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Mangaluru (Karnataka) [India], July 12 (ANI): Two senior operators at Mangalore Refinery & Petrochemicals Limited (MRPL) died after inhaling hydrogen sulfide gas during routine inspection duty inside the refinery premises, officials confirmed on Saturday. The victims were found unconscious atop a tank platform and later succumbed to their injuries while undergoing treatment at a hospital. The deceased have been identified as Deep Chandra (33), a native of Prayagraj, and Bijil Prasad (33), from ...Read More >
Mangaluru: Two workers died and one fell ill following a gas leak incident in the oil movement section of Mangaluru Refinery and Petrochemicals Limited (MRPL) on Saturday morning. The deceased have been identified as Deep Chandra (33) from Prayagraj and Bijil Prasad (33) from Kerala. According to preliminary information, the two workers had climbed to inspect a fault on the upper platform of Tank FB7029 A (Dry Slop Service, Floating Roof). They were later found unconscious on the platform. Both ...Read More >
Mumbai: Gautam Adani, Chairman, Adani Group, on Friday announced that the conglomerate is preparing for a capital expenditure investment of nearly $100 billion over the next five years. "The scale and pace of this commitment is unprecedented in India's private sector history as we do our part for strengthening the very spine of India's rise that must carry 1.4 billion dreams," Gautam Adani remarked. Addressing a conference of top doctors here, Gautam Adani said these investments are manifestat ...Read More >
Mumbai, July 11: Gautam Adani, Chairman of the Adani Group, on Friday announced that the conglomerate is preparing for a capital expenditure investment of nearly $100 billion over the next five years. "The scale and pace of this commitment is unprecedented in India's private sector history as we do our part for strengthening the very spine of India's rise that must carry 1.4 billion dreams," Gautam Adani remarked. Addressing a conference of top doctors here, Gautam Adani said these investments a ...Read More >
Mumbai: Gautam Adani, Chairman of the Adani Group, on Friday announced that the conglomerate is preparing for a capital expenditure investment of nearly $100 billion over the next five years. "The scale and pace of this commitment is unprecedented in India's private sector history as we do our part for strengthening the very spine of India's rise that must carry 1.4 billion dreams," Gautam Adani remarked. Addressing a conference of top doctors here, Gautam Adani said these investments are mani ...Read More >
NEW DELHI, July 11 (Reuters) - India needs to increase its petrochemical production capacity to meet local and global demand and contain China's growing dominance of the sector, a senior Reliance Industries official said on Friday. Petrochemical margins have shrunk across the world as China's capacity expansion has created a surplus. For some of its refiners, up to 40%-50% of their output can be petchems, more than double typical capacity levels in India. India's petrochemical demand for now i ...Read More >
New Delhi: An Indian commerce ministry team will soon visit Washington for another round of talks on the proposed trade agreement with the US to iron out differences in sectors, like agriculture and automobiles, a government official said Thursday. "We are not differentiating between an interim or the first phase of the bilateral trade agreement. We are negotiating a complete deal. Whatever will be finished, we can package it as an interim deal and for the rest, talks will continue," the offici ...Read More >
New Delhi [India], July 10 (ANI): GAIL (India) signed a Gas Sale and Purchase Agreement with Oil India Limited (OIL) for extending the existing Gas Sale and Purchase Agreement for another 15 years, starting from 1st July, 2025, according to an official statement by the company. GAIL on Thursday stated that the agreement is to supply up to 900,000 Standard Cubic Meters per Day (SCMD) of natural gas from OIL's Bakhri Tibba Block of Rajasthan, covering Dandewala, Tanot and Bagi Tibba fields. The ...Read More >
New Delhi [India], July 10 (ANI): GAIL (India) signed a Gas Sale and Purchase Agreement with Oil India Limited (OIL) for extending the existing Gas Sale and Purchase Agreement for another 15 years, starting from 1st July, 2025, according to an official statement by the company. GAIL on Thursday stated that the agreement is to supply up to 900,000 Standard Cubic Meters per Day (SCMD) of natural gas from OIL Bakhri Tibba Block of Rajasthan, covering Dandewala, Tanot and Bagi Tibba fields. The ag ...Read More >
New Delhi [India], July 10 (ANI): GAIL (India) signed a Gas Sale and Purchase Agreement with Oil India Limited (OIL) for extending the existing Gas Sale and Purchase Agreement for another 15 years, starting from 1st July, 2025, according to an official statement by the company. GAIL on Thursday stated that the agreement is to supply up to 900,000 Standard Cubic Meters per Day (SCMD) of natural gas from OIL's Bakhri Tibba Block of Rajasthan, covering Dandewala, Tanot and Bagi Tibba fields. Also ...Read More >
