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New Delhi, April 3 (SocialNews.XYZ) The expansion of Piped Natural Gas (PNG) has gained momentum with 3.42 lakh connections gasified and 3.7 lakh new registrations have been made since March 2026, the Ministry of Petroleum and Natural Gas said on Friday. States have been advised to facilitate the new PNG connections for both domestic and commercial consumers, a ministry statement said. The government is making all efforts to ensure the availability of petrol, diesel and LPG, and citizens are a ...Read More >
New Delhi, Apr 3 (PTI) The Centre has directed states and Union Territories to take strict action against hoarding and black marketing of petroleum products and LPG, amid supply concerns triggered by the closure of the Strait of Hormuz. Invoking provisions under the Essential Commodities Act and the LPG Control Order, the Ministry of Petroleum and Natural Gas (MoPNG) asked states to intensify enforcement, conduct daily raids and inspections in coordination with oil marketing companies, and main ...Read More >
The Enforcement Directorate (ED) on Thursday carried out fresh searches at multiple locations linked to executives of the political consultancy firm Indian Political Action Committee (I-PAC) and others. The searches were conducted across Bengaluru, Hyderabad, and Delhi in connection with an alleged coal smuggling and pilferage case in West Bengal, sources said. "The raids are a continuation of the searches conducted earlier in the case," an ED officer said. Premises linked to I-PAC co-founder ...Read More >
HYDERABAD: The South Central Railway (SCR) has been allocated a budget of Rs 13,026 crore for the financial year 2025-26, up from Rs 11,012 crore last year, SCR General Manager Sanjay Kumar Srivastava said on Thursday. The allocation for Telangana stands at Rs 5,454 crore this year, compared to Rs 5,337 crore last year. Addressing the media at Rail Nilayam, he said the 18.3% increase will help sustain the pace of infrastructure works, with projects worth about Rs 48,000 crore currently underway ...Read More >
Bhubaneswar/Jharsuguda: Mahanadi Coalfields Limited (MCL) and Bharat Coal Gasification and Chemicals Limited (BCGCL) have signed a significant land leasing agreement for a Coal-to-Ammonium Nitrate project at Lakhanpur in Jharsuguda district. The ambitious project, designed as a 2000 tonnes-per-day (TPD) Ammonium Nitrate facility, marks a historic milestone as India's first coal gasification initiative to deploy indigenously developed technology by Bharat Heavy Electricals Limited (BHEL). This d ...Read More >
NALCO reported record production and sales in FY26, with strong growth in alumina output and sales, alongside steady aluminium volumes, marking its best-ever operational performance.National Aluminium Company Limited (NALCO) reported its highest-ever operational performance for FY26, with record production and sales across key segments, according to an exchange filing. The Navratna CPSE under the Ministry of Mines achieved strong output across its integrated operations. Bauxite excavation stood ...Read More >
Paradip (Odisha) [India], April 2 (ANI): The Paradip Port Authority (PPA) achieved a historic milestone by joining the elite '155+ Million Metric Tonnes (MMT) Club.' The port recorded its highest-ever cargo throughput of 156.45 MMT during FY 2025-26, marking a 4.01% growth compared to the previous financial year. This performance stands as the best in the port's history since it first became operational in 1966. Despite challenging market conditions, such as a decline in export demand for iro ...Read More >
VISAKHAPATNAM: Visakhapatnam Port Authority (VPA) recorded cargo throughput of 91.17 million metric tonnes (MMT) in the financial year 2025-26, registering a growth of about 10.35 per cent over the previous year. The performance marks an improvement over 82.62 MMT handled in 2024-25, 81.09 MMT in 2023-24, and 73.75 MMT in 2022-23. A stakeholders' meet was held in Visakhapatnam on Wednesday. Speaking on the occasion, VPA Chairperson M Angamuthu attributed the growth to coordinated efforts of por ...Read More >
BHUBANESWAR: Navratna CPSE National Aluminium Company Limited (Nalco) has achieved its highest-ever production across multiple operational fronts and surpassing previous records in both production and sales in 2025-26 fiscal. The company recorded bauxite excavation of 77.01 lakh tonne and bauxite transportation of 77.07 lakh tonne, while alumina hydrate production reached 23 lakh tonne and calcined alumina production stood at 22.75 lakh tonne in the year. Cast metal production was recorded at 4 ...Read More >
New Delhi [India], April 3 (ANI): Vandana Bharti, AVP and Head of Commodity Research at SMC Global Securities, highlighted that the West Asian war is causing a significant disruption in global crude oil supplies, with 10 million barrels of oil missing from the market daily. Speaking with ANI on Thursday, she also shed light on the volatile shift in the global energy market. After a brief period of optimism earlier this week, the outlook for a ceasefire in the West Asian conflict has dimmed, rep ...Read More >
