Minister of State for New and Renewable Energy, Shripad Naik. File | Photo Credit: ANI The peak power demand is projected to be around 270 GW this summer, and there will be no effect on regular electricity supply due to West Asia crisis, Minister of State for Power Shripad Yesso Naik said on Saturday (March…
Image used for representational purpose only. | Photo Credit: Getty Images/iStockphoto The government on Saturday (March 7, 2026) announced standards of green ammonia and green methanol for India to accelerate trade of green hydrogen derivatives under the National Green Hydrogen Mission. The mission was approved by the Union Cabinet on January 4, 2023, with an…
Image used for representational purposes. File | Photo Credit: Reuters Stock market benchmark indices Sensex and Nifty bounced back in early trade on Thursday (March 5, 2026), tracking a rebound in global equities, after facing heavy losses in the past few trading sessions due to the conflict in West Asia. The 30-share BSE Sensex jumped…
Image used for representation purpose only. Crude prices surged on mounting fears about oil supply disruption during West Asia war | Photo Credit: Getty Images/iStockphoto Crude prices surged on Friday (March 6, 2026) on mounting fears about oil supply disruption during West Asia war, while equities retreated on poor U.S. hiring data. The U.S.-Israel war…
Image used for representation purpose only. | Photo Credit: Getty Images/iStockphoto The rupee stayed firm and gained 2 paise to 91.62 against the U.S. dollar on Friday (March 6, 2026) after the U.S. announced a 30-day waiver for Indian refiners to purchase Russian oil, easing pressure on the global energy flow amid the ongoing war…
Image used for representational purpose only. | Photo Credit: Getty Images/iStockphoto Benchmark stock indices fell 1.3% for the third time in the week following the rising oil price and supply shocks as Iran has blocked the Strait of Hormuz. The Nifty 50 opened steady at 24,656.40 points, and after trading flat for the better part…
At the end, the rupee settled at 91.70 (provisional) against the U.S. dollar, losing 6 paise from its previous closing level. File | Photo Credit: Reuters The rupee stayed range-bound throughout the session on Friday and ended 6 paise lower at 91.70 (provisional) against the U.S. dollar, resisting pressure from inflated crude oil prices and…
Image used for representation purpose only. | Photo Credit: Getty Images/iStockphoto Stock market benchmark indices Sensex and Nifty tumbled in early trade on Friday (March 6, 2026) after a day’s breather amid persistent geopolitical conflict in West Asia and relentless foreign fund outflows. Weakness in the U.S. equities and subdued trend in Asian markets also…
Image used for representational purposes. File | Photo Credit: Reuters Benchmark stock indices Sensex and Nifty bounced back on Thursday (March 5, 2026), closing higher by more than 1% in line with a rebound in global equities after recent sharp losses due to the conflict in West Asia. Snapping its four-day decline, the 30-share BSE…
Image for representational purposes only. | Photo Credit: PTI The rupee rebounded from its lowest level and settled with a gain of 45 paise at 91.60 (provisional) against U.S. dollar on Thursday (March 5, 2026) on the back of a buying trend in domestic equity markets and reports of Reserve Bank intervention. According to forex…
