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Centre sets ball rolling for biggest round of oil & gas hunt with ‘Urja Varta’ meet on July 17
IANS | 09 Jul, 2025
Minister of Petroleum and Natural Gas Hardeep Singh Puri on Tuesday said that he was looking forward to engaging with ministers, officials and industry leaders at Urja Varta 2025 at Bharat Mandapam on 17 July in the run-up to India’s Round X of exploration & production bidding for oil and gas blocks, which is the biggest globally.
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India’s chemical sector can reach $1 trillion by 2040, create 7 lakh jobs by 2030: NITI Aayog
IANS | 03 Jul, 2025
Targeted reforms will enable India to reach a $1 trillion chemical sector and achieve 12 per cent global value chain (GVC) share by 2040, thus becoming a global chemical powerhouse, a NITI Aayog report said on Thursday.
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Coal production from India's commercial mines jumps 16.4 pc in April-June quarter
IANS | 02 Jul, 2025
Coal production from the country's captive and commercial mines shot up by a robust 16.4 per cent to 46.01 million tonnes during the first quarter (April-June) of the financial year 2025–26 from 39.53 million tonnes in the same quarter of the previous year, according to official figures released on Wednesday.
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India’s sugar output to rise 15 pc at 35 million tonnes on favourable monsoon: Crisil
IANS | 27 Jun, 2025
India’s gross sugar production is likely to rise 15 per cent in sugar season 2026 to about 35 million tonnes, aided by above average monsoon, boosting cane acreage and yields in key sugar producing states such as Maharashtra and Karnataka, a Crisil report showed on Friday.
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Sonowal inaugurates India’s first NBFC for maritime sector
IANS | 26 Jun, 2025
Union Minister of Ports, Shipping & Waterways Sarbananda Sonowal on Thursday inaugurated the Sagarmala Finance Corporation Limited (SMFCL), India’s first Non-Banking Financial Company (NBFC) in the maritime sector.
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India’s production of horticultural crops rises 3.7 pc in 2024-25
IANS | 26 Jun, 2025
India’s production of horticulture crops is estimated to have increased by 3.66 per cent to 367.72 million tonnes (MT) in the 2024-25 crop year (July-June) due to the higher output of fruits and vegetables, according to the second advance estimates released by the Union agriculture ministry.
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Tunnel projects worth Rs 3 lakh crore to be built in next 10 years as part of big infra push: Gadkari
IANS | 24 Jun, 2025
Union Minister for Road Transport and Highways Nitin Gadkari on Tuesday said that the government has drawn up plans to build tunnel projects worth Rs 2.5 to Rs 3 lakh crore over the next 10 years as part of the country’s infrastructure development.
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India’s exports outpaced global growth to touch record high in FY25: Sitharaman
IANS | 24 Jun, 2025
Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Tuesday lauded the resilience of Indian exporters for successfully "swimming against the tide" to reach a record high turnover of $825 billion in total exports despite the global slowdown.
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Oil prices at 5-month high amid Mideast crisis, India has enough supplies
IANS | 23 Jun, 2025
Oil prices rose to their highest level since January this year on Monday after the US strikes on nuclear facilities in Iran, with the country threatening to shut Strait of Hormuz, through which around 20 per cent of global crude supply flows.
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Will ensure that edible oil price reduction reaches consumers: Centre
IANS | 19 Jun, 2025
The government has said that it will continue to closely monitor and conduct periodic reviews to ensure that the benefits of lower import duties on edible oil translate effectively into lower consumer prices across the country.
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