Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of News Item titled "2 killed in blast at illegal cracker unit in Thanjavur appearing in The Hindu dated 19.05.2025". The application is registered suo-motu on the basis of the news item titled 2 killed in blast at illegal cracker unit …
KOCHI: The Union Ministry of Environment and Forests has given its clearance for the Kochi-Kayamkulam gas pipeline. The clearance was given on an assurance by the authorities of the Gas Authority Of India Limited that any leakage on the pipeline would be rectified, if such a situation arises. The Centre …
New Delhi: Vedanta has suffered another setback in its fight-back to expand the aluminium refinery in Orissa after the Union environment ministry had struck down its environment clearance for violations. The Cuttack bench of the Orissa High Court backed the environment ministry and ordered that Vedanta would have to apply …
With today’s price hike of Rs 3.14 per litre and Punjab’s unwillingness to reduce state taxes, petrol prices in the state are amongst the highest in the country at Rs 74.5 per litre. Karnataka is the only place in India, where petrol is costlier than Punjab (at Rs 74.81 per …
Plan to help Reliance reverse decline in output from the deep-sea block The oil ministry will shortly consider Reliance Industries’ $1.52-billion plan to develop satellite fields in its KG-D6 block, which may deliver about 10 million metric standard cubic metres a day of natural gas in five years, government officials …
CAG Says Ministry Was Aware Of Flaws In Decision But Didn’t Do Anything The oil ministry turned a Nelson’s eye as its regulatory arm for exploration manoeuvred a U-turn to allow Mukesh Ambani’s Reliance Industries Ltd to retain the entire Andhra offshore acreage against the “written word” of the contract …
RIL violated production sharing contract in KGD6: CAG NEW DELHI: The government's auditor has accused Mukesh Ambani's Reliance Industries Ltd of violating terms of the contract for its showcase Andhra offshore acreage and expressed doubt over the costs at which India's biggest private sector oil company contracted goods and services …
London-based Hardy has been forced to stop crude oil production at its Cauvery basin block because the Oil Ministry has refused to extend a key contract in the field without competitive bidding, government sources said. The ministry, which is facing a CAG probe into its dealings with private firms in …
British oil major BP has completed the acquisition of 30 per cent stake in 21 oil and gas production sharing contracts operated by Reliance Industries Ltd. Despite the fact that stake sale in two more blocks is still awaiting government approval, the valuation will not be adjusted and will amount …
Dibrugarh, Aug. 28: Oil India Limited (OIL) is all set to explore and produce oil and natural gas in Mizoram after it received the “clearance to operate” from the state recently. “We have received tremendous support from the Mizoram government and the people in general. We are hoping to find …
The Government is committed to provide petroleum products at reasonable prices to consumers. This is while maintaining the financial health of the public sector oil retailers, said Mr S Jaipal Reddy, Minister of Petroleum and Natural Gas. Addressing the Consultative Committee of Members of Parliament attached to his ministry here …
Reliance Industries has withdrawn from an offshore oil exploration block in the Sea of Oman, a news report has said, quoting authorities. Block 18, a 21,140 sq km concession located off the Batinah coast, was relinquished by the conglomerate's wholly-owned Dubai-based subsidiary, Reliance Exploration and Production DMCC. The decision follows …
GUWAHATI, July 26 – The crisis faced by the State’s power sector today due to the rise in the prices of natural gas has its genesis in the hike effected in the natural gas price by the Union Government for the Reliance Industry-owned Krishna-Godavari (KG) Basin gas to $ 4.20 …
The Comptroller and Auditor-General today said it is in the process of finalising its report on Reliance Industries’ KG-D6 gas fields. Refuting allegations by Reliance Industries that it was not given enough time to respond to the audit observations, Comptroller and Auditor-General of India, Mr Vinod Rai, said, “We have …
New Delhi Move over bio-diesel, the new green diesel is all set to revolutionalise the fuel market by offering cost-effective and environment-friendly solution for the transport sector in the country. US-based diversified technology and manufacturing company, Honeywell, is planning to launch its new technology for the production of green diesel …
West Bengal will get an impressive Rs 4,000 crore investment in Haldia. This was disclosed by Purnendu Chatterjee, the chairman of the Chatterjee Group said after meeting with Bengal Industries Minister Partho Chatterjee on Wednesday. A large part of the proposed investment would be in the Haldia petro-chemical project, Chatterjee …
The beleagured Haldia Petrochemical Ltd (HPL) has got a breather with the Centre waiving the duty imposed on imports of naphtha, HPL's feedstock. Prices of this item have risen by 39 per cent since July 2010 and HPL's losses at Rs.240 crore in the first quarter is close to the …
