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International Atomic Energy Agency Top News
- IAEA reviews Viet Nam’s nuclear power infrastructure development 12/12/2025
- In Fukushima’s Evacuated Zone, International Experts Train for Effective Nuclear Emergency Response 12/12/2025In Fukushima Prefecture, the region which experienced a nuclear accident at Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Station in 2011, emergency response specialists from Ukraine, Southeast Asia and Australia converged for a week-long IAEA technical training on radiological emergency monitoring.  
- IAEA Completes Integrated Safety Assessment for Research Reactors Follow-Up Mission in Belgium 11/12/2025
- Update 332 – IAEA Director General Statement on Situation in Ukraine 11/12/2025
- International Review Sees Progress in Cancer Control in Tanzania 10/12/2025
- IAEA and George Washington University Law School Launch Partnership to Educate Next Generation of Nuclear Law Students 09/12/2025The IAEA in collaboration with George Washington University Law School is launching a Summer School on the international legal frameworks for the safe, secure and peaceful uses of nuclear energy.
- IAEA and Algeria Sign a Joint Statement to Reinforce Cooperation on Nuclear Science and Energy 09/12/2025The IAEA and the People’s Democratic Republic of Algeria have agreed to strengthen their partnership in the peaceful uses of nuclear science and technology, focusing on energy security and water resource management.
- IAEA Launches Competition on Nuclear Fuel Supply Chain 09/12/2025Young professionals under 35 years are invited to submit essays on innovations in the nuclear fuel supply chain, with winners presenting at an IAEA conference in Vienna in October 2026.
- IAEA Launches Competition on Nuclear Fuel Supply Chain 09/12/2025Young professionals under 35 years are invited to submit essays on innovations in the nuclear fuel supply chain, with winners presenting at an IAEA conference in Vienna in October 2026.
- Global Experts Convene in Vienna to Discuss Radiation Protection in Medicine 08/12/2025The International Conference on Radiation Protection in Medicine: X Ray Vision, organized by the IAEA and co-sponsored by the World Health Organization (WHO) and the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO), br
International Renewable Energy Agency
- Strategies for Resilience - Ensuring Renewable Power Systems' Readiness to Face Extreme Weather 11/12/2025The exposure of infrastructure such as wind turbines, solar panels, electricity grids and other renewable energy generators to the increasing occurrence of extreme weather events driven by climate change, highlights the urgent need to make renewables-based power systems more climate resilient.
- Kenya: #3xRenewables for Energy Independence and Food Security 05/12/2025In a coastal fishing community in Kwale County, Kenya, solar power is providing reliable electricity for cold storage. This helps local fishermen preserve their catch, reduces dependence on a fluctuating grid, supports livelihoods through fairer prices, and secures a sustainable solar-powered future for the community.
- IRENA Appoints Dr Mike Enskat to Lead Its Innovation and Technology Centre in Bonn 05/12/2025As of 1st December, Dr Mike Enskat assumes the role of Director of the International Renewable Energy Agencies’ Innovation and Technology Centre (IITC) in Bonn.
- Progress, Shortfalls and Emerging Opportunities in Energy Transition Investment 27/11/2025As global energy transition investment reached a record USD 2.4 trillion in 2024, significant gaps remain in funding for key technologies and regions, underscoring the need for impact-driven finance and stronger public sector leadership to ensure all countries can meet the 2030 target of tripling renewable power capacity.
- Five Takeaways from COP30 in Belém 24/11/2025At COP30 in Belém, the International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA) launched progress-tracking reports, provided climate support to countries, and identified five priority areas including implementation, grids, finance, supply chains, and workforce to accelerate the energy transition toward 1.5°C goals.
- Global Renewable Energy Investment Hit USD 807 Billion in 2024 17/11/2025Global investments in the energy transition reached a new record of USD 2.4 trillion in 2024 – a 20% increase from the average annual levels of 2022/23.
