Richa Mishra

Hyderabad

Journalist at The Hindu Business Line

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Trump’s return: Are fossil fuels back in business?

3 weeks ago | thehindubusinessline.com | Richa Mishra |Renil S Varghese |Siddharth Mathew Cherian

In the latest episode of Energonomics, Richa Mishra examines how Donald Trump’s policies have led to a resurgence in fossil fuels, including coal, and what this shift means for countries like India. With major oil and gas players revising their investment plans, focusing on exploration and production, the energy transition is slowing down.
The Trump Effect - A new era for fossil fuels and coal - The Hindu BusinessLine

3 weeks ago | thehindubusinessline.com | Richa Mishra |Renil S Varghese |Siddharth Mathew Cherian

Updated - March 28, 2025 at 05:59 PM. Share Copy linkFacebookTwitterTelegramLinkedInWhatsAppReddit READ LATER Fossil fuels, including coal, are seeing a renewed interest thanks to American President Donald Trump. Will Trump’s narrative have a global impact?
Trump’s coal thrust may help India

1 month ago | thehindubusinessline.com | Richa Mishra

US President Donald Trump’s support for fossil fuels, including coal, continues in his second stint. Any attempt by climate advocates to retire coal from the energy space will be a distant dream, at least for now.
Adani’s Sri Lanka journey continues with port, cement projects

1 month ago | thehindubusinessline.com | Richa Mishra

Gautam Shantilal Adani’s interests in Sri Lanka may not end with the group’s intent to exit the renewable energy project in the island nation, as its two other projects – a port project and a cement unit – are still alive there.
Telangana Budget 2025-26: Takes a conservative approach in this Budget

1 month ago | thehindubusinessline.com | Richa Mishra

The Telangana Budget for Financial Year 2025-26 is a perfect balance between welfare and development, and to generate revenues the State Government will focus around four areas— Registration and Stamps, Land, Excise and Cess, according to senior officials in the Finance Department. Some changes had already been made in excise, changes were in the offing in other areas too, the official said.
Mood Piece: A rather subdued Budget presentation by Telangana FM

1 month ago | thehindubusinessline.com | Richa Mishra

As the clock past 11 am, the Opposition, which is not big in numbers in Telangana, started to ask, when will the State Deputy Chief Minister, who also holds the Finance and Energy portfolios Bhatti Vikramarka Mallu, will come to present the Telangana annual Budget for Financial Year 2025-26. A little birdie said, he will start speaking at 11:07 am, as seven is his number. Well, one really doesn’t know that, but dot at 11:07 am the Finance Minister started to speak.
Uncertainty still prevails on Adani’s exit from Sri Lanka RE project

1 month ago | thehindubusinessline.com | Richa Mishra

The Sri Lankan Energy Ministry had reached out to the local arm of Adani Green Energy Ltd to find out the reason behind their proposed exit. “Adani’s haved replied to our letter withing two weeks. The project is still alive,” a senior official with the Sri Lankan government said when asked now that Gautum Adani led entity has expressed its desire to exit the project, whether the project will be offered to other players.
India must leverage Trump’s fossil fuel focus

1 month ago | thehindubusinessline.com | Richa Mishra

Call it the Trump effect or pure strategy shift, but fossil fuel is back in business with major oil and gas players looking to rework their investment plans with focus on exploration and production business. The latest to do so is bp. On February 26, bp introduced what it called a ‘fundamentally reset strategy’ with clear focus on increasing oil and gas investment, aligning refined products business and disciplined investment in energy transition.
Micro-grids or smart grids will be more successful in India: Neosun Energy CEO

1 month ago | thehindubusinessline.com | Richa Mishra

For better utilisation of energy resources, use of micro-grids or smart grids may be more successful in India than concentrated large networks, Ilya Likhov, founder and CEO of Hong Kong-headquartered, Neosun Energy, has said.
bp strategy resetting not to impact the group’s India green biz

1 month ago | thehindubusinessline.com | Richa Mishra

Energy giant bp’s India green energy business will not see much shift following its recently announced resetting of fundamental strategy for the group. On February 26, bp introduced a fundamentally reset strategy, with significant capital reallocation, and plans to drive improved performance, aimed at growing free cash flow, returns and long-term shareholder value.