Iran war's energy impact forces world to pay up, cut consumptionThe closure of the Strait of Hormuz has halted 20% of global oil and LNG supply, triggering a severe energy crisis. Strikes on infrastructu...
21 Mar, 2026, 02.32 PM IST
Kharg Island, struck by US, is key hub for Iran oil exportsUS forces struck military targets on Iran's Kharg Island. This island is vital for Iran's oil exports. The action raises fears of global oi...
14 Mar, 2026, 01.07 PM IST
How the Iran war is choking off the world's oil and gasTanker traffic through the Strait of Hormuz has drastically reduced following U.S.-Israeli attacks on Iran, with only a handful of vessels ...
05 Mar, 2026, 07.28 PM IST
BP appoints Woodside's Meg O'Neill as CEO after Auchincloss' abrupt exitOil giant BP has appointed Meg O'Neill as its new CEO. She will be the first woman to lead a top global oil major. O'Neill, currently headi...
18 Dec, 2025, 06.18 AM IST
Nidec accelerates Commercial Vehicle electrification in India with Ashok Leyland partnership, Indian footprint investments04 Oct, 2024, 12.55 PM IST
OPEC+ announces surprise oil cuts; US calls move inadvisableThe pledges bring the total volume of cuts by OPEC+, which groups the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries with Russia and oth...
03 Apr, 2023, 11.33 AM IST
Oil prices surge, markets narrow odds on Fed hikeThat in turn helped the dollar gain 0.25% on the Japanese yen to 133.14, while the euro eased almost 0.4% to $1.0802. The rise in oil price...
03 Apr, 2023, 07.42 AM IST
OPEC+ announces surprise production cuts from May; oil may rise by $10/bblThe development comes a day before a virtual meeting of an OPEC+ ministerial panel, which includes Saudi Arabia and Russia, and which had b...
03 Apr, 2023, 06.00 AM IST
Dabur becomes first Indian plastic waste neutral’ FMCG company in IndiaDabur had set the target of collecting, processing and recycling over 22,000MT of post-consumer plastic waste and has surpassed it three mo...
14 Feb, 2022, 01.33 PM IST
SIDBI takes measures to facilitate greening of MSMEsA window for financing high impact innovative technology and climate change projects which have reached the product prototype stage and app...
08 Feb, 2022, 12.03 PM IST
Oil companies bet on $100 a barrel as they rush to sell assetsLarge oil companies are unloading properties from Texas to California, with some using the market rally as a chance to rake in cash for fut...
02 Jul, 2021, 08.45 AM IST
Garnier aims to stop using virgin plastic for packaging by 2025Cosmetics brand Garnier on Monday said it aims to stop using virgin plastic for all packaging by 2025. Besides, its factories and manufactu...
15 Mar, 2021, 05.29 PM IST
Plastic is now on your boss' KRASeveral cos are introducing measures to eliminate use of single-use plastic, the aim is to be plastic neutral.
07 Oct, 2019, 06.11 AM IST
SwachhBharat@2: How proactive citizens are doing their bit to change the way India handles its trashTo catalyse change, a determined Modi government has launched Swachh Survekshan rankings that names and shames India’s cleanest and dirties...
25 Sep, 2016, 05.54 AM IST
Mahindra Finance using CSR money to fund social startups SustainEarth and Sickle InnovationsSustainEarth supplies biogas systems and Sickle works on improving conventional farming through innovative appliances.
28 Apr, 2015, 01.18 PM IST
Growth vs garbage: Can we have efficient disposal mechanismEconomic growth produces prosperity as well as garbage.The faster the economy grows, the more its people consume, and the more garbage they...
26 Apr, 2012, 09.26 AM IST
- GE may buy into health, oil with plastics money
General Electric may use proceeds from selling its plastics unit to buy health-care technology developers as well as energy service and equ...
13 Jan, 2007, 03.35 AM IST