- Global utilities set out USD 1 trillion investment plans at COP30 as grid spend grows 14/11/2025Global utilities today unveiled upgraded annual investment plans that will see energy transition spend rise to US $148 billion per year, up from previously stated ambitions of US $117 billion. The plans revealed by members of the Utilities for Net Zero Alliance (UNEZA) today at COP30, will see a group of the world’s leading utilities […]
- Why Investing in People is Vital for the Energy Transition 13/11/2025As the renewable energy sector races to create over 100 million jobs by 2030, there is an opportunity to ensure people worldwide, particularly youth, women, and underrepresented groups, have the skills and training needed to deliver the energy transition and benefit from its opportunities.
- Powering COP30: NDC 3.0 and the Race to Meet the Goal of Tripling Renewables by 2030 12/11/2025As only 72 countries have submitted NDC 3.0 targeting 6.9 TW of renewable capacity by 2030, falling short of the 11.2 TW tripling goal, there is an urgent opportunity through increased climate finance to bridge the gap, particularly for LDCs, SIDS, and Sub-Saharan Africa requiring USD 117 billion in external funding.
- South America’s Energy Transition Poised to Benefit Business and Society 10/11/2025South America’s shift towards renewable energy can unlock new opportunities and drive sustained progress, according to the new Regional Energy Transition Outlook South America released by the International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA) at the United Nations Climate Conference COP30 in Belém, Brazil.
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- GRAP Stage III curbs invoked in Delhi-NCR amid sharp dip in air quality 13/12/2025Stage III restrictions include a ban on non-essential construction, demolition work, stone crushing and mining activities.
- India second-biggest Russian fossil fuel buyer after China 13/12/2025The rise was fueled by higher imports of crude oil, coal, and refined oil products. This comes as the United States continues to pressure India to reduce these purchases.
- Cabinet clears SHANTI Bill to open India’s nuclear sector to private players 12/12/2025This landmark legislation will allow private companies to invest in nuclear power. This move is crucial for India to reach its ambitious target of 100 GW nuclear power capacity by 2047.
- PM Modi speaks to US president Donald Trump as bilateral trade agreement talks progress 12/12/2025Prime Minister Narendra Modi and US President Donald Trump held a "warm and engaging" conversation, reviewing bilateral relations and discussing cooperation in critical technologies, energy, defense, and security.
- India's new nuclear energy bill set to arrive with SHANTI 12/12/2025This initiative will not only outline a structured approach for private ventures in mineral exploration and fuel fabrication but will also secure government oversight in core areas.
- Sonowal flags off first indigenous hydrogen fuel-cell vessel in Varanasi 11/12/2025The hydrogen vessel forms part of the ongoing modernisation of inland waterways under initiatives prioritising clean transport, improved connectivity and public convenience.
- Ethanol-blended petrol environment friendly, benefitting farmers: Gadkari in LS 11/12/2025Gadkari said after extensive testing, no adverse impact has been found in cars where ethanol mixed petrol is used.
- Four major Indian refiners resume buying discounted Russian crude; Reliance stays on sidelines 11/12/2025IOC, BPCL and others are securing non-sanctioned barrels as prices fall, while Reliance avoids Russian crude to mitigate sanctions risk.
- Govt releases ₹7,106 crore for PM-KUSUM as scheme tops 10 GW rollout 10/12/2025With over 20 lakh beneficiaries nationwide, Maharashtra leads with more than 11 lakh, followed by Rajasthan and Gujarat with over two lakh each, Minister of State Shripad Yesso Naik informed the Lok Sabha in a written reply.
- BlackRock to invest up to ₹3,000 crore for minority stake in Aditya Birla Renewables 10/12/2025The commitment values the Grasim unit at ₹14,600 crore and includes a greenshoe option through Global Infrastructure Partners.
