The Indian mining and construction (MCE) industry experienced a year-on-year (YoY) volume growth of 2 to 5 per cent in the first quarter of FY26, according to a report released on Tuesday.
Minister of Petroleum and Natural Gas Hardeep Singh Puri on Tuesday said that he was looking forward to engaging with ministers, officials and industry leaders at Urja Varta 2025 at Bharat Mandapam on 17 July in the run-up to India’s Round X of exploration & production bidding for oil and gas blocks, which is the biggest globally.
Targeted reforms will enable India to reach a $1 trillion chemical sector and achieve 12 per cent global value chain (GVC) share by 2040, thus becoming a global chemical powerhouse, a NITI Aayog report said on Thursday.
Coal production from the country's captive and commercial mines shot up by a robust 16.4 per cent to 46.01 million tonnes during the first quarter (April-June) of the financial year 2025–26 from 39.53 million tonnes in the same quarter of the previous year, according to official figures released on Wednesday.
