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Rs 3,000 a Day Buys a Renewable Developer More Time. Should It?

The order responds to renewable developers approaching CERC for additional time after receiving CTUIL revocation notices, with the Commission stressing the need for a uniform mechanism given transmission connectivity's status as a scarce national resource under the General Network Access Regulations.

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The Oil Bill Doesn't Shrink. The Hedging Bill Does.

The consultation paper, issued August 11, 2026, follows years of measured SEBI reform since the 2015 merger of the Forward Markets Commission and arrives as MCX's active client base nearly doubled year-on-year to 13.72 lakh, signalling growing domestic appetite for deeper institutional participation.

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The $532 Million Gap That Cost India a Lithium Mine

The Parliamentary panel's report exposes structural financial constraints hampering India's flagship critical minerals acquisition strategy at a time when securing lithium and other strategic minerals is central to India's electric vehicle and clean energy ambitions. Despite acquiring lithium blocks in Argentina, India's flagship overseas acquisition vehicle KABIL has lost out on major critical mineral assets in Australia…

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The 20% That Could Rewrite How India Builds Rockets and Missiles

D-Propulse's demonstration marks a Technology Readiness Level-5 milestone for an Indian entity in a propulsion technology that multiple international defence and aerospace companies are simultaneously racing to mature, positioning India within a nascent but strategically significant global field. Indian startup D-Propulse successfully tested a Rotating Detonation Engine (RDE) at a DRDO facility, joining a global race for…

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India's Navigation System Needs Four Satellites. It Has Three.

Union Minister of State for Space Dr Jitendra Singh confirmed the NavIC shortfall in a Lok Sabha written reply, as ISRO prepares to launch NVS-03 - the satellite needed to restore standalone positioning capability - likely in November 2026, following GISAT-1A's September launch. ISRO is set to resume launches with GISAT-1A in September, ending a seven-month hiatus following the PSLV-C62 failure. This addresses the UPSC GS3…

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