Nuclear Energy News — ScienceDaily
- Ghost particles slip through Earth and spark a hidden atomic reaction 12/12/2025Scientists have managed to observe solar neutrinos carrying out a rare atomic transformation deep underground, converting carbon-13 into nitrogen-13 inside the SNO+ detector. By tracking two faint flashes of light separated by several minutes, researchers confirmed one of the lowest-energy neutrino interactions ever detected.
- JWST spots a strange red dot so extreme scientists can’t explain it 29/11/2025The discovery of strange, ultra-red objects—especially the extreme case known as The Cliff—has pushed astronomers to propose an entirely new type of cosmic structure: black hole stars. These exotic hybrids could explain rapid black hole growth in the early universe, but their existence remains unproven.
- Scientists may have found dark matter after 100 years of searching 29/11/2025Nearly a century after astronomers first proposed dark matter to explain the strange motions of galaxies, scientists may finally be catching a glimpse of it. A University of Tokyo researcher analyzing new data from NASA’s Fermi Gamma-ray Space Telescope has detected a halo of high-energy gamma rays that closely matches what theories predict should be […]
- MIT ultrasonic tech pulls drinking water from air in minutes 20/11/2025MIT engineers have created an ultrasonic device that rapidly frees water from materials designed to absorb moisture from the air. Instead of waiting hours for heat to evaporate the trapped water, the system uses high-frequency vibrations to release droplets in just minutes. It can be powered by a small solar cell and programmed to cycle […]
- A compact fusion machine just hit gigapascal pressures 20/11/2025Operating a new device named the Fusion Z-pinch Experiment 3, or FuZE-3, Zap Energy has now achieved plasmas with electron pressures as high as 830 megapascals (MPa), or 1.6 gigapascals (GPa) total, comparable to the pressures found deep below Earth’s crust.
- Quantum computers just simulated physics too complex for supercomputers 19/11/2025Researchers created scalable quantum circuits capable of simulating fundamental nuclear physics on more than 100 qubits. These circuits efficiently prepare complex initial states that classical computers cannot handle. The achievement demonstrates a new path toward simulating particle collisions and extreme forms of matter. It may ultimately illuminate long-standing cosmic mysteries.
- Physicists reveal a new quantum state where electrons run wild 16/11/2025Electrons can freeze into strange geometric crystals and then melt back into liquid-like motion under the right quantum conditions. Researchers identified how to tune these transitions and even discovered a bizarre “pinball” state where some electrons stay locked in place while others dart around freely. Their simulations help explain how these phases form and how […]
- Dark matter acts surprisingly normal in a new cosmic test 16/11/2025Dark matter may be invisible, but scientists are getting closer to understanding whether it follows the same rules as everything we can see. By comparing how galaxies move through cosmic gravity wells to the depth of those wells, researchers found that dark matter appears to behave much like ordinary matter, obeying familiar physical laws. Still, […]
- Floating device turns raindrops into electricity 15/11/2025A new floating droplet electricity generator is redefining how rain can be harvested as a clean power source by using water itself as both structural support and an electrode. This nature-integrated design dramatically reduces weight and cost compared to traditional solid-based generators while still producing high-voltage outputs from each falling drop. It remains stable in […]
- A new equation may explain the Universe without dark matter 06/11/2025A new theory claims dark matter and dark energy don’t exist — they’re just side effects of the universe’s changing forces. By rethinking gravity and cosmic timelines, it could rewrite our understanding of space and time itself.
