses under scrutiny. I’ve personally taken apart his comically bad lithium supply projections and his metal demand doomsday scenarios, and each time, the pattern is the same — wild extrapolations that ... [continued] The post Simon […]
- Startup Introduces New Climate Change Tool For Rural Electric Cooperatives 19/03/2025Rural electric cooperatives are among the utilities that can benefit from low cost, AI-enabled guidance on strategic responses to climate change. The post Startup Introduces New Climate Change Tool For Rural Electric Cooperatives appeared first on CleanTechnica.
- Debunking The Myth: Hydrogen Is Not A Zero Emissions Fuel 19/03/2025The idea that hydrogen is a “zero-emissions” energy source is one of those claims that sounds great in a press release but crumbles under scrutiny. Sure, when you burn hydrogen or use it in a fuel cell, there’s no CO₂ spewing out the tailpipe. That much is true. But this ... [continued] The post Debunking […]
- More “Beautiful, Clean Coal” Power Coming To US Thanks To America’s Ayatollah 19/03/2025The current US government is determined to bring back coal power, regardless of how many Americans die as a result. The post More “Beautiful, Clean Coal” Power Coming To US Thanks To America’s Ayatollah appeared first on CleanTechnica.
Climate Change Archives – electricity info
- Sizewell 20/03/2025Poor old Ed Miliband. I can’t help but worry about his psychological wellbeing, having to deal every day with Keir Starmer (“Get Britain Growing Again”) and Rachel Reeves, who’s turning out to be an even more tin-eared and insensitive Chancellor than George Osborne. But let’s start with some good stuff to encourage Ed – as […]
- Nuclear Waste 20/03/2025Louth and Horncastle’s MP, Victoria Atkins has welcomed news that Lincolnshire County Council’s Leader, Coun Martin Hill is minded to pull the authority out of a community partnership group overseeing proposals for a nuclear waste facility. By pulling out of the Nuclear Waste Services’ Community Partnership, the council would effectively cancel the company’s consideration of […]
- New Nuclear in Scotland 20/03/2025UK MINISTERS have been told to “stop pussyfooting around” and work to end the block on nuclear power from the Scottish Government. While Scotland has a long history of electricity generation from nuclear, its sole remaining nuclear power station is at Torness, where operations have been extended to 2030. The Scottish Government is against the […]
- Sellafield 20/03/2025AtkinsRéalis and Sellafield Ltd have successfully conducted a trial that demonstrates remote operation of a robotic system from outside a nuclear licensed site. This achievement marks an industry-first milestone, potentially transforming operations within the nuclear sector. For the past two years, AtkinsRéalis has been working at Sellafield to implement a specially customised Boston Dynamics Spot […]
- Capenhurst 20/03/2025Costain, the infrastructure solutions company, has been chosen as programme delivery partner by Urenco to deliver new and upgraded infrastructure at its site in Capenhurst, Cheshire. The framework is expected to see contracts awarded to Costain over a minimum of three years. Costain will lead and deliver an integrated programme of Urenco’s infrastructure investment activities, […]
- Climate Policy 20/03/2025Factcheck: Why Conservative leader Kemi Badenoch is wrong about UK’s net-zero goal. Carbon Brief looks at the evidence on the UK’s net-zero target and how it contradicts the claims made by Badenoch in her speech. In her speech, Badenoch claimed that she was committed to “safeguard[ing] the delicate balance of nature for future generations” and […]
- Great British Energy 20/03/2025A statement on Great British Energy’s (GBE) mandate and activities as a publicly owned energy developer, explaining how it will work in partnership with the National Wealth Fund. DESNZ 19th March 2025 read more » The government has today provided a new “strategic steer” to the National Wealth Fund, instructing the state-backed investment vehicle to prioritise projects […]
- AI & Energy Demand 20/03/2025US investment group Apollo is set to buy UK energy services business OEG Energy Group at a more than $1bn valuation as investors bet on surging demand for power from data centres and artificial intelligence. Apollo will acquire a majority stake in OEG, which provides services for offshore oil, gas and wind production, from Oaktree […]
- Nuclear Weapons 20/03/2025Scottish Labour is utterly wrong to be doubling down in its support for costly and immoral nuclear weapons that tie us even closer to the extremist Trump administration, the Scottish Greens Co-leader Patrick Harvie has said. Harvie’s comments followed Scottish Labour leader Anas Sarwar’s support for Trident at last week’s First Minister’s Questions in Holyrood. […]
- Submarines 20/03/2025PM makes rare visit to nuclear-armed submarine to show UK’s strength – but Putin will notice a potential weakness. The prime minister boarded HMS Vanguard, one of the UK’s nuclear-armed submarines, which had been at sea more than 200 days, amid issues with maintaining an ageing fleet while upholding the “continuous at-sea deterrence”. Sky News […]
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- JSW to set up 0.5 mln T capacity copper smelter, source says 20/03/2025Steel-to-power conglomerate JSW Group plans to set up a 500,000 metric ton capacity copper smelter in the eastern state of Odisha by 2028/29 with feedstock of copper concentrate from Peru and Chile, a source directly aware of the matter told Reuters on Thursday.
- BCCL monetizes Dugda coal washery in Jharkhand 20/03/2025The initiative, undertaken under the guidance of the Ministry of Coal, marks the first-ever monetization of a coal washery in India.
- Iron ore slides as concerns over China demand prospects dominate 19/03/2025Iron ore futures slipped for a third straight session on Wednesday, as concerns over demand prospects in top consumer China dominated in the absence of details for anticipated stimulus measures in the world's second-largest economy.
- Fitch cuts rating headroom for Tata Steel, JSW Steel amid import pressures 18/03/2025Cheap Chinese imports and US tariffs squeeze margins, with both firms likely to breach leverage thresholds in FY25, despite expected demand growth.
- Coal India requests BSE, NSE to waive penalty 18/03/2025National mining giant Coal India Ltd (CIL) has requested the BSE and the NSE for a waiver of the penalty imposed on the company due to non-compliance with the SEBI norm on the appointment of the requisite number of Independent Directors, including one woman, on its Board.
- Chhattisgarh’s mineral revenue surges by 30 times with e-auction of 44 mineral blocks 18/03/2025Chhattisgarh's mineral revenue surged 30 times since its formation and state achieved this through transparent mining policies and successful e-auction of 44 mineral blocks, including India's first lithium block.
- Centre gears up to supply 906 million tonnes of coal to power sector in 2025-26 18/03/2025The Ministry of Coal has conveyed the domestic coal supply plan of 906.1 million tonnes (MT) to the power sector for FY 2025-26 in accordance with the Ministry of Power's communication on the requirement for the financial year 2025-26, the Parliament was informed on Monday.
- Meghalaya CM inaugurates state’s first scientific coal block 18/03/2025CM Conrad K Sangma on Monday inaugurated Meghalaya's first scientific coal mining block, "Saryngkham-A" coal mine at Byndihati in East Jaintia Hills.
- Iron ore drops as China property data raises demand concerns 17/03/2025Iron ore futures slumped on Monday, as a series of property data from top consumer China heightened concerns over the uncertain demand outlook, already clouded by the global trade war.
- High-power panel to clear hurdles to restart mining in Goa: CM Sawant 16/03/2025Chief minister Pramod Sawant on Saturday said that state govt will constitute a high-power committee on mining to clear all the hurdles that create problems in the full-fledged resumption of mining activities in Goa.