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 …
Cyclone Phyan Spotted 307 Km South-South-West Of Mumbai At 8:30 P.M. On Wednesday Piyush Pandey & Pradeep Pandey MUMBAI DOMESTIC oil and gas companies have taken measures to protect their operations from a tropical cyclone, named Phyan by the Indian met office, approaching India
The fire at the Indian Oil Corporation (IOC) depot continued to burn for the sixth day even as government officials maintained that only one of the 11 containers was ablaze on Tuesday evening, which would be expended in another 24 hours. Meanwhile, the state government has relaxed roadblocks in the …
BHUBANESWAR: Even as there is no respite from the towering inferno in Jaipur, a similar incident is waiting to happen in Sambalpur. While the oil depot in Jaipur was on the outskirts of the city, in Sambalpur the depots are in the heart of the town. And in case, fire …
The Centre on Thursday signed a memorandum of agreement with the West Bengal government to set up a Petroleum Chemicals and Petrochemicals Investment Region (PCPIR) at Haldia. The state government has estimated an investment of Rs 93,180 crore in the proposed PCPIR. The total employment generation from the WBPCPIR is …
To Fund Rs 7k-Cr Project With Rs 5,000-Cr Loan & Rs 2,000-Cr Rights Issue PETRONET LNG, the largest importer of chilled gas (imported as liquefied natural gas in tankers), is set to diversify downstream and set up two power plants. It is also planning a right issue to part fund …
CHENNAI: The Indian plastics industry is set to grow at double-digit rates in the coming years due to the presence of a strong middle-class population, and the efficient replacement of other materials by plastics, participants at the International Plastics Exposition (IPLEX 2009) said here on Friday. Speaking at the inauguration, …
With a share of more than 30% of the total industrial energy use worldwide (including feedstocks), the chemical and petrochemical sector is by far the largest energy user in industry. The sector is faced with the challenge of saving energy primarily for economic and environmental reasons. This information paper assesses …
Sixty-eight of the notified 320 special economic zones (SEZs) in India are located in Andhra Pradesh, making that the highest number of notified SEZs in any state. In terms of the total formal approvals for SEZs, Andhra Pradesh has 102 approvals, coming second to the 109 in Maharashtra. The Andhra …
KOCHI: City-based Mfar Group, Oman Oil Company, Kochi Refineries Ltd (KRL) and Kerala State Industrial Development Corporation (KSIDC) have joined together to set up a new plant in Kochi to produce propylene oxide, said M M Abdul Basheer, managing director of Indo German Chemicals Ltd, an Mfar Group company. Basheer …
GANDHINAGAR: An additional burden of Rs 3,656 crore has been levied on the consumer in past three years as fuel adjustment cost (FAC) or fuel surcharge. However, of this, around Rs 346 crore has been borne by state government. This was stated by energy and petrochemicals department in reply to …
In a new development to the on-going gas sharing dispute between the Ambani brothers, the UPA government on Friday apprehended before the Supreme Court that the Bombay High Court
New Delhi: The government may increase the price of petrol by Rs 2 a litre and that of diesel by Re 1 per litre unless excise duty on the two fuels are cut to neutralise the impact of firming international oil rates. State-owned fuel retailers
The Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs (CCEA) today cleared the execution of the 100 MW Tripura Gas- based Power Project in the Central sector. North Eastern Electric Power Corporation Limited (NEEPCO) would implement the project. Briefing newsmen, Cabinet Spokesman and Union Home Minister, P Chidambaram said that the Project is …
HC Order In RIL Vs RNRL Case Puts Question Mark On Allocation Policy THE government, which will be earning close to $9 billion from RIL as part of its profit share, is likely to intervene in the RIL vs RNRL case yet again, as Monday