NRC RSS Feed: News Releases
- NRC Renews Browns Ferry Operating License 13/12/2025
- Ho Nieh Sworn in as NRC Commissioner 04/12/2025
- NRC Completes Safety Review of Construction Permit Application For Kemmerer Power Station in Wyoming 02/12/2025
- NRC Makes Available Partial Atomic Alchemy Construction Permit Application 21/11/2025
- NRC Atomic Safety and Licensing Board Reschedules Oral Argument on Long Mott Construction Permit Application 21/11/2025
- NRC Approves License for Disa Technologies Inc. Ahead of Anticipated Schedule 30/09/2025
- NRC Names Andrea Kock as New NMSS Office Director 30/09/2025
- NRC Renews Point Beach Operating Licenses 29/09/2025
- *Updated* Connecticut Becomes 40th NRC Agreement State 25/09/2025
- U.S., U.K. Nuclear Regulators Renew, Expand Cooperation to Speed Advanced Reactor Technical Reviews 19/09/2025
Canary Media
- Permitting talks are back, and clean energy is caught in the middle 12/12/2025This analysis and news roundup come from the Canary Media Weekly newsletter. Sign up to get it every Friday. The Trump administration’s anti-renewables policies have left gigawatts’ worth of new solar and wind projects strangled in red tape. So as Congress revisits energy-permitting reform, which it’s tried and…
- Chart: Geothermal energy is attracting more and more investment 12/12/2025See more from Canary Media’s "Chart of the week” column . Hot rocks might be the next big thing in energy. Global investment in geothermal energy is growing quickly — and it’s expected to keep climbing in the years to come, per new data from research firm Rystad Energy. At the start of the 2020s, […]
- Raya Power makes a solar-battery system you can put in your backyard 12/12/2025Meghan Wood, CEO of Raya Power , thinks solar and batteries should be as easy to install as a typical household appliance, durable enough to provide backup power for critical devices during storms and heat waves, and sophisticated enough to help lower everyday energy bills. “Solar can give you a return on…
- The man behind the fall of offshore wind 11/12/2025David Stevenson stood in a circle of friends and colleagues in an Orlando, Florida, hotel lobby. Everyone but him wore a lapel pin that read “I ♥ Fossil Fuels.” “You want one?” asked a conference attendee, offering me the pin with a smirk. “It can be a souvenir.” Stevenson, with a soft wave, gestured to […]
- FirstEnergy bribery scheme sank Lake Erie offshore wind, lawsuit says 11/12/2025Six years ago, it seemed like the Midwest was well on its way to building the first offshore wind farm in the Great Lakes. Then the project withered on the vine — and a civil lawsuit puts the blame on utility FirstEnergy’s bribery scheme in Ohio. That corruption scandal is best known for leading to […]
- Fervo nabs $462M to complete massive next-gen geothermal project 10/12/2025The startup Fervo Energy just raised another $462 million to build America’s next generation of geothermal power plants. On Wednesday, the Houston-based company said it closed a Series E funding round led by a new investor, B Capital, a global venture capital firm started by Facebook cofounder Eduardo Saverin. With…
- Europe’s world-first carbon tariff is coming. Here’s what to know. 10/12/2025At the start of next year, companies that make and buy energy-intensive commodities like steel and aluminum will enter the era of CBAM — the Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism. CBAM is a first-in-the-world policy by the European Union that charges fees on imports based on how much planet-warming pollution was…
- Judge strikes down Trump’s order blocking wind farm approvals 10/12/2025President Donald Trump’s freeze on approvals of new wind energy projects has been deemed “unlawful” in a federal court. On Monday, Judge Patti B. Saris of the U.S. District Court in Massachusetts ruled in favor of 18 state attorneys general who had challenged the temporary ban on onshore and offshore wind…
- New York’s public utility approves plan to build 5.5GW of renewables 09/12/2025The New York Power Authority approved a plan Tuesday to nearly double the state-owned utility’s goal for solar, wind, and energy storage projects to 5.5 gigawatts. The new investments would boost clean power in the state as the private market fails to deploy renewable energy fast enough to meet New York’s lofty…
- New Jersey’s latest plan for 100% clean power comes at a tricky time 09/12/2025This story was first published by Inside Climate News . In the waning days of Governor Phil Murphy’s tenure, New Jersey officials unveiled an updated Energy Master Plan that calls for 100% clean electricity by 2035 and steep reductions in climate pollution by midcentury. Since 2019, the state has used the first…
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- Cabinet approves landmark reforms, including 100% FDI in insurance, atomic energy liberalisation 13/12/2025A new Higher Education Commission of India will be formed. The atomic energy sector is open for private companies. India and Oman signed a Free Trade Agreement. MGNREGA employment days have been revised. These steps aim to boost the economy.
