Morgan Stanley bullish on Indian steel after govt’s safeguard duty: Tata Steel, JSW Steel, and SAIL top picks
Steel stocks are in the spotlight after the Ministry of Finance imposed a safeguard duty on imports of certain steel products for 3 years. Morgan Stanley analysts believe that this has finally triggered the elusive “bull case” scenario for steel companies under their coverage. 

EU carbon tax: Steel, aluminium exporters to take a 15-22% hit
Indian exporters of products covered by carbon tax will have to cut prices by 15-22% to remain competitive in the European Union (EU) as the payment phase under the Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism (CBAM) becomes operational from January 1, according to Global Trade Research Initiative (GTRI).

India imposes 11–12% safeguard duty on select steel imports for three years
 

Silver futures drop 4.6 pc after record rally this year
 

Centre imposes steel safeguard duty for 3 years; up to 12% on imports
 

As gold hits records, Indians opt for bars and coins over jewellery
 

Silver’s year-end shock: Rs 15,000 crash signals volatility ahead for traders
 

Russian oil still reaches India despite US sanctions, December intake slips
New Delhi: Russian crude continues to flow into India despite US sanctions on two major Russian oil companies -- Rosneft and Lukoil – albeit in much lower quantity than earlier.  Thanks to India’s private refiners, who continue to import Russian crude with modified operating strategies, and supplies from entities other than Rosneft and Lukoil, Russian oil remained among India’s top sources of crude oil in December 2025. According to commodity market analytics firm Kpler, imports were around 1.2 million barrels per day (Mbd), the lowest level since December 2022.

Crude oil prices to remain low in 2026 due to surplus production and supply demand mismatch: Report
 

US firm & NTPC to team up, fuel India’s thorium ambitions
New Delhi: Chicago-based Clean Core Thorium Energy (CCTE), only the second American company to have bagged an export licence from the US Department of Energy to sell nuclear technology to India in nearly two decades, will partner NPTC Ltd, the country’s largest power utility, in the development of thorium as an alternative to uranium for fuelling nuclear reactors.