Visakhapatnam: Following an incremental rise of petroleum products in cargo composition summing up to a 25 percent jump, the 92-year-old Visakhapatnam Port has laid out an action plan for a Rs.3,000 crore-project with a special emphasis on 'clean cargo'. Shifting from its reliance on traditional bulk cargo, Visakhapatnam Port focuses on diversifying its compositions towards much cleaner and more varied cargo. Although petroleum products are generally handled in the harbour through direct pipel ...Read More >
New Delhi's Karol Bagh-based Akshay Dubey (name changed on request) had got his LPG cylinder refilled just before the Middle East war began on February 28. But as LPG supplies tightened and queues outside gas agencies grew longer, Dubey was reassured that he had 14 kg of cooking gas in reserve. But the reassurance vanished a few weeks later when he received news that his grandfather had died. Along with the grief came another worry. Thirteen days later, on April 10, his family is expected to hos ...Read More >
CHANDIGARH, April 2: Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann on Thursday responded sharply to BJP criticism over the blast outside its Chandigarh office, emphasizing that the city is a Union Territory under the Administrator, not the state government. The explosion, caused by a suspected crude device, occurred Wednesday evening, triggered panic, but caused no casualties. Mann accused BJP leaders of making "absurd" statements and blaming him for incidents in Chandigarh, highlighting the city's separa ...Read More >
Rahul Gandhi accused Assam CM Himanta Biswa Sarma of corruption and alleged that the BJP leadership is operating a "land ATM" to benefit corporates. Congress MP Rahul Gandhi on Thursday launched a sharp attack on Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma, alleging that he is the "most corrupt Chief Minister" in the country and accusing the BJP leadership of facilitating corporate interests at the cost of the public. Addressing an election rally in support of party candidate Raton Engti for the ...Read More >
New Delhi: The Enforcement Directorate on Thursday conducted fresh searches at multiple locations in connection with an alleged coal pilferage and money laundering case linked to West Bengal. Officials said raids were carried out in Bengaluru, Hyderabad, Mumbai and Delhi under the Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA). Premises linked to I-PAC co-founder and director Rishi Raj Singh in Bengaluru and former AAP communications in-charge Vijay Nair in Mumbai were among those covered. The agen ...Read More >
New Delhi [India], April 2 (ANI): Crude oil prices could rise to USD 150 per barrel in an extreme scenario if the ongoing geopolitical tensions persist, potentially prompting global intervention, according to Vandana Bharti, Research Head - Commodity, SMC Global Securities. "After USD 130, USD 150, I think many political alliance, they will come forward and they will stop it... USD 150 is itself a very alarming situation and many things are happening... otherwise, it will be a mayhem," Bharti t ...Read More >
Visakhapatnam: The Visakhapatnam Port Authority has achieved a historic milestone by recording its highest-ever cargo throughput of 91.17 million metric tonnes in the financial year 2025-26. This represents a growth of over 10 per cent compared to the previous year. The achievement not only surpasses the prior record of 82.62mmt but also reinforces the port's position among India's leading ports, marking another significant milestone in its 92-year history, according to VPA chairperson, M Anga ...Read More >
Hyderabad: The Enforcement Directorate (ED) on Thursday conducted fresh searches at over 10 office premises of the political consultancy firm I-PAC in four states, including Telangana, in connection with an alleged coal "scam" of West Bengal, officials said. According to ED, the raids are being undertaken at locations in Bengaluru, Hyderabad, Mumbai and Delhi, including the premises of I-PAC co-founder and director Rishi Raj Singh in Bengaluru and that of Nair in Mumbai. This is the second raid ...Read More >
New Delhi, Apr 2 (PTI) The Enforcement Directorate on Thursday conducted fresh searches against two executives of political consultancy firm I-PAC, former AAP communication in-charge Vijay Nair and some others in connection with a money laundering case linked to alleged coal scam in West Bengal, officials said. The raids were undertaken at locations in Bengaluru, Hyderabad, Mumbai and Delhi under the Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA), they said. The premises of I-PAC co-founder and dir ...Read More >
New Delhi [India], April 2 (ANI): Crude oil prices could rise to USD 150 per barrel in an extreme scenario if the ongoing geopolitical tensions persist, potentially prompting global intervention, according to Vandana Bharti, Research Head - Commodity, SMC Global Securities. "After USD 130, USD 150, I think many political alliance, they will come forward and they will stop it... USD 150 is itself a very alarming situation and many things are happening... otherwise, it will be a mayhem," Bharti t ...Read More >