- Adani Energy Solutions acquires KPS III HVDC Transmission Ltd 12/12/2025This acquisition will further AESL's strategy for enhancing value for its shareholders through organic as well as inorganic opportunities.
- India's EV battery demand to rise multifold to 256.3 GWh by 2032: Report 12/12/2025It notes that a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 35 per cent is expected over the next seven years, signalling a seismic shift in the nation's automotive sector.
- JSW Energy arm signs 400 MW power supply agreement with Karnataka DISCOMs 12/12/2025The 25-year contract at ₹5.78 per unit cuts open capacity to about 5%, improving long-term revenue visibility and reducing merchant market exposure.
- India on cusp of major BESS expansion as demand set for J-curve growth: Report 12/12/2025The report highlights that India currently has about 0.5 GWh of operational BESS capacity and a pipeline of 68 GWh, but this is projected to surge to 236 GWh by 2032.
- India's new nuclear energy bill set to arrive with SHANTI 12/12/2025This initiative will not only outline a structured approach for private ventures in mineral exploration and fuel fabrication but will also secure government oversight in core areas.
- PFC subsidiary incorporates new SPV for Latur transmission project 11/12/2025New SPV to handle pre-development activities under the tariff-based bidding route.
- Cyient acquires Abu Dhabi-based ADGCE to expand its Middle East footprint 11/12/2025The move is intended to support customers across the region’s energy, utilities, transportation and connectivity sectors.
- India must build resilient, scalable EV infrastructure to enable mass adoption: Former Advisor, NHAI 11/12/2025India needs to expand from a few thousand chargers today to at least one million by 2030 across public, semi-public and private spaces during the ETAuto EV Conclave 2025.
- Tata Power gets LoI for 35-year Jejuri–Hinjewadi transmission project 11/12/2025The project entails a 115-km 400 kV double circuit link and expansion of GIS bays at Jejuri and Hinjewadi substations.
CleanTechnica
- Hyundai & Kia Prove Me Right? Fall to China in Western Europe 13/12/2025I’ve said it for a decade — Hyundai and Kia develop great electric vehicles, but they don’t try hard enough to produce them at high volumes and market them aggressively. I’m by far from the only one saying this. Going back to the Kia Soul EV and Hyundai Ioniq (which ... [continued] The post Hyundai […]
- Data Center Opponents Push Back Against “Superhuman” AI 13/12/2025The rush to build more and bigger data centers to power the AI revolution is getting pushback from an array of opponents in the US. The post Data Center Opponents Push Back Against “Superhuman” AI appeared first on CleanTechnica.
