Coal-to-chemicals momentum in India: India says Rs 65,000 crore of coal gasification projects are already under execution, with incentives backing coal-to-SNG, ethanol, hydrogen, acetic acid, ammonium nitrate, DRI steel and SAF, while a bigger Rs 37,500-crore pipeline is moving toward RFPs. Carbon capture push: India’s finance panel cleared a Rs 19,700-crore CCUS scheme aimed at cutting emissions from heavy industry, targeting ~7 million tonnes/year capacity and setting up tech and storage development. Reliance industrial transformation: At Reliance’s AGM, Mukesh Ambani laid out a shift to converting crude into carbon fibre, speciality materials and green chemicals, while Anant Ambani said Jamnagar is progressing toward an end-to-end autonomous refinery using AI and digital logistics. PFAS and water contamination litigation: A Southern Environmental Law Center lawsuit alleges PFAS contamination from a Robeson County landfill is entering drinking water, adding to a wave of PFAS-related enforcement and cleanup disputes. Synthetic biology race: China highlights “cell factory” advances that turn CO2 into starch and sugars, positioning biomanufacturing as a major industrial priority. Trade and chemicals regulation: India starts an anti-dumping probe into resorcinol imports from China and Japan, while the EU moves to tighten chemicals rules in areas like food packaging.