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₹14,500 Crore for 92 GWh: India’s Storage Subsidy Is Down to ₹1,576 a kWh. The 40% Local-Content Rule Is the Harder Part
Sunday, November 08, 2026
The Cabinet’s third storage subsidy in three years covers pumped hydro for the first time and pays less per kWh than either earlier sch...
Read the piece →From Kerosene in Diesel to Ethanol in Petrol: A History of Fuel Theft in India
Saturday, November 07, 2026
For decades the fraud was ration-shop kerosene poured into diesel. Then came pipeline taps, dispenser chips and fake biodiesel. Now Kar...
Read the piece →Oil & Gas Projects Under Evaluation and Design: A Segment-Wise Read of 2026 (Upstream to Petchem)
Friday, November 06, 2026
Oil & Gas Projects Under Evaluation and Design: A Segment-Wise Read of 2026 (Upstream to Petchem) Sources: Global Energy Monitor (GEM),...
Read the piece →E20 and the Spark Plug: What Ethanol Does to the Cheapest Part in India’s 20 Crore Two-Wheelers
Monday, November 02, 2026
Fuel-injected engines barely notice. Carburetted bikes run about 4% leaner on E20 and hotter at the plug tip, yet no Indian test of plu...
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Umashankar Triplicane Dwarakanathan
Investment Promotion & Energy-Sector Leader · Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India