Oil and Natural Gas Corporation (ONGC) collaborates with Japan's Mitsui OSK Lines. They will construct two very large ethane carriers. These carriers will import petrochemical feedstock for ONGC's subsidiary. This move addresses changes in liquefied natural gas (LNG) composition from Qatar. ONGC aims to secure feedstock for its petrochemical plant. Ethane imports are planned to start by mid-2028.State-owned Oil and Natural Gas Corporation (ONGC) has signed an agreement with Japan's Mitsui OSK Li ...Read More >
New Delhi: The Indian team, led by chief negotiator Rajesh Agrawal, has returned from Washington after concluding another round of talks on an interim trade pact, but discussions will continue as certain issues in the agri and auto sectors still need to be resolved, an official said. The official said that the talks are in the last phase and its conclusion is expected to be announced before July 9. "Indian team is back from Washington. Negotiations will continue. There are certain issues which ...Read More >
New Delhi: The commerce ministry's arm DGTR has initiated an anti-dumping probe into the import of polyethylene from Kuwait, Malaysia, Oman, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, the UAE following a complaint by Chemicals and Petrochemicals Association of India. The applicant has alleged that the industry is impacted due to the dumped imports of Linear-Density Polyethylene (LLDPE). It is primarily used in raw materials for the plastic processing industry to make a variety of products such as packaging films, pr ...Read More >
New Delhi, Jul 4 (PTI) The commerce ministry's arm DGTR has initiated an anti-dumping probe into the import of polyethylene from Kuwait, Malaysia, Oman, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, the UAE following a complaint by Chemicals and Petrochemicals Association of India. The applicant has alleged that the industry is impacted due to the dumped imports of Linear-Density Polyethylene (LLDPE). It is primarily used in raw materials for the plastic processing industry to make a variety of products such as packag ...Read More >
New Delhi: India is looking to allow imports of certain genetically modified (GM) farm products used in animal feed as part of the proposed bilateral trade deal with the US but New Delhi remains firm on not giving concessions in market access in the sensitive dairy and agricultural sectors, people said. Talks on the deal are nearing conclusion with some last minute finetuning, said a person privy to the development, adding it could be announced well before the July 9 deadline when the US govern ...Read More >
New Delhi: With appropriate reforms and focus, India's chemical sector will reach $1 trillion by 2040 and create more than seven lakh skilled jobs by 2030, says an ambitious new report released by NITI Aayog titled "Chemical Industry: Powering India's Participation in Global Value Chains." The Indian chemical sector is valued at upwards of $190 billion and has approximately 3.5% of global chemical value chains. The sector is a $31 billion deficit as it is heavily dependent on imported feedstock ...Read More >
New Delhi, Jul 3 (PTI) India should establish world-class chemical hubs and develop eight high-potential port-infrastructure clusters to become a global chemical manufacturing powerhouse, a NITI Aayog report said on Thursday. In a report titled 'Chemical Industry: Powering India's Participation in Global Value Chains', NITI Aayog said India is aiming USD 1 trillion chemical output by 2040. Also Read | Who Is Soham Parekh, Indian Techie Accused of Duping Multiple Companies? What's His Reaction ...Read More >
New Delhi, Jul 3 (PTI) India should establish world-class chemical hubs and develop eight high-potential port-infrastructure clusters to become a global chemical manufacturing powerhouse, a NITI Aayog report said on Thursday. In a report titled 'Chemical Industry: Powering India's Participation in Global Value Chains', NITI Aayog said India is aiming USD 1 trillion chemical output by 2040. According to the report, India is set to increase its Global Value Chains (GVC) share from 3.5 per cent i ...Read More >
New Delhi, Jul 3 (PTI) State-owned Oil and Natural Gas Corporation (ONGC) has signed an agreement with Japan's Mitsui OSK Lines to enter into a partnership to build two very large ethane carriers that will be used to import petrochemical feedstock for its subsidiary. In a regulatory filing, ONGC said it signed a Heads of Agreement on Thursday with Mitsui "to enter into a partnership to build, own and operate two very large ethane carriers (VLECs). It, however, did not give financial details of ...Read More >
New Delhi, Jul 2 (PTI) Hectic parleys are underway between officials of India and the US in Washington on the proposed interim trade agreement between the two countries, an official said on Wednesday. The talks entered the seventh day on Wednesday in Washington, the official said. While India is seeking greater market access for its labour-intensive goods, the US wants duty concessions for its agricultural products. The Indian team, headed by special secretary in the Department of Commerce Ra ...Read More >
