Top Indian Metal & Energy Industry News & Updates - 11 March 2026,Wednesday
Govt. Policy / Industry
📝 Reliance to invest in first new US oil refinery in 50 years, says Trump; calls $300 billion Texas project ‘historic deal’
📝 Vedanta chairman Anil Agarwal pushes for unlocking domestic natural resource potential amid West Asia crisis
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Iron & Steel
IBBI pushes transparency as CoC decisions in bankruptcy cases draw scrutiny
SAIL an attractive risk-reward play, says ICICI Direct; sets ₹200 target
📝 Jindal Steel wins Thakurani A1 iron ore block in Odisha
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Aluminium & Copper
Aluminium prices cross $3,400/tonne as West Asia crisis prolongs; Indian producers Vedanta, Hindalco, Nalco in focus
The Federation of Indian Mineral Industries (FIMI) said that international aluminium prices have surged past $3,400 per tonne amid fears of supply disruptions from the West Asia crisis, offering short-term gains to Indian primary producers but posing long-term challenges due to rising input costs.
📝 Nalco gets an aluminium price boost, but other worries could limit gains
📝 Aluminium prices surge amid Iran war, but Indian producers face long-term challenges
📝 Aluminium stocks jump up to 10% as global supply disruptions lift prices
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Gold / Silver & Bullion
Gold price climbs ₹10 to ₹1,62,390; silver up ₹100, trades at ₹2,90,100
The price of 24-carat gold rose ₹10 in early trade on Wednesday, with ten grams of the precious metal trading at ₹1,62,390, according to the GoodReturns website. The price of silver rose by ₹100, with one kilogram of the precious metal selling at ₹2,90,100.
The dark side of India's digital gold rush: How consumers are misled
Digital commerce in India has become a theatre of quiet deception. Sellers cheat by design, and in the rush of a 10-minute grocery delivery, hundreds of millions of consumers rarely notice they are being fleeced.
📝 Silver soars to Rs 2.79L/kg as weak dollar boosts demand
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Other Metals
Hindustan Zinc signs MoU with CMR Green to set up zinc alloy unit
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Oil & Gas / OMCs
Gas Supply for Homes, Vehicles Gets Primacy
New Delhi : India will continue uninterrupted gas supplies to households, CNG vehicles and LPG production units. However, petrochemical units and power plants may see allocations cut off completely after the government on Tuesday directed diversion of both imported and domestic gas from non-priority sectors to priority users to manage the supply crunch due to the Iran war.
Why India needs Russian oil: Energy security outweighs US pressure
India’s oil security is becoming increasingly fragile. Over 80 per cent of its crude imports come from just two suppliers — West Asia and Russia — both now facing geopolitical stress. In this environment, resuming full purchases of Russian oil may not be a choice but a necessity. Here are eight reasons why.
West Asia conflict jolts oil markets as analysts weigh future energy shock
India secures additional LPG, LNG supplies from non-Hormuz routes
Oil could hit $150/bbl, $200 possible on demand destruction: WoodMac
India faces LNG, LPG supply crunch after 10 days of West Asia war
India Should Halt Petroleum Products Exports Till Fuel Crisis Ends: GTRI
Nifty Auto rises 2% as crude corrects; Hero MotoCorp, TVS, Eicher rally
📝 100% assured supply of domestic piped gas to homes and CNG for vehicles: Petroleum Ministry
📝 India to supply 5,000 tonnes of diesel to Bangladesh despite West Asia supply concerns
📝 Crude oil prices fall on reports of IEA proposal for reserve release; Brent oil slips below $88 a barrel
📝 Reliance says will maximise LPG production at refinery, divert D6 gas to priority sector
📝 US-Iran war triggers commercial LPG shortage in India; hotel body warns 50 per cent eateries may shut in 2 days
📝 Oil prices plunge to $87.8 per barrel as IEA eyes emergency release with Strait of Hormuz in focus
📝 Gas from new sources will end shortage, say officials
📝 Absolutely no shortage of fuel, Govt monitoring situation very closely, says Piyush Goyal
📝 India's retail fuel prices to remain largely same amid Middle-East tension
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Nuclear Energy
Nuclear energy share must rise to 20% to support AI growth, says Kris Gopalakrishnan
With artificial intelligence reshaping industries and strains power grids worldwide, Infosys co-founder Kris Gopalakrishnan says India has little room for delay: nuclear energy must grow twelvefold, from 1.7 per cent to 20 per cent of the country's energy mix to power the digital infrastructure the AI era demands.
📝 Inputs sought from private companies for deploying Bharat Small Reactors
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International
📝 Aramco CEO warns of oil market ‘catastrophe’, economic consequences in prolonged Iran war
📝 International Energy Agency proposes largest ever oil release from strategic reserves: Report
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