China is mapping the ocean floor as it prepares for submarine warfare with the U.S.China is undertaking a massive undersea mapping and monitoring mission across the Pacific, Indian, and Arctic oceans. This extensive operat...
24 Mar, 2026, 12.33 PM IST
Indo-UK offshore wind task force launched, India crosses 272 GW non-fossil fuel power capacityIndia and the United Kingdom have launched an Offshore Wind Taskforce. This collaboration aims to accelerate India's renewable energy goals...
18 Feb, 2026, 01.14 PM IST
Deep dive, deep spies? Why China’s seabed mapping could be another headache for IndiaChina is rapidly expanding its deep-sea exploration efforts, sending fleets of research vessels far beyond its shores. While Beijing claims...
21 Mar, 2025, 12.09 AM IST
A new map of the Arctic Ocean reveals an area as large as twice the size of France and six times that of EnglandA collaborative project Seabed 2030 has made significant progress by mapping a new area in the Arctic Ocean. The initiative, which aims to ...
04 Feb, 2025, 12.26 PM IST
ONGC to invest Rs 2 lakh cr to meet net zero emission targetState-owned Oil and Natural Gas Corporation (ONGC) will invest around Rs 2 lakh crore to achieve net-zero carbon emissions by 2038. The inv...
09 Jul, 2024, 05.09 PM IST
India to lead world in fuel demand growth: IEAIndia, the third-largest oil importer globally, is set to drive oil demand growth according to the IEA. Forecasts predict a significant ris...
12 Jun, 2024, 03.43 PM IST
Offshore wind capacity of 1GW may be auctioned in first 100 days of new govtIndia could bid out 1 GW of offshore wind capacity under the viability gap funding (VGF) scheme and issue guidelines for the PM-Surya Ghar ...
25 Apr, 2024, 01.02 AM IST
ONGC plans to invest Rs 1 lakh cr to set up 2 petrochemical plantsIndia's top oil and gas producer, ONGC, plans to invest approximately Rs 1 lakh crore in establishing two petrochemical plants to directly ...
15 Nov, 2023, 07.04 PM IST
Tenders for seven offshore wind energy blocks in Tamil Nadu soonThe Ministry of New and Renewable Energy in India will issue tenders for seven offshore wind energy projects off the Tamil Nadu coast, with...
29 Sep, 2023, 12.51 AM IST
ONGC plans oil-to-chemical plants in pivot towards energy transitionIndia's top oil and gas producer, ONGC, plans to establish two oil-to-chemical plants in India to convert crude oil directly to high-value ...
06 Aug, 2023, 11.40 PM IST
Why deep-sea mining is the next battleground in the energy transitionThere are countries like Russia, Norway and China which are pursuing ahead with deep-sea mining and producing a framework which will argue ...
17 Jul, 2023, 09.50 AM IST
ONGC to invest Rs 1 trillion in green energy, to bid for offshore wind project"We have done our internal workings and are now confident that we can achieve net-zero for Scope-1 and Scope-2 emissions by 2038," Singh sa...
30 May, 2023, 01.23 AM IST
Government plans to 'float' offshore oil blocks-cum-wind farmsThe Ministry of New and Renewable Energy (MNRE) is in discussions with the Ministry of Petroleum and Natural Gas (MoPNG) to combine the exp...
19 May, 2023, 12.17 AM IST
Bids soon for unaided wind energy projectsThe government is of the view that the cost of offshore wind energy will come down because of technology and infrastructure facilities, mak...
20 Apr, 2023, 01.01 AM IST
Inside BP's plan to reset renewables as oil and gas boomCEO Bernard Looney's pursuit of green energy outstripped all rivals three years ago when he outlined a radical blueprint to move away from ...
07 Mar, 2023, 05.46 PM IST
Asia faces shortage of ships to install offshore mega wind farmsThe complicated job of planting a wind turbine in the seabed requires several types of ships specially designed for the work.
02 Feb, 2023, 09.58 AM IST
Space-starved Singapore builds floating solar farms in climate fightIt may be one of the world's smallest countries, but the prosperous financial hub is among the biggest per capita carbon dioxide emitters i...
07 Mar, 2021, 12.23 PM IST