Nagaon (Assam) [India], April 2 (ANI): Congress leader Durlav Chamua on Thursday claimed that public opinion in the state is turning against the Bharatiya Janata Party-led government and alleged that the ruling party's approach towards the general public has not been "satisfactory". He further alleged that the government has failed to tackle the woes of traffic during their tenure. Speaking to ANI in Nagaon, Chamua said, "Opinion of the public is important, and now the opinion is against BJP.. ...Read More >
New Delhi [India], April 2 (ANI): The Ministry of Coal on Thursday said it crossed a whopping 200 million tonnes (MT) in coal production and dispatches from the commercial and captive mining activity in the financial year 2025-26. The ministry termed it a 'watershed moment' for India's coal sector. Coal production from the captive and commercial mines came in at 210.46 million tonnes, a 10% year-on-year growth as compared to 190.95 million tonnes in the previous year. In terms of despatches, th ...Read More >
New Delhi [India], April 2 (ANI): The Ministry of Coal on Thursday said it crossed a whopping 200 million tonnes (MT) in coal production and dispatches from the commercial and captive mining activity in the financial year 2025-26. The ministry termed it a 'watershed moment' for India's coal sector. Coal production from the captive and commercial mines came in at 210.46 million tonnes, a 10% year-on-year growth as compared to 190.95 million tonnes in the previous year. In terms of despatches, th ...Read More >
New Delhi [India], April 2 (ANI): The Ministry of Coal on Thursday said it crossed a whopping 200 million tonnes (MT) in coal production and dispatches from the commercial and captive mining activity in the financial year 2025-26. The ministry termed it a 'watershed moment' for India's coal sector. Coal production from the captive and commercial mines came in at 210.46 million tonnes, a 10% year-on-year growth as compared to 190.95 million tonnes in the previous year. In terms of despatches, th ...Read More >
New Delhi, Apr 2 (PTI) NTPC on Thursday said it generated 432.2 billion units of electricity and achieved highest every capacity addition of 9,619 MW in fiscal year 2025-26. NTPC added 5,488 MW of renewable capacity in FY26 across solar, wind, and Pumped Storage Projects (PSP), a company statement said. In FY26, NTPC achieved coal production of 48.65 million tonne, registering a steady 6.22 per cent year-on-year (YoY) growth. The company also recorded a strong growth in power trading, with 46.52 ...Read More >
New Delhi: Enforcement Directorate (ED) sleuths on Thursday carried out fresh searches across multiple addresses linked to executives of political consultancy I-PAC (Indian Political Action Committee) (I-PAC) and others as part of the ongoing West Bengal coal smuggling and pilferage probe. Searches were conducted simultaneously in Bengaluru, Hyderabad and Delhi to follow up on prior raids in the case. "The raids are a continuation of the searches conducted earlier in the case," an ED officer wa ...Read More >
New Delhi: India's coal sector has achieved a historic milestone in FY 2025-26, with captive and commercial coal mines collectively crossing the 200 million tonnes (MT) mark in both production and dispatch for the first time, according to the Ministry of Coal. The ministry reported that total coal production from these mines reached 210.46 MT as of March 31, 2026, registering a strong year-on-year growth of 10.22% compared to 190.95 MT in the previous fiscal. Coal dispatch also witnessed a sign ...Read More >
Kolkata, Apr 2 (PTI) The Trinamool Congress described Thursday's multi-city searches at premises linked to the executives of political consultancy firm I-PAC as the BJP's "desperate bid" to derail the TMC's election campaigns in West Bengal. The TMC, a client of the I-PAC, accused the BJP government at the Centre of pursuing vendetta politics against its "only challenger" ahead of the West Bengal elections to be held later this month. The ED conducted the raids at locations in Bengaluru, Hyder ...Read More >
New Delhi, Apr 2 (PTI) The Enforcement Directorate (ED) on Thursday conducted fresh searches against an executive of political consultancy firm I-PAC, former AAP communication in-charge Vijay Nair and some others in connection with an alleged coal "scam" of West Bengal, officials said. The raids are being undertaken at locations in Bengaluru, Hyderabad, Mumbai and Delhi under the Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA), they said. The premises of I-PAC co-founder and director Rishi Raj Singh ...Read More >
Bengaluru/New Delhi, April 2 (SocialNews.XYZ) The Enforcement Directorate (ED) on Thursday conducted raids at several locations linked to I-PAC, owned by Prashant Kishor, in connection with the Bengal coal smuggling scam. The raids were carried out at multiple locations in Bengaluru, Delhi and Hyderabad. Prashant Kishor is currently assisting West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee in strategising for the crucial Assembly elections. Officials confirmed that this is a pan-India operation. ED ...Read More >
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