https://www.miningweekly.com

Receive our free daily newsletter:

India

India is a country in South Asia and the world's most populous nation, with over 1.4 billion people. Its capital is New Delhi, and its largest city is Mumbai. India operates as a federal parliamentary democratic republic, with a president as head of state and a prime minister as head of government. The economy is one of the largest globally by both nominal and purchasing-power-parity measures, driven by services, manufacturing, agriculture and a rapidly expanding technology sector. Key exports include pharmaceuticals, petroleum products, gems and jewellery, textiles, chemicals and increasingly, digital services. India is a major producer and consumer of agricultural commodities, including rice, wheat, sugar, cotton, tea and spices, and is the world's largest producer of milk. The country is also a significant importer of energy, minerals and edible oils. India's currency is the rupee. The nation is a member of the United Nations, the World Trade Organization, BRICS and the G20, and plays an influential role in regional and global economic forums. Since economic liberalisation in the early 1990s, India has emerged as a key destination for foreign investment and a growing hub for manufacturing and innovation.

India News


More generation will not solve Africa’s power problem without stronger grids
More generation will not solve Africa’s power problem without stronger grids
30th October 2026 By: Mariaan Webb

Adding more generation capacity will not solve Africa’s electricity deficit if power and revenue continue to leak from weak distribution networks, says Boston Consulting Group (BCG) partner Mikhail... 


Vedanta signage
Indian miner Vedanta on track to eliminate net debt by December-end, CEO says
28th October 2026 By: Reuters

Vedanta is on track to eliminate net debt by the end of the year after lowering it sharply due to strong earnings and cash generation, CEO Arun Misra said on Wednesday. The milestone would cap a... 


Coal mine in India with power station in background
India seeks $220bn clean energy push to meet 2030 target
28th October 2026 By: Reuters

India needs about $220-billion in clean energy investment over the next three years as it races to expand renewable power and grid infrastructure to meet its target of 500 GW of non-fossil fuel... 


Coal-fired power plant in India
Half of India's coal plants run critically low on fuel as power demand surges
21st October 2026 By: Reuters

Half of India's 191 coal-fired power plants are operating with critically low fuel stocks owing to a surge in power demand amid hotter-than-usual weather linked to El Niño, government data showed.... 


Hindustan Zinc's Debari smelter
India's Hindustan Zinc records two-fold profit jump, cuts annual production cost forecast
20th October 2026 By: Reuters

The world's largest integrated zinc producer Hindustan Zinc posted a more than two-fold jump in quarterly profit on Monday, helped by higher metal prices, while cutting its annual zinc production... 


Zinc
ILZSG sees global zinc, lead markets in surplus in 2027
19th October 2026 By: Reuters

The global refined zinc market is expected to swing to a surplus of 25 000 metric tons in 2027 from a deficit of 88 000 tons this year, while the refined lead market surplus will widen to 163 000... 


India’s largest utility, NTPC, to deploy 247Solar's advanced solar thermal technology in its first commercial project
19th October 2026

India's largest electric utility, NTPC Limited, formerly known as National Thermal Power Corporation, has signed a power purchase agreement with 247Solar, a Virginia-based company that has... 


Copper wire
ICSG sees global refined copper surplus widening in 2027
15th October 2026 By: Reuters

The International Copper Study Group forecast on Wednesday that the global refined copper market would remain in surplus through 2027, with it widening from about 104 000 metric tons in 2026 to 368... 


Molten copper
ICSG sees global refined copper surplus widening in 2027
14th October 2026 By: Reuters

The International Copper Study Group forecast on Wednesday that the global refined copper market would remain in surplus through 2027, with it widening from about 104 000 metric tons in 2026 to 368... 


Coal truck with power station in background
India may need to raise coal power capacity as demand surges, official says
13th October 2026 By: Reuters

India's rapidly growing demand for electricity could force it to add substantially more coal-fired power capacity than planned, the head of the power sector planner said on Tuesday. The South... 


