The 2025 Interconnected Disaster Risks report shifts focus from diagnosing problems to mapping out solutions. It establishes that many of today’s solutions are surface-level fixes, and that to create lasting change, we need to question the societal structures and mindsets that perpetuate these challenges. The report offers a more holistic …
Clearing the air over the seismic survey on the Brahmaputra riverbed, the Multi Disciplinary Advisory Group (MDAG), constituted by the Union Ministry of Environment and Forests for providing guidance on seismic survey, today clarified that Oil India Limited (OIL) had not been allowed to carry out any survey.
GUWAHATI, Dec 15: Green signal from the Multi-Disciplinary Group (MDAG) constituted in accordance with the directive of the Ministry of Environment and Forest is a must for Oil India Limited (OIL) to conduct the proposed seismic survey of the Brahmaputra bed. The MDAG will give its mandatory nod only if …
Hyderabad Dec 8: Several areas in the rich coastal Godavari districts are facing a threat of losing drinking water supply because of oil exploration in the Krishna-Godavari basin. Recent studies found out the salinity levels in drinking water in villages near the offshore operations points in the East Godavari district. …
GUWAHATI, Dec 2: The proposed seismic survey of Oil India Ltd (OIL) in the river bed of Brahmaputra appears to face tough resistance, as the Krishak Mukti Sangram Samity (KMSS), an apolitical body functioning as a watch dog for safeguarding the interest of the indigenous people, has vowed to form …
The Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs (CCEA) today approved the award of 44 oil and gas exploration blocks under the seventh round of auction of the New Exploration Licensing Policy (Nelp-VII). The allotment is expected to attract investments of $1.5 billion, around 57 per cent less than the $3.5 billion …
NEW DELHI: The Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs on Thursday gave the go ahead for awarding 44 oil and gas exploration blocks with Oil and Natural Gas Corporation (ONGC) bagging the maximum along with its partners and first timers BHP Billiton-GVK Power. This initiative to reduce reliance on imported energy …
BANGALORE: Oil India (OIL) plans to invest Rs. 4,500 crore in the next two years to expand its activities, including exploration for oil and natural gas. Part of this may be raised from its proposed public offer and the balance from internal accruals, Chairman and Managing Director M. R. Pasrija …
NAZIRA, Oct 13: The ONGC(L) though booking profits from the crude oil of Asom yet it seems to be reluctant to give thought to the problems of oil field areas. Such an oil field is Geleki where more than 20 oil drilling stations are there. The drilling stations are polluting …
Manas Dasgupta He was speaking at a function to celebrate the golden jubilee of the first oil find in India CAMBAY (GUJARAT): The Centre is considering a proposal to introduce dual pricing policy for diesel, Petroleum and Natural Gas Minister Murli Deora has said. Speaking at a function to celebrate …
NEW DELHI: Reliance Industries Limited (RIL) is all set to begin test run of its new oil refinery at Jamnagar in Gujarat that would help boost supply of oil products.
In some ways, it is like having the midas touch: turning coal into black gold, or oil. Given that India has abundant reserves of coal, extracting oil from coal
Rakteem Katakey / New Delhi September 27, 2008, 0:17 IST The petroleum ministry has recommended that successful bidders in its proposed coal-to-liquid project should share a portion of their profits with the government, similar to what oil exploration firms are doing. The projects, located in three different coal blocks in …
NEW DELHI: The Union Petroleum and Natural Gas Ministry is likely to award 45 blocks for exploration of oil and gas in the next few days after a Committee of Secretaries finalised its report and sent the recommendations for approval to the Union Cabinet. Petroleum Secretary R. S. Pandey said …
Itanagar, Sept 25: Arunachal Pradesh has produced over eight lakh tonnes of crude oil from its oil fields located at Changlang district till date. Official sources here today said altogether 8,79,924.74 tonnes of crude oil have been extracted from the district by various oil companies since oil exploration started and …
Pune, September 24 In what could prove to be a path-breaking discovery for the Oil exploration and production business, scientists at Agharkar Research Institute (ARI), Pune have identified environment friendly bacteria that allows extraction of oil at temperatures more than 90 degrees Celsius. Even as microbial enhanced oil recovery (MEOR) …