New Delhi, 2 July 2025: Over the past couple of years, GCCs have been the primary growth driver of India's office market This growth has been fueled by cost optimization strategies, a skilled talent pool, rapid infrastructure development, favourable government policies, ease of doing business, and a supportive business environment. As per Vestian's latest report, GCCs accounted for 42% of the pan-India absorption in FY 2025, registering a marginal increase from 41% a year earlier. In terms of v ...Read More >
New Delhi, Jun 30 (PTI) India has hardened its position on agricultural duty concessions to America as negotiations with the US team in Washington for the proposed trade pact have entered a crucial stage, an official said on Monday. The official also said that the stay of the Indian team, headed by special secretary in the department of commerce Rajesh Agrawal, is expected to be extended further. The team is in Washington for negotiations on an interim trade agreement with the US. Both sides a ...Read More >
New Delhi, Jun 30 (PTI) India has hardened its position on issues related to agriculture as negotiations with the US team in Washington have entered a crucial stage, an official said on Monday. The official also said that the stay of the Indian team, headed by special secretary in the department of commerce Rajesh Agrawal, is expected to be extended further. The team is in Washington for negotiations on an interim trade agreement with the US. Both sides are rushing to close a deal ahead of the ...Read More >
Hyderabad: International Asteroid Day (IAD) is observed on June 30 every year to raise public awareness of asteroids and the importance of defending Earth against potential threats from the asteroid belts. This day has been sanctioned by the United Nations. Asteroids are small, rocky objects that orbit the sun. Even though these rocky remnants are the leftovers from the formation of our solar system that occurred about 4.6 billion years ago, they still orbit around the sun like planets. There a ...Read More >
New Delhi, Jun 30 (PTI) The Indian team, headed by special secretary in the department of commerce Rajesh Agrawal, will remain in Washington till Monday for negotiations on an interim trade agreement with the US, an official said. The stay of the Indian officials has been extended for three days until June 30. Initially, the delegation was scheduled to stay for two days with the talks having commenced on June 26. These negotiations are significant as both countries are engaged in negotiations ...Read More >
New Delhi: India and the United States are moving ahead with their trade discussions in Washington. The Indian delegation, led by Rajesh Agrawal, is in the US capital for the negotiations. Agrawal is a senior official in India's commerce department. Recently, another member from the Centre for Trade and Investment Law (CTIL) joined the Indian team to support the discussions. Sources close to the talks say that things are going smoothly. Both countries are trying to finalise an interim trade agr ...Read More >
New Delhi, Jun 29 (PTI) Negotiations for an interim trade agreement in Washington are progressing well, with an additional Indian official joining the delegation, sources said. An Indian team, headed by chief negotiator Rajesh Agrawal, is already in Washington for the talks. An official from the Centre for Trade and Investment Law (CTIL) has also joined the Indian team, sources said, adding that the talks are progressing well between the two sides. These deliberations are important as both th ...Read More >
New Delhi, Jun 29 (PTI) Negotiations for an interim trade agreement in Washington are progressing well, with an additional Indian official joining the delegation, sources said. An Indian team, headed by chief negotiator Rajesh Agrawal, is already in Washington for the talks. Also Read | Europe Swelters as Early Summer Heat Breaks Records. An official from the Centre for Trade and Investment Law (CTIL) has also joined the Indian team, sources said, adding that the talks are progressing well be ...Read More >
New Delhi, June 27 (UNI) US President Donald Trump has said a "very big" trade deal could be signed with India while a senior-level Indian delegation is in Washington for the final round of negotiations ahead of the July 9 deadline of reciprocal tariff suspension. Trump said the US had already signed a trade deal with China and is having some great deals. ''...One may be coming up with India...'' ''We are going to open up India like we did China,'' Trump said ''We just signed with China. We ...Read More >
New Delhi [India], June 27: Poonawalla Engineering Group, part of the Poonawalla Group, has been through a remarkable transformation as a result of Yohan Poonawalla's dynamic leadership. The group, which consists of Intervalve Poonawalla Ltd and El-O-Matic India Pvt Ltd, have expanded their global presence by manufacturing various types of valves such as: Ball, gate, globe valves and dual-plate check valves, in addition to Scotch-yoke actuators. These goods have applications in numerous heavy i ...Read More >
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