Green hydrogen pipeline
India's NTPC seeks overseas buyers for green ammonia, low-carbon fuels
13th October 2026 By: Reuters

India's top power producer NTPC is in talks with potential buyers in Japan, South Korea and Germany for green ammonia and other low-carbon fuels, chairperson Gurdeep Singh said on Tuesday. India... 


Coal mine in India
Blackouts hit Indian factories as coal crunch feeds into economy
12th October 2026 By: Bloomberg

Indian factories, smelters and households are being hit by blackouts and rising energy costs as the impact of plunging coal stockpiles at the country’s power stations ripples through the economy.... 


An image of tin ore
Industrial metals post mixed third-quarter performance, downside risks persist
9th October 2026 By: Tasneem Bulbulia

Industrial metals have come under broad pressure in recent weeks, falling 3.3% month-on-month as of October 7, as expectations of a more hawkish US Federal Reserve weighed on sentiment across the... 


Gold bars
India gold demand slows as prices rebound; China emerges from holiday lull
9th October 2026 By: Reuters

Gold demand in India was sluggish this week as prices rebounded, while trading in top consumer China was subdued during the holiday-truncated trading period. In India, domestic gold prices were... 


NTPC coal-fired power plant
India's biggest power producer plans more private coal buying, people say
7th October 2026 By: Reuters

India's biggest power producer, NTPC plans to buy more coal from private mining companies to overcome fuel shortages and meet rising electricity demand, two people familiar with the matter said.... 


Steel bars
India steel ministry unlikely to seek new curbs on cheap imports, government source says
7th October 2026 By: Reuters

India's steel ministry is unlikely to push for any new measures to curb cheap imports in the near term, turning down a request from domestic steelmakers, according to a government source with... 


Eskom unbundling to be carefully sequenced and managed over coming 18 months – Pieterse
Eskom unbundling to be carefully sequenced and managed over coming 18 months – Pieterse
2nd October 2026 By: Terence Creamer

National Treasury director-general Dr Duncan Pieterse has described moves under way to transfer ownership and control of Eskom’s grid assets to an independent Transmission System Operator (TSO) in... 


LNG pipeline
Bangladesh's coal turn is a fresh bad sign for LNG exporters
1st October 2026 By: Reuters

Bangladesh should be one of the global LNG industry's success stories, but instead it is a warning sign, a Reuters columnist states. Few countries better fit the profile of a future liquefied... 


Steel coils
India targets 600-million tons steel capacity by 2047, secretary says
29th September 2026 By: Reuters

India's new steel policy plans 600-million metric tons of steelmaking capacity by 2047 and is a roadmap for the next two decades, the country's steel secretary said on Tuesday, adding that it will... 


Gold bars
Gold's lustre dims as Treasury yields surge, markets bet on higher Fed rates
29th September 2026 By: Reuters

Gold prices could face further pressure in the coming days as rising US Treasury yields and expectations of additional Federal Reserve rate hikes sap demand for the non-yielding metal. Spot gold... 


1
2 3

Option 1 (equivalent of R125 a month):

Receive a weekly copy of Creamer Media's Engineering News & Mining Weekly magazine
(print copy for those in South Africa and e-magazine for those outside of South Africa)
Receive daily email newsletters
Access to full search results
Access archive of magazine back copies
Access to Projects in Progress
Access to ONE Research Report of your choice in PDF format

Option 2 (equivalent of R375 a month):

All benefits from Option 1
PLUS
Access to Creamer Media's Research Channel Africa for ALL Research Reports, in PDF format, on various industrial and mining sectors including Electricity; Water; Energy Transition; Hydrogen; Roads, Rail and Ports; Coal; Gold; Platinum; Battery Metals; etc.

Already a subscriber?

Forgotten your password?

MAGAZINE & ONLINE

SUBSCRIBE

➕

➕

➕

➕

➕

RESEARCH CHANNEL AFRICA

SUBSCRIBE

➕

➕

➕

➕

➕

➕

➕

➕

➕

➕

CORPORATE PACKAGES

CLICK FOR A QUOTATION

➕

➕







pqt: 0.142s - ct: 0.192s - 275pq - 2rq
Subscribe Now