- Electricity Scarcity Meets Aluminum Tariffs, and American Citizens Pick Up the Bill 13/12/2025A collision between AI data centers being built—in the current AI bubble and with full throated support by the Trump Administration—and aluminum smelters for electricity is no longer theoretical. Utilities across the United States are facing binding constraints on generation and transmission. When presented with competing requests for hundreds of ... [continued] The post Electricity […]
- BMW May Finally Do What Auto Industry Has Needed For Decades 13/12/2025BMW has filed a patent that could be a huge deal. Though, it would need to be implemented, and it would also need consumer buy-in. Here’s a shocking statistic for you: Approximately 30% of deaths caused by traffic accidents in the US each year involve drunk drivers. That was 12,429 ... [continued] The post BMW […]
- Donald Trump’s AI Order Could Cost Iowans & Georgians Big Time 13/12/2025Yesterday, I covered Donald Trump’s latest effort to pretend he’s king and violate states’ rights, an AI executive order. (Apologies if he’s already tried to act like king in some other way and I’ve missed that.) The executive order tries to force fossil fuel pollution on more people, among other ... [continued] The post Donald […]
- NLR Analysis Identifies Reservoir Thermal Energy Storage as a Solution for Data Center Cooling Needs 13/12/2025RTES System Cuts Energy Consumption and Costs Over a Simulated 20-Year Period By Hannah Halusker, NLR The rise of artificial intelligence, cloud platforms, and data processing is driving a steady increase in global data center electricity consumption. While running computer servers accounts for the largest share of data center energy ... [continued] The post NLR […]
- New Report Illuminates Geothermal Cooling Potential in Hawaii 13/12/2025University of Hawaii at Manoa and Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory Teamed up To Analyze Feasibility of Geothermal Cooling Technologies By Justin Daugherty, NLR In areas with geologically recent volcanic activity and ample underground water flow, like the Hawaiian Islands, geothermal energy technologies present options to augment the electric grid. To ... [continued] The post New […]
- She Wanted To Write Fantasy. Now, She Is Rewriting Recycling. 13/12/2025Meet Taylor Uekert, the Gymnast-Turned-Nanoengineer Who Harnesses Molecular Machines To Remake Plastics, Chemicals, and More By Caitlin McDermott-Murphy, NLR Three days after 9-year-old Taylor Uekert moved to the foothills outside San Diego, her parents woke her and her brother in the middle of the night. “Get up and get to the car,” ... [continued] The post She […]
- Wind Power Gets The Last Laugh As Trump Fades Into The Mists Of Twilight 13/12/2025US President Donald Trump began his war against offshore wind turbines with a bang in January, but the writing of defeat is already on the wall. Despite his efforts here in the US, the domestic offshore wind industry is not an entirely lost cause, and activity continues apace overseas. Additionally, ... [continued] The post Wind […]
- Waymo Boasts “Exponential Scaling” 13/12/2025A few weeks ago, Waymo announced that it was beginning operations, slowly and carefully, in five more cities. This week, the company announced that service is now fully autonomous and underway 24/7 in Orlando, Florida, and San Antonio, Texas. Hey there, Orlando! We’re fully autonomous in your city—meaning no human ... [continued] The post Waymo […]
New Nuclear Archives – electricity info
- Sizewell 13/12/2025Steve Thomas: The deal to build the Sizewell C, two reactors using the European Pressurised Reactor (EPR) design, using the Regulated Asset Base (RAB) finance model was inevitably a bad one for the UK public. It gives guaranteed profits to investors by placing the risks on consumers while the EPR has an unenviable record of […]
- Hinkley 13/12/2025Framatome UK has completed the manufacture and welding of two of four Reactor Recirculation & Injection tanks (RRI) for Hinkley Point C nuclear power station in Bridgewater, Somerset. The Framatome UK tanks are for the safety and cooling of the nuclear reactor systems and mark the beginning of the installation and initiation of associated civil […]
- Energy Policy in Scotland 13/12/2025Use energy to win independence, rather than independence to win energy. The Scottish Government is promising that independence will unleash our ability to reform energy. This neglects the things that they could be doing now that might just convince people that we need independence to win the rest. Commonweal 12th Dec 2025 read more » Scottish grid […]
- New Nuclear 13/12/2025UK Nuclear Capacity Could Hit Almost 22 GW By 2050 With Long-Term Gov’t Support, Report Says. NESO says UK Nuclear Capacity could reach 21.6GW by 2020 with government support, up from around 5.8GW today. Nucnet 11th Dec 2025 read more » Nuclear power is inherently colonialist and unjust. The argument for a “significant expansion” of nuclear power […]
