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TopicSteel industry

Topic: Steel industry

Cheap foreign supply is threatening India’s own steel industry

About 150 mills have stopped operations, while another 50 have reduced output as local steel prices hover near five-year lows. Almost half of India’s steel output flows from smaller units

New book traces JJ Irani’s legacy: From reshaping Tatas to revolutionising India’s steel industry

Published by Penguin India, 'Doctor Steel,' by J.J. Irani, will be released on 23 November on SoftCover, ThePrint’s online venue to launch non-fiction books.

Steel sector emits the largest amount of carbon. But it can lead decarbonisation efforts too

If the two billion metric tons of crude steel produced globally every year were green steel, it would substantially cut emissions for all those industries dependent on steel.

‘Encouraging green tech, export tax incentives’: ICRIER on how to decarbonise India’s steel sector

A report by Indian Council for Research on International Economic Relations presents policy options for India to meet growing steel demand while adopting carbon-reducing practices.

How we can reduce one-tenth global carbon footprint with ‘net-zero steel’

Net-zero steel will cost more than conventional steel. Bridging this cost differential is key to unlocking investment at the scale and pace required.

Will India hit its net-zero carbon target by 2050? That depends on its steelmakers

Emissions from India’s steel industry are projected to more than triple to 837 million tons over the next 30 years as demand for the alloy more than quadruples.

India’s steel demand bounces back at faster-than-expected rate

While demand in the second quarter is still down about 10% from a year earlier, it has more than doubled from the previous quarter.

Carbon emissions by India’s steel sector to triple by 2050

India currently has 977 steel plants and is one of the few brights spots for demand globally as PM Modi's govt rolls out a plan to spend about $1.5 trillion to upgrade infrastructure.

How Europe’s steel industry made millions from the climate crisis

Steel is responsible for about 7% of global emissions but even today the sector is mostly shielded from having to buy carbon pollution permits in Europe.

Tata Steel will axe 3,000 jobs across Europe to cut costs

Tata Steel’s European operations are facing unprecedented severe market conditions & other steps will also be taken to cut costs.

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Indian drone tech company ideaForge signs MoU with Japanese firm to develop next-gen AI powered drones

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Trump, Netanyahu’s Iran gamble: The regime change rebound

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