Energy

Red liquefied petroleum gas cylinders stacked at a commercial distribution point in India.

September 6, 2026

19 kg Commercial LPG Price Rises in September 2026 — Domestic 14.2 kg Cylinder Left Unchanged

If you run a restaurant, canteen, tea stall, or catering business, your cooking gas just got more expensive. If you use the standard household cylinder at home, your price is unchanged. Effective

Cuban schoolchildren sitting in a classroom in Guantánamo province

Latest·Policy·World

Cuba Opens 2026-27 School Year With 27% Teacher Shortage, 12% Uniforms Produced, UNESCO Flags Crisis

Cuba opened its 2026-2027 school year on September 1 with a familiar challenge hanging over students and teachers: rolling blackouts, missing textbooks, and shortages of basic supplies. About 1.4 million students walked into roughly 10,000 schools across the island. They

September 3, 2026

Delhi Solar Subsidy: ₹60,000 Central Grant + State Benefits Explained for Rooftop Installation

Energy·Environment·India·Policy·Sustainability

Delhi residents can now install rooftop solar systems with PM Surya Ghar: Muft Bijli Yojana central government subsidies covering up to 50% of hardware

Heart Aerospace X1 Electric Aircraft Achieves First Flight

Technology·Transportation

The world’s largest battery-electric aircraft has flown — but what the 27-minute test really proves is more important than the headline. On August 12,

Commercial shipping vessels navigating maritime strait during conflict period

Energy

Hormuz Strait Crisis: 236 Vessels in 19 Days as Iran-U.S. Oil Tensions Intensify

The Strait of Hormuz, one of the world’s most critical maritime chokepoints, remains under severe operational stress despite diplomatic efforts to establish a temporary shipping corridor. August 2026 data reveals significant shipping

Sunita Somvanshi

August 29, 2026

A Ukrainian heavy-lift drone rests in its transport case — the class of UAV now being used to strike deep inside Russia, including the overnight attacks on the Kstovo refinery

Energy·World

Ukrainian Strikes Hit Russia’s Kstovo Refinery, Claiming 11% of Petrol Production

Long-range drone strikes targeted a major Russian oil processing facility in the early hours of August 26, according to military statements from Ukraine. The primary target was the Lukoil-Nizhegorodnefteorgsintez refinery located in

Sunita Somvanshi

August 27, 2026

Business·News·UK

UK Inflation Climbs as Energy Bills Squeeze Household Budgets

Britain’s cost of living pressures have intensified, with inflation rising faster than expected for the first time in months. The Office for National Statistics reported today that annual inflation reached 2.9 percent

Sunita Somvanshi

August 19, 2026

Rooftop solar panel installation on residential building in Bihar under PM Surya Ghar scheme

Environment·Sustainability·Technology

Bihar’s ₹98,000 Solar Subsidy: 10,000+ Applications in Weeks

Bihar has emerged as an early mobilizer of India’s rooftop solar scheme. The PM Surya Ghar subsidy has risen to ₹98,000 for systems of 3 kilowatt capacity and above—a combination of central

Sunita Somvanshi

August 19, 2026

Diesel generators operating at Bangladesh power plant during gas shortage crisis

Business·Policy

Bangladesh Faces 1,500 MW Power Crisis as LNG Terminal Fire and Qatar Force Majeure Cripple Energy Supply

Bangladesh faces a deepening power shortage with a deficit of approximately 1,500 MW across the grid. Rural areas are experiencing 8–10 hours of daily power cuts, with Khulna division enduring outages up

Sunita Somvanshi

August 19, 2026

An IndianOil petrol pump in India showing fuel dispensing equipment and price display board

Business·Energy

Chennai Petrol Price at ₹107/Litre; Diesel Hike Expected as Crude Oil Stays Elevated

Chennai Petrol Price at ₹107 Per Litre; Diesel Hike Expected Petrol prices in Chennai remain steady at ₹107 per litre as of August 18, 2026, while diesel faces upward pressure with a

Sunita Somvanshi

August 18, 2026

Orient Electric Ecotech Volt ceiling fan with built-in battery backup

Sustainability·Technology

Orient Electric’s Ecotech Volt Fan Runs 10 Hours On Battery, No Inverter Needed

Orient Electric has launched the Ecotech Volt, a ceiling fan with a built-in rechargeable battery that keeps running after a power cut. The company says the fan runs for up to 10

Rahul Somvanshi

August 18, 2026

Map of the Strait of Hormuz showing major shipping lanes and surrounding geography

Asia·Crime·Politics

US-Iran 60-Day Truce Deal Collapses as August 17 Deadline Expires Without Agreement

The 60-day negotiating window established by the June 17 U.S.-Iran Memorandum of Understanding expired on Monday, August 17, 2026, without producing a permanent peace settlement or a nuclear agreement. Both sides traded

Govind Tekale

August 17, 2026

Solar panels installed on a building rooftop — Bradfield City biosolar roof

Sustainability·Technology

Biosolar Roof at Sydney’s First Building Outperforms by 23%

A biosolar roof at Bradfield City's First Building in Sydney combines 319 solar panels with 14,000 native plants, outperforming conventional rooftops by 23 percent during heat waves. UTS research show

Sunita Somvanshi

August 13, 2026

A ripe sugarcane field in Srirangapatna, Karnataka, India, ready for harvest.

Agriculture·Business·Energy·India·Policy

India Halts Ethanol Push to Salvage Sugar at Record Prices

Sugar mills abandoned ethanol as 2026 prices hit records, diverting only 10 percent of output to fuel. Export bans and stock limits reversed incentives, prioritising domestic food security over The s.

Rahul Somvanshi

August 12, 2026

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