- Nuclear Waste 13/12/2025Revelation that GDF could be robotic prompts question over employment. Where are the jobs? A question surely prompted by the revelation by New Civil Engineer that NWS chief technical officer John Corderoy recently claimed that the organisation might build a future Geological Disposal Facility operated solely by an army of robots. Due to become operational […]
- Nuclear Weapons 13/12/2025Bill Kidd MSP: Thanks to the publication of a new Nuclear Education Trust report, Stepping Back From The Brink: The Myths Of Tactical Nuclear Weapons And Limited Nuclear War, we have additional detail on how the Ministry of Defence is to spend billions reintroducing tactical nuclear weapons into the RAF. We also know that these […]
- Flamanville 13/12/2025The Autorité de Sûreté Nucléaire et de Radioprotection has given its approval for the Flamanville 3 reactor to move beyond 80% of its nominal power as part of its commissioning process. World Nuclear News 12th Dec 2025 read more » “It’s a dramatic turn of events” against the project to build two EPR2 reactors in the Ain […]
- France 13/12/2025French court suspends EDF’s plan to build EPR2 at 3.6 GW Bugey. A French court has suspended EDF’s plans to build two EPR2 reactors at its 3.6 GW Bugey plant, the head of the group that brought the case to court told Montel, although the utility can appeal. Montel 11th Dec 2025 read more » The post […]
- US – WIPP 13/12/2025The engineering, construction and project management company Bechtel will continue managing and operating the Waste Isolation Pilot Plant in New Mexico after receiving a three-year extension to its contract with the US Department of Energy. World Nuclear News 12th Dec 2025 read more » The post US – WIPP appeared first on electricity info.
- US – AI 13/12/2025More than 200 environmental groups demand halt to new US datacenters. Exclusive: Congress urged to act against energy-hungry facilities blamed for increasing bills and worsening climate crisis. A coalition of more than 230 environmental groups has demanded a national moratorium on new datacenters in the US, the latest salvo in a growing backlash to a […]
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- GRAP Stage III curbs invoked in Delhi-NCR amid sharp dip in air quality 13/12/2025Stage III restrictions include a ban on non-essential construction, demolition work, stone crushing and mining activities.
- Private companies may be kept out of Uranium mining 13/12/2025Private firms might be excluded from this critical sector. The proposed changes to the Atomic Energy Act, 1962, and the Civil Liability for Nuclear Damages Act, 2010, are expected soon.
- Delhi chokes as AQI nears 'severe' level 13/12/2025Of the total monitoring stations in Delhi, 21 were in the 'severe' category with AQI readings crossing the 400-mark, the Central Pollution Control Board showed.
- Coal acquired via auction open to any use 13/12/2025A new policy, CoalSETU, will allow end-use free purchase of coal for any industrial use and export, excluding traders. Coking coal will not be offered due to domestic scarcity.
- US launches critical tech and minerals coalition, minus India 13/12/2025Notably absent is India, despite its Quad membership and tech partnerships, due to its current lack of critical edge technology and mineral resources.
- Coal imports compared to consumption reducing, saves forex: Ashwini Vaishnaw 12/12/2025The minister noted that 823 million tonne coal last year was transported via Rail. "Coal stocks at domestic power plants are also at record high," the minister said.
- CoalSETU: Govt allows coal linkage holders to export up to 50% of coal capacity 12/12/2025This move, part of ongoing coal sector reforms, aims to utilize surplus domestic production for industrial use and export, ensuring seamless, efficient, and transparent utilization.
- Lok Sabha may hold debate on air pollution amid rising concerns 12/12/2025Opposition leader Rahul Gandhi and Congress whip Manickam Tagore have called for urgent measures, including an emergency clean air plan and stricter enforcement against polluters, criticizing current government actions as cosmetic.
- Panel calls for coordinated mechanism to speed up coal mining clearances 11/12/2025The panel noted significant delays, with approvals taking up to 34 months for private sector commercial blocks, and urged efforts to reduce this timeline for both public and private entities.
- Vedanta to invest ₹1 lakh crore in Rajasthan to ramp up output 10/12/2025The group will double its production across zinc, lead, silver, oil & gas, and renewable energy through an investment of ₹1 lakh crore
