energy | DD News

February 17, 2026 6:36 PM

AI Impact Summit 2026: India releases AI casebooks on energy and accessibility

India on Tuesday released AI Impact Casebooks focusing on Energy and Accessibility at the India AI Impact Summit 2026, bringing together global experiences on the use of artificial intelligence for sustainable development and inclusive growth, according to a statement from the Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology. The publications compile AI use cases and best practices from across countries and have been prepared through collaboration among government ministries, international ag...

January 22, 2026 11:15 AM

Energy and chips anchor India’s five-layer AI mission: Ashwini Vaishnaw

Union Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw on Wednesday outlined the five-layer structure that underpins India’s artificial intelligence mission, saying global industry leaders are taking note of the country’s methodical approach. Speaking during an ongoing global summit, Vaishnaw said India is building AI capabilities across the entire value chain. He explained that the framework begins with the application layer, which focuses on real-world use cases, followed by the model layer that develops AI sys...

December 29, 2025 6:20 PM

India adds record 44.5 GW renewable energy capacity in 2025: Govt

India recorded its highest-ever renewable energy capacity addition in 2025, with 44.51 GW added till November, nearly double the 24.72 GW installed during the same period last year, the government said on Monday. With this addition, the country’s total installed renewable energy capacity reached 253.96 GW in November 2025, marking an increase of over 23 per cent compared to 205.52 GW in November 2024. Solar power led the expansion, with capacity additions of 34.98 GW, up from 20.85 GW during...

September 21, 2025 3:02 PM

India is producing more energy than ever before: Hardeep Puri

India is producing record levels of energy to achieve self-reliance in the power sector, supported by a diversification of its supply sources, Union Petroleum and Natural Gas Minister Hardeep Singh Puri said at an industry event. “India is producing more energy than ever before… With the rapidly growing demand for energy, India has diversified its energy sources. Earlier, we imported from 27 countries; today, we import from 40 countries,” Puri said. Even for cooking gas, which was previo...

September 16, 2025 10:39 PM

PM Modi holds talks with Danish counterpart; focus on Green Growth and India–EU FTA

Prime Minister Narendra Modi held a telephonic conversation with Danish Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen on Tuesday, reaffirming the commitment of both nations to further deepen the India–Denmark Green Strategic Partnership. The two leaders discussed cooperation in areas including trade, investment, innovation, energy, water management, food processing and sustainable development. Prime Minister Modi extended his best wishes to Denmark on its ongoing Presidency of the Council of the European...

August 7, 2025 9:27 AM

Nearly $30 billion in Indian exports secure from Trump’s 50% tariff

As US President Donald Trump on Wednesday announced a 50 per cent tariff on imports from India, shipments worth over $30 billion — including pharmaceuticals and certain electronic items such as smartphones, semiconductors, and energy products — remain exempt from the hike, as they continue to be on the exemption list. India exported drugs and pharmaceuticals as well as electronics (primarily smartphones) worth $10.5 billion and $14.6 billion respectively in FY25, together accounting for 29 ...

May 23, 2025 3:58 PM

Northeast emerging as strategic hub for energy and semiconductors: PM Modi

Prime Minister Narendra Modi, addressing the inaugural session of the Rising North East Summit at Bharat Mandapam in New Delhi, said the Northeast is fast emerging as a key destination for two strategic sectors—energy and semiconductors. He highlighted the government's major thrust on infrastructure and green energy in the region, noting that significant investments have already been approved for hydropower and solar projects across all eight Northeastern states. "Several thousand crore w...

October 16, 2024 10:56 AM

India and Colombia agree to deepen ongoing engagement, exploring new avenues of cooperation

India and Colombia reviewed the existing bilateral relations including trade, investment, energy, IT, and identified new areas of cooperation, such as in defence, renewable energy and railways during the 10th round of Foreign Office Consultations (FOC) in New Delhi. Both sides also exchanged views on regional, multilateral, and international issues of mutual interest during the FOC on Tuesday, the Ministry of Externals Affairs (MEA) stated in a release. The Indian delegation was led by Jaideep ...

September 18, 2024 9:04 AM

India and US agree to explore ways to strengthen cooperation across energy value chain

Union Minister of Petroleum and Natural Gas Hardeep Singh Puri held a meeting with US Assistant Secretary of State for Energy Resources Geoffery Pyatt on the sidelines of GasTech 2024 in Houston. The two leaders reviewed the existing energy cooperation and agreed to explore ways to further strengthen bilateral cooperation across the energy value chain for "just and orderly energy transition." During the meeting, Puri and Pyatt discussed how the cooperation between two nations is strengthening i...