Rituraj Baruah

4 days ago | htsyndication.com | Rituraj Baruah |Gireesh Chandra Prasad |Utpal Bhaskar

New Delhi, June 24 -- India has prepared a 'Plan B' for oil imports that includes leveraging existing sources of supplies to ensure energy security, two persons informed about the matter said, even as Iran launched missiles at US bases in Qatar and Iraq late on Monday. While the Indian government has been working on its plan since Israel first struck Iran on 13 June, the attack on US bases threatens to draw the US deeper into the West Asia conflict.

4 days ago | livemint.com | Rituraj Baruah |Gireesh Chandra Prasad |Utpal Bhaskar

India has prepared a ‘Plan B’ for oil imports that includes leveraging existing sources of supplies to ensure energy security, two persons informed about the matter said, even as Iran launched missiles at US bases in Qatar and Iraq late on Monday. While the Indian government has been working on its plan since Israel first struck Iran on 13 June, the attack on US bases threatens to draw the US deeper into the West Asia conflict.

1 week ago | htsyndication.com | Shayan Ghosh |Rituraj Baruah

Posted On: 2025-06-17 Posted By: Shayan Ghosh, Rituraj Baruah Business & Finance Politics Cities MINT New Delhi, June 17 -- Escalating conflict between Iran and Israel and a consequent increase in crude price are unlikely to impact India's inflation print, economists said, with state-run refiners expected to absorb the price hike instead of passing it on to consumers.

1 week ago | livemint.com | Shayan Ghosh |Rituraj Baruah

News Summary Crude oil prices may pick up as a consequence of the Iran-Israel conflict. However, state-run companies such as HPCL, BPCL and IOC are expected to absorb the hike, shielding consumers from higher petrol and diesel prices. Consequently, inflation may not pick up either. This is a Mint Premium article gifted to you. Subscribe to enjoy similar stories.

2 weeks ago | htsyndication.com | Rituraj Baruah |Utpal Bhaskar

New Delhi, June 11 -- In a rare occurrence, India's falling real-time renewable energy tariffs are causing losses to Big Tech firms. The reason: a mechanism aimed at ensuring price stability and managing risks. Meta, Amazon and Microsoft are incurring losses on their green energy power purchase agreements (PPAs) that are based on Contract for Difference (CfD), said four people aware of the development. Power producers and buyers agree to pricing under long-term pacts.