K-shaped trend emerges in jewellery as premium demand stays resilient
Even as gold prices scale record highs, India’s jewellery market is showing a clear split in consumer behaviour, one that is reinforcing, rather than weakening, the premiumisation trend.

Gold price falls ₹10 to ₹1,52,830; silver down ₹100, trading at ₹2,59,900
 

Centre hikes export duty on diesel to ₹55.5/l, ATF to ₹42/l; petrol nil
The Government on Saturday sharply increased the export duty on high-speed diesel from ₹21.5 per litre to ₹55.5 per litre and on Aviation Turbine Fuel (ATF) from ₹29.5 per litre to ₹42 per litre, with immediate effect. Export duty on petrol, however, will continue to remain nil.

Shell steps up LNG supplies to India, wins major fertiliser tenders after Gulf disruptions
New Delhi: Global energy major Shell plc has ramped up natural gas supplies to India in the wake of disruptions triggered by the West Asia conflict, leveraging its global liquefied natural gas (LNG) portfolio to capture a larger share of spot and term demand, including key fertiliser sector tenders.

Have observed a three-times increase in demand for domestic PNG: IGL Chief
Indraprastha Gas Ltd was earlier doing 600 connections in a day before the escalation of tensions in West Asia, which has now reached up to 2,100 to 2,200 connections, Kamal Kishore Chatiwal, Managing Director of the city-gas distributor, told The Hindu at the sidelines of the Petroleum and Natural Gas Regulatory Board’s Energy Security Conference on Friday (April 11, 2026).

The next energy leap: Replicating ethanol’s success in diesel
For over a decade, India has chased a clean alternative for its diesel economy. Unlike petrol, where ethanol blending is a global success, diesel has remained stubbornly resistant. This is not for lack of trying. Governments worldwide have experimented with biodiesel, mandates, and alternative molecules. Some succeeded. Many did not. India, so far, falls in the latter category. But that may be about to change.

Govt more than doubles diesel export duty to Rs 55.5/litre, ATF to Rs 42/litre
Govt announces major hikes in export duties on diesel, jet fuel to ensure domestic fuel availability
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Govt mulls 21% ethanol blending in wake of W. Asia war
 

Oil firms face pressure as Iran-US talks fail, prices seen rising: Experts
 

Coal imports slip 8.5% in Feb amid record stockpiles, firm global prices
New Delhi: India's coal import dropped 8.5 per cent to 16.55 million tonnes in February on record stockpile of domestic coal and firmness in seaborne prices.

Coal India sets board meeting date to declare Q4 results 2026, final dividend for FY26
Coal India, the world's largest coal miner, said its board of directors will meet on April 27, 2026, to consider and approve the audited financial results for the March quarter (Q4 FY26) and for the financial year ending March 31, 2026.

Coal India absorbing input costs surge to shield consumers from price spike
 

Work resumes on Bhutan's Punatsangchhu-I hydropower project after 7-year halt
Work on Bhutan's 1,200 MW Punatsangchhu-I hydropower project has resumed after a seven-year suspension, with India's Power Minister Manohar Lal attending a key concrete pouring ceremony marking the restart of dam construction.

Renewable energy ministry approves pilot CfD scheme
The Ministry of New and Renewable Energy (MNRE) has approved a pilot Contracts for Difference (CfD) scheme, to be implemented by Solar Energy Corporation of India (SECI) for 500 MW/ 1,500 MWh, focused